Challenge:Fire (Advanced Editing I) Camera:Canon EOS-300D Rebel Location: Bedroom at home Date: Feb 29, 2004 Aperture: f/22 ISO: 100 Shutter: 1/3 s Galleries:Studio Date Uploaded: Feb 29, 2004
Butane fire lighter, blue paper background. Lighter held "on" with sticky tape, on a piece of wood on a stand. Lit by three halogen lights, highlighting background as well as subject to minimise shadows. Canon EF 100mm macro lens. Impossible to get enough light not to blow out flame highlights. Post processing included two lots of NeatImage to reduce blue backgound texture, otherwise it was just a bit of levels, especially to blue, crop and resize.
Not very exciting but technically acceptable, missing "art"!
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Not exactly original. Maybe if you dropped some powder on the flame to get unusual colors or a few sparks? A more interesting background could help provide a context, too... maybe a moody scene with wine glasses and about to light a candle?
I like the composition a lot. the flame is nicely shaped and the angles you present with the lighter are visually appealing. I think you hurt a strong image, however, by oversaturating it. The flame looks artificial now.
Appears to be as much a study in primary colors as a challenge for fire. I think the strong blue background along with the bright red handle are competing for the interest of the flame.
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