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Burning Steel
3rd PlaceBurning Steel
sarampo


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Shutter Speed II (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Nikon D90
Lens: Nikon AF-S DX 18-105 f/3.5-5.6 ED VR
Location: Carrasqueira, Portugal
Date: Oct 1, 2011
Aperture: f/7.1
ISO: 100
Shutter: 30s
Galleries: Action
Date Uploaded: Oct 2, 2011

 Taken in Carrasqueira, in Portugal.
A great place full of little wooden piers, around 20 of them, just a photographer's paradise.

This is another one of burning steel wool, with my good friend Sam ( insomniac and Paulo.



Thanks for the great comments everyone, really really glad where this one ended up :) !!!

As for the photo, we had the opportunity of doing this with high tide, which required a lot of planning.
Actually, we had it setup for 2 months, it was just lucky that the challenge came when it did.

These piers are over 2m high and when in low tide there's mud everywhere. So we had to time it to get the sunset and the high tide around the same time of day.

As for the photo itself, we looked up a tutorial on how to burn steel wool, this was the best we found:
Burning steel wool

Please be very careful when trying this, it's very hot and you could burn something!

Then we setup the cameras and it was a normal long exposure photo.
Editing is mostly a lot of selective sharpening, and a few tweaks with the colour temperature of the photo.


Also, as a few people mentioned, the place was awesome even without the pyrotechnics.
A few shots we could get from that day:






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Olympus C-740UZ
 10/13/2011 09:40:47 AM
prettiful

Message edited by author 2011-10-13 09:41:18.
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Google Pixel 2
 10/11/2011 05:20:47 AM
The effect on the water is mystical!
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Canon EOS-50D
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 10/10/2011 11:16:42 AM
Neat-O! Congrats!
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Canon EOS-1D Mark III
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 10/10/2011 10:33:48 AM
Congratulations on a great finish!!

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Apple iPhone 15 Pro
 10/10/2011 10:13:05 AM
Congrats to you,lovely stuff.
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Canon EOS-7D
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 10/10/2011 08:01:03 AM
Congratulations on your ribbon - it looks dangerous!
Love your other pier shots too.
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Nikon D700
Sigma 12-24mm f/4.5-5.6 EX Aspherical DG HSM for Nikon
 10/10/2011 06:07:48 AM
Congrats and welcome back, buddy. Other shots are great as well. Save one for the free study!
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Nikon D750
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 17-35mm f/2.8D IF-ED
 10/10/2011 03:05:27 AM
Congrats on the ribbon. These images are so much fun.
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Sony DSLR-A100
Sony DT 18-70mm f/3.5-5.6 Aspherical ED
 10/10/2011 12:27:49 AM
congrats on your ribbon!
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Canon EOS-5D Mark III
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L II
 10/10/2011 12:27:45 AM
Very dynamic image Joao, congrats on your ribbon! And be careful not to set any of those wooden piers on fire... ;)
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Nikon D7000
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED
 10/10/2011 12:24:46 AM
Very dynamic photo! Congrats on the yellow!
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Sony Alpha a6000
Sony E 16-50mm f/3.5-5.6 PZ OSS
 10/10/2011 12:12:07 AM
Congrats on the ribbon João! Linda foto!
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Canon EOS-6D Mark II
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 10/10/2011 12:11:37 AM
My absolute top pick! Congrats on the ribbon!
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Canon EOS-5D Mark III
Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0 L USM
 10/10/2011 12:06:22 AM
Awesome...looks like a massive grinder. Congrats on 3rd.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-60D
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro
 10/07/2011 01:09:10 PM
Awesome!
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Pentax K10D
Pentax DA 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 AF
 10/07/2011 02:55:23 AM
Stunning 10.
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Nikon D5000
 10/06/2011 05:20:59 PM
I love the movement and stillness...
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Nikon D5
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II
 10/06/2011 01:41:29 PM
Love the angle and perspective.

Great Shot!
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Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Tamron AF 70-300mm f/4.0-5.6 Di LD Macro 1:2 for Canon
 10/06/2011 12:05:45 PM
Very cool shot
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Nikon D800
Nikon AF-S Zoom-Nikkor 28-70mm f/2.8D IF-ED
 10/04/2011 12:00:55 PM
So cool
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Canon EOS-80D
Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0 L USM
 10/04/2011 08:46:56 AM
awesome color and backdrop.
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Canon EOS-5D Mark III
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 10/03/2011 07:36:04 PM
that's just amazing and reflection adds to it nicely
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Fujifilm X-Pro2
Fujifilm XF 10-24mm f/4 R IOS
 10/03/2011 02:59:43 PM
I assume this is steel wool on fire? I really have to try this one day. Nice shot.
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Apple iPhone 15 Pro
 10/03/2011 12:46:31 PM
Front page in my eyes.
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Nikon D750
Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 18-35mm f/3.5-4.5 ED-IF
 10/03/2011 12:17:21 PM
Eye-catching shot - Looks like a great spot for a photo, with or without the sparks.
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Nikon D800
Sigma 120-300mm f/2.8 EX APO IF HSM for Nikon
 10/03/2011 08:36:14 AM
Fabulous concept. Stunning PWL image. Should do well. Front page.
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