Smoke gets in your eyes

Steep · 23-01-2006, 14:03

You can get some fascinating shapes from rising smoke, each time it's unique.

I lit and blew out a candle so that a trail of smoke would rise from it. A black t shirt in the background and the smoke lit from the right and behind by flash.

Warspite · 23-01-2006, 14:11

Very surreal - looks especially good in black and white. Makes an interesting alternative to the light drawings people have done in the past.

Great stuff

dazzajl · 23-01-2006, 14:19

I love stuff like this. Simple, elegant, visually striking and where good skills/technique make the differnce.

***Dave*** · 23-01-2006, 14:50

Great set of shots....would make a good series framed on the wall.

Gemok · 23-01-2006, 14:52

hmm another type of shot I need to try out they look great

**stepheno** · 23-01-2006, 14:59

Stunning images Steep - and the concept is so simple yet out of the box.

regards

dod · 23-01-2006, 15:01

really nice, there was an article in PP (I think) a couple of months ago about this sort of shots, amazing the results which can be achieved.

minimeeze · 23-01-2006, 15:37

Simple but very effective idea. I love stuff like this!

Ribby · 23-01-2006, 15:46

I REALLY like that!! What did you use to generate the smoke? Please can you tell me how you did it so I can pinch your idea and claim it was mine?

dazzajl · 23-01-2006, 15:56

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Originally Posted by Steep

I lit and blew out a candle so that a trail of smoke would rise from it. A black t shirt in the background and the smoke lit from the right and behind by flash.

barrymoir · 23-01-2006, 16:41

wow amazing shots, now i can justify smoking 40 a day.

Catdaddy · 23-01-2006, 16:46

Brilliant shots, Steep - very simple, but very effective!

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Originally Posted by barrymoir

...now i can justify smoking 40 a day.

Bloody hell! If you smoke that much you'll be able to get 'Finger Of God' photos through your front room nets!

Steep · 23-01-2006, 16:51

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Originally Posted by Ribby

I REALLY like that!! What did you use to generate the smoke? Please can you tell me how you did it so I can pinch your idea and claim it was mine?

I could tell you Ribby but then I'd have to shoot you :P

Thanks everyone, I'm not done yet so keep your fingers crossed for some more nice ones.

RobertP · 23-01-2006, 17:40

Nice

Whats the scale of this? Up close and macro just above the candle or is this bigger swirls from further out?

And the flash position you mention - do you have off camera flash(es) or are you reflecting light from the flash on the camera?

barrymoir · 23-01-2006, 18:19

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Originally Posted by Catdaddy

Brilliant shots, Steep - very simple, but very effective!

Bloody hell! If you smoke that much you'll be able to get 'Finger Of God' photos through your front room nets!

ive cut down beleive it or not

Steep · 23-01-2006, 18:43

Robert they are crops of interesting bits from the full frame (using the Sigma 10-20mm at 20mm) The camera is about 40cm from the candle and the flash is about the same distance. It's an old Centon flash that I bought years ago for my Pentax film camera but it works fine on the Canon in manual mode. I have it set at 1/16th power and have the camera also in manual mode, a couple of test shots was all it took to get the exposure about right.

At 1/16th power the flash is capable of firing many times in quick succession, I have the camera in multi shot mode and fire off two or three shots as the smoke rises, 1/100th @f10 to try and keep a good depth of field.