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Hot Hand
Hot Hand
timfythetoo


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Heat (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Lens: Sigma 18-125mm f/3.5-5.6 DC for Canon
Location: columbus
Date: May 19, 2006
Aperture: 4
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/50
Galleries: Action, Textures
Date Uploaded: May 19, 2006

 Tried this one a couple of different ways. Began with sterno gel on a briquette but the flame was pretty weak overall. Short flame and poor color. I had my wife hold it a couple of times for different poses but none worked well. I had to have the shutter open a long time and add a burst of flashlight light to bring out any detail in the hand.

Then I shifted to lighter fluid. My wife wasn't home so I set up the tripod and focus. Dipped the briquette in fluid, lit it, ran to turn off the light for pitch black, run back to place briquette in my hand and then pop off 4 or five shots at a time standing behind the camera looking through the viewfinder. Never got burned and ended up with a pretty decent pic I think overall.

Postprocess - cropped, selective desat on hand, selective sat on flame, minor burning on hand to bring out lines, sharpened hand separately from flame and then sharpened flame, border, resize and sharpened again. I may have done a curves adjustment in there as well - cant remember.

Statistics
Place: 33 out of 158
Avg (all users): 6.1236
Avg (commenters): 8.2222
Avg (participants): 6.0635
Avg (non-participants): 6.1565
Views since voting: 1507
Views during voting: 349
Votes: 178
Comments: 20
Favorites: 1 (view)

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 06/07/2006 03:23:02 PM
[[trading post]]

this is a nice image, it fits the challenge perfectly. I think the image is just a bit overexposed, you've lost some details in the flame, composition is good, postprocess is good, but could do with a little burning where ther wrist is showing, it's a bit destracting.
I think you did a good job with this image, and scored accordingly.
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 06/03/2006 04:55:37 PM
Hey there from the Critique Club

Well, it happened again. I added a critique from the Trading Post, and pulled yours to critique from the Critique Clube cue. So, I will echo what I have already said earlier.

Camera Work/Technical: Great focus on the hand while still showing the motion of the fire. The colors are also very nice, adding a nice warmth beyond the obvious heat of the capture.

Lighting: Also very well captured. Your use of flash is terrific to the point that I can't even tell that the flash was used. This is a very strong element in this particular photograph. You did a tremendous job just filling in enought to capture the detail of the hand without losing anything from the flame.

Composition/Content: The centered composition works very well for this capture. The hand position in great and just enough of the arm is viewable to keep the eye moving up the entire frame.

My Opinion: Wee envisioned and well captured. While a 6.1 is nothing to scoff at, I think that this one should have scored much better.
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 06/03/2006 05:04:06 AM
Trading Post Comment

I thought this shot had great lighting on your hand and a bit less successful capture of the flame (probably because of the shutter speed used). Overall, though, I marveled how you could do this without burning yourself. I scored it a 6 and would have gone higher if the flame had been crisper near the top.
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 06/02/2006 03:21:39 PM
--Trading Post Comment--

Camera Work/Technical: Great focus on the hand while still showing the motion of the fire. The colors are also very nice, adding a nice warmth beyond the obvious heat of the capture.

Lighting: Also very well captured. Your use of flash is terrific to the point that I can't even tell that the flash was used.

Composition/Content: The centered composition works very well for this capture. The hand position in great and just enough of the arm is viewable to keep the eye moving up the entire frame.

My Opinion: Wee envisioned and well captured. While a 6.1 is nothing to scoff at, I think that this one should have scored much better.

Eric
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 06/01/2006 04:50:08 PM
This is a great shot; the composition and lighting is spot on, and it has that extra "ouch" factor. hehe. I'm impressed at your bravery/stupidity :P Don't really have much to add, its a great shot so well done
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 05/31/2006 09:08:49 PM
Great shot Tim! Should have finished higher

Edit: Cap tim (Tim)

Message edited by author 2006-05-31 21:09:18.
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 05/31/2006 02:45:07 PM
Trading post...
This is an excellent shot! I can't believe you didn't get burned. I didn't vote in this challenge but would have given you at least an 9 for the danger factor.
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 05/30/2006 09:47:31 PM
hello again,

yep this is a pretty good pic. i think it is great. i love the flame it is a great one. i have tried to do flames myself and fall way short of succeeding.

nothing i can say negative about this image. i like it a lot.
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 05/29/2006 01:29:30 PM
Trading Post comment
First of all, I'm amazed you didn't burn yourself. You do know you're certifiable, right? I think this was a pretty good execution of your idea. I realize since you were behind the viewfinder holding your hand out front, you couldn't much change the angle, but I think had you had the hand turned more so that the flame was between the thumb and first finger for the viewer, it might have been more effective. Though I don't know why I think that. The only other nit - flame doesn't seem to be as crisply focused as it could be.

Edit to add I love Aimee's comment.

Message edited by author 2006-05-29 13:29:56.
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 05/29/2006 01:45:16 AM
very good shot
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
05/25/2006 02:01:04 PM
ouch! nicely done
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 05/24/2006 09:45:59 PM
A little more detail would have made me vote 10---great shot
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 05/24/2006 05:05:47 PM
nice 8
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 05/23/2006 07:21:19 PM
Wow, this looks dangerous, great picture!
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 05/23/2006 10:35:40 AM
Obviously the flame is not hot. An illusion, yes. But a symbol of heat, no. None-the-less, it is a nicely designed image. 7.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 05/23/2006 10:30:36 AM
I'll bet you're killer at poker!
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 05/22/2006 09:31:46 PM
Clearly a nut job...very handsome hand though.
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 05/22/2006 06:57:58 PM
very creative and nice picture, hope you didn't burn yourself doing it.
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 05/22/2006 01:33:10 PM
Amazing shot.
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 05/22/2006 07:34:18 AM
Cant wait to see how u did this! Im hopeing it was a long exposure and not that you would burn yourself for a ribbon! very well done image. hope to see this at the top...good luck
~~Cher~~ :o)
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