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Spitting Fire
Spitting Fire
kyebosh


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Challenge: Heat (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Canon EOS-1D
Lens: Tamron SP AF 17-35mm f/2.8-4 Di LD Aspherical IF for Canon
Location: Newark, De
Date: May 19, 2006
Aperture: 4
ISO: 250
Shutter: 1 second
Galleries: Emotive, Portraiture
Date Uploaded: May 20, 2006

 Shot in an alley off Main street in Newark Delaware. The alley happened to have a few pallets, and the grate, so my friends helped move them to complete the scene. This was my first idea for the challenge I obviously followed through. Bought $15 of 190proof grain alcohol and let loose using about 2/3 of the bottle over the course of 2 hours of shooting. My friend Nick had a good time posing and spitting fire.

Statistics
Place: 22 out of 158
Avg (all users): 6.4286
Avg (commenters): 7.7059
Avg (participants): 6.2188
Avg (non-participants): 6.5424
Views since voting: 1504
Views during voting: 283
Votes: 182
Comments: 20
Favorites: 0

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AuthorThread
 06/26/2006 07:10:57 AM
This is some kind o' photo - great take on the challenge, well captured and professionally processed.

I like it. A lot.
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 06/02/2006 02:21:27 AM

Critique Club

Very cool image and dengerous. Well it appears you scored very well. I love the colors and the editing in this. Looks as if the fire was the only light you had. Composition is great change nothing. Focus, well you can see some motion blur but I think that adds to your photos rather than takes away from it. The graffiti in the background really adds a lot also. The only problem I see is I think the border takes away from this photo. The black tends to get lost and I think a thin white border would look so much better.
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 05/30/2006 09:24:06 AM
I wonder how many people noticed your hand?

By the looks of things, you have done all your homework, but didn't I read somewhere that using alcohol was one of the more dangerous methods?

I'm no expert... Be careful though, it's pretty dangerous!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
05/28/2006 11:46:59 PM
More brave than me! 9
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 05/28/2006 05:44:07 PM
As an oldy, can I say this is very grungey (is it grunge?) I like the setting and the over exposed flame adds to 'heat' I'd like to try this sometime. Bumping up one.
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 05/28/2006 03:31:57 AM
Excellent image.
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 05/26/2006 06:45:16 PM
Great flow in the scene, cool compo. 10
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 05/26/2006 01:18:35 PM
Very unique!
How about photographing this from a lower angle ? did you try that ?
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 05/26/2006 02:05:37 AM
i love the settin and the composition of this shot. 9
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 05/23/2006 08:50:00 PM
great idea and setting---problem is that there is not detail in the fire--could have been a 10!
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 05/23/2006 09:06:34 AM
A TicTac works wonders! :)
Great display of courage & intestinal fortitude! Due to the amount of time that this flame must have been present, Great capture!
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 05/23/2006 01:08:24 AM
An amazing shot. Heat is written all over it. The yellow background, the graffiti (bit of social heat). Nice job.
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 05/22/2006 09:37:02 PM
Well done. Very interesting photo.
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 05/22/2006 07:06:41 PM
very cool picture and nice capture
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 05/22/2006 05:57:10 PM
The fire-spitting is quite a feat. The cluttered background and graininess detract from the effect, though.
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 05/22/2006 11:54:28 AM
Awesome! 10!
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 05/22/2006 08:25:53 AM
Great picture..
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 05/22/2006 08:08:25 AM
THIS IS COOL (actually hot). I love it. So urban and unexpected.
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 05/22/2006 06:04:11 AM
Background suits the subject matter well
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 05/22/2006 01:22:03 AM
Great feel to this photo, love the processing!
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