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Fire Works Magic
Fire Works Magic
xianart


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Challenge: Fireworks II (Advanced Editing V*)
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
Location: Nova Scotia, Canada
Date: Dec 31, 2006
Aperture: f5
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/20s
Date Uploaded: Jan 1, 2007

this is my fireplace, with the addtion of fire (dunh) and a little packet of crystals called 'magic fire' that santa left in my stocking. (i think it's sodium chloride and somehting else) it makes the fire go pretty colours.

so, we sat in front of the fire, i set up the tripod,a mnd clicked away as the prety flames flashed.

then i did some interesting stuff to it. as well as the usual stuff, i made two noise layers that i set on vivd light blending mode. this made the pretty colourful sparkle things. layer masks to tidy up, and that was it.

tadah.

it rained here new year's, so no fireworks. sad.

Statistics
Place: 42 out of 74
Avg (all users): 5.6698
Avg (commenters): 7.0000
Avg (participants): 5.2222
Avg (non-participants): 5.7598
Views since voting: 916
Views during voting: 482
Votes: 215
Comments: 17
Favorites: 0


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01/09/2007 02:43:51 PM
I like your OOBie approach to this challenge -- using the literal definition for "fire". The score is quite decent for an OOB shot too.

I like the shot and gave it a 7 for the brilliant colors. I'm not fond of the composition of the shot though. Not sure why, maybe too horizontal. I don't think it needs the sparkly noise, but I don't mind it.

This reminds me of some of those Icelandic sky shots. It might be fun to play with it in Expert Editing mode -- using the flames for the sky of some landscape.
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01/09/2007 07:21:02 AM
I thought this was beautiful, loved all the colours.
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01/09/2007 07:06:41 AM
I thought this was pretty. I liked the abstract quality, too.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/08/2007 09:16:56 AM
This makes a wild abstract. Well done!
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01/07/2007 03:23:27 AM
what is that ?? - can´t really se any fireworks. Perhaps it´s just me that can´t see it.
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01/05/2007 04:28:31 PM
Whatever the cause, I guess mostly post processing, I don´t really care for the grain on the backround and the way it fades, nor rather doesn´t fade into the black bacround, like you darkened parts of this photo and didn´t do a very good job at it, sorry :(
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01/04/2007 04:47:37 PM
Stunning colors...9
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01/04/2007 05:47:38 AM
This should win one of only three 10's I gave out the best of all of them.
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01/04/2007 04:08:00 AM
Interesting and strange.....unfortunately for me, I don't see any fireworks.
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01/03/2007 05:37:34 PM
A completely different take on "fire works". Imaginative.

The overall effect works well. I am distracted, though, by whatever it is intruding in silhouette on the left side of the ember. And by the hard lower edge of the whisp of smoke off to the right. But that's me being picky - still a pleasing overall effect.
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01/03/2007 02:39:35 PM
Very interesting.... ! I would love to know how this was setup.....
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01/02/2007 04:37:32 PM
This certainly is eye-candy! Can't wait to read the details about it. Very pretty, indeed.
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01/02/2007 07:35:49 AM
Really like this !
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01/02/2007 07:15:37 AM
Wow, this is a great shot. The colors are wonderful and the composition is perfect IMO. I will come back to this one to see how you did it. -9-
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01/02/2007 01:13:24 AM
nice
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01/01/2007 07:22:35 PM
If I were on LSD, I would love it!
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01/01/2007 07:21:24 PM
that's really cool. i don't even really know what it is but i love the colors!
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