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Summoning Vulcan (the God of Fire)
3rd PlaceSummoning Vulcan (the God of Fire)
Dudski


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Hot (Basic Editing)
Camera: Nikon D200
Lens: Sigma 18-125mm f/3.5-5.6 DC for Nikon
Date: Jul 20, 2008
Aperture: f10
ISO: 160
Shutter: 2.5s
Date Uploaded: Jul 21, 2008

 Zingadingading!

For those who are wondering, my good friend Jas is crouching in shin deep water..

For the technique behind these types of shots, see purpleflutterby13's tutorial named "Fire Tutorial".

What he's spinning is fire poi - basically a ball (attached to a chain) that you dip in some sort of fuel (paraffin, white gas, gasoline, etc... which all burn quite differently)

Flash goes off at the beginning of the exposure - that way you know exactly what position your model is going to be in for the shot.

In terms of having the face free of fire - that would be sheer luck ;) I MAY have zoomed in and out a little in this particular exposure in order to "chaotisize" the shot a little and when you do that quickly during a fire shot lots of crazy things can happen.

Statistics
Place: 3 out of 167
Avg (all users): 6.8579
Avg (commenters): 8.0000
Avg (participants): 6.8571
Avg (non-participants): 6.8582
Views since voting: 7155
Views during voting: 369
Votes: 197
Comments: 30
Favorites: 9 (view)

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AuthorThread
 08/03/2008 01:29:11 PM
Congrats guys! The reflection on the water is SWEEEET!
 08/03/2008 12:15:02 PM
Wonderful image, congrats on your ribbon!
 08/02/2008 10:51:27 AM
Great shot and nice finish, how did you get the flame effect to not cover his face and arm?
 08/02/2008 02:42:43 AM
I would be curious on how you did this. Long exposure then a flash?

Nice photo. Congrats on the ribbon
 08/01/2008 11:40:46 AM
Such a fantastic shot! Could you explain just a bit what he is doing? Is this the flame on the end of a chain thing? Sorry to be so ignorant!!
 07/31/2008 12:15:29 PM
i KNEW this would ribbon, it is indeed quite a pleasure to share the front page with you. The flames and the model are one thing, but the reflections throw this photo into another realm, killer shot!
 07/31/2008 07:40:24 AM
Nice (more deserving) work than second place! Very nicely conceived and executed photo.
 07/30/2008 06:50:36 PM
How cool is this shot. Great work.
 07/30/2008 06:04:52 PM
This is wicked cooool. Congrats on the ribbon!
 07/30/2008 09:26:02 AM
yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay!
congrats!!!!
 07/30/2008 03:32:11 AM
:) that model is amazing!
 07/30/2008 03:15:25 AM
Oh yeah, I knew you would get a ribbon with this! Great job mate and keep up the outstanding work.
 07/30/2008 02:43:29 AM
WOW! Nicely done congrats on the ribbon!
 07/30/2008 02:40:32 AM
Congrats!! Excellent job!!
 07/30/2008 12:35:11 AM
FLT. Duds hit the Yellow
What a fellow!
 07/30/2008 12:20:46 AM
Wow! This is AWESOME.... What a fantastically original idea. Big congrats on your ribbon.
 07/29/2008 11:56:43 PM
Wohohoho that is sooo cool. Good job!
 07/29/2008 10:07:21 PM
Unique, and well executed. Congratulations on the ribbon!
 07/29/2008 08:42:47 PM
Dudski, wtg! 8) This is wicked awesome.
 07/29/2008 08:30:15 PM
Perfect! This is brilliant! Congrats!
 07/29/2008 08:07:00 PM
Congratulations.... :)
 Comments Made During the Challenge
07/29/2008 12:46:09 PM
Very cool. One of my favorites in this challenge.
 07/28/2008 07:17:07 PM
Wow, great play of lighting.
 07/27/2008 06:01:19 PM
Good one.
 07/25/2008 10:07:44 AM
Great attempt and wonderful results.
 07/24/2008 07:57:15 PM
wow.. nicely done
 07/24/2008 11:58:18 AM
One of my top 3 for sure! The reflection is amazing!
 07/24/2008 06:54:42 AM
I love the lighting on the facial expression and the unique reflection. It adds a lot to the photo
 07/23/2008 09:31:34 PM
I love the reflection in this.
 07/23/2008 07:56:58 AM
I like the shot. I'm wondering how, under the basic rules, how the face is exposed without spot editing/cloneing in over the flame. Was there really a gap in the flame at the performer's face?
 07/22/2008 09:35:28 PM
wow... the fire and the reflections! 10


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