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19-AUG-2007	elips

4th Place
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ctfchallenge		26-Aug-2007 19:45
what fun. theFly

Guest		24-Aug-2007 13:45
Thanks for the answer, fabulous and original image! Debbi

elips		23-Aug-2007 14:35
Yes, Debbie, 100 candles really do burn like that, at least if the cake is not level! No additional flames added! I have a couple of shots with even more dramatic flames but I thought no one would believe it! Lonnit, there is no soot on the ceiling but I don't know why! I was terrified of setting off the smoke alarm on the next floor and waking my husband (I was doing this at 3 in the morning) but it didn't go off either. Photographer's luck, perhaps?! We did eat the cake, it was a nice marble one, but we had to remove all of the outside icing because it had a strong flavor of smoked wax! ~Sharon

Guest		22-Aug-2007 22:51
LOL Do 100 candles really burn like that in the middle or did you Photoshop any flame? Too too funny! A mini forest fire! Did you at least eat it? Debbi

Guest		21-Aug-2007 19:58
LOL, great story! A truly celebratory shot for this 100th challenge, both the process and the final image. -Michael

Canon DSLR Challenge		21-Aug-2007 15:10
Oh, Sharon! Great story to go with a great shot! No, I too would not have thought to be prepared to snuff. How much soot was on the ceiling? LOL! ~ Lonnit

jnconradie		21-Aug-2007 11:34
Thanks for the sharing how you did this, Sharon! :-) Take care...! :-) Regards jnconradie

elips		21-Aug-2007 02:59
You are all too nice! Thanks so much for your wonderful comments! Lonnit, no, I didn't actually toss the cake. The picture is a composite of three shots: hands, cake and candles with flames. I was glad I had taken a shot of the cake before the candles were lit because the flames were so bright I had to change the exposure so much that everything that wasn't on top of the cake went dark. I did have a fan ready to use to make the flames sweep back but I didn't have to use it. I tipped one side of the cake up a bit and that was enough to make the flames go backwards ... and really take off! Because the cake was tipped the flames were fed by the candles behind them and the whole thing flashed up much larger than I expected and then the melted wax and icing started dripping down the side of the cake, soaking the black cloth I had put under it and dripping onto the floor. Foolishly, I didn't have anything ready to put the flames out, I guess I thought I was just going to blow them out. There was no blowing out this forest fire! After I got my three shots I grabbed the biggest pot I had and used it like a giant candle snuffer, it worked great, much to my relief! I think all would have been fine if the cake hadn't been tipped but as it was I was afraid I was about to burn the house down! As I said - don't try this at home! Markjay, it had to be 100 candles for the challenge! ~Sharon

Canon DSLR Challenge		20-Aug-2007 21:59
Great work, Sharon! I wish I had your creativity. Would have been fun to make everyone guess how many candles were on the cake, too!! My guess would have been.... 61 ;-) Markjay

Canon DSLR Challenge		20-Aug-2007 20:35
Sharon, you always come up with something so interesting and well done! Fun image! CJ

jnconradie		20-Aug-2007 20:24
Fabulous... fabulous... fabulous... How many times am I allowed to repeat "fabulous"? :-) Compliments and regards jnconradie

Canon DSLR Challenge		20-Aug-2007 19:20
Great shot..... Cheers, Vikas.

Canon DSLR Challenge		20-Aug-2007 17:43
I'm assuming you didn't actually toss the cake; am I right? How did you manage to get the flames to bend properly? Did you fan them? Really great image! ~ LOnnit

elips		20-Aug-2007 14:28
Thanks, everyone! Elana, think of it as "throwing" a party! If I could have titled this I might have called it "Hey kids, don't try this at home!" Who knew that one hundred candles would make such a conflagration! I was totally unprepared for the size of the flames when all the candles were lit but managed to get a few shots and put it out before the whole thing got out of hand. A very exciting photo shoot! ~Sharon

Canon DSLR Challenge		20-Aug-2007 14:11
Years are gone...And so is the cake... I do not feel celebration feeling in it (which is as well). More like letting go and be done with...Great image! Elena

Canon DSLR Challenge		20-Aug-2007 06:43
Yeah! Perfect for the celebration! What a great idea and wonderful execution! Jim H.

Julie Bird		20-Aug-2007 06:12
Sharon, this is inspired. Love it! Julie

Canon DSLR Challenge		20-Aug-2007 02:08
Oh boy! What fun!!! ~ Lonnit

Canon DSLR Challenge		20-Aug-2007 01:35
Oh, poo-poo, Sharon, poo-poo! I really must vote for this image also...I'm in sooooo much trouble...lol Great image, the thought and effort behind it also. Best Wishes, Traveller