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03-SEP-2007 jvkelley

5th: Mesmerized
by jvkelley

When I started this project, I had no idea where it was going. I created the flames by putting some water in a pie tin and then floating a thin layer of lighter fluid on that. I discovered that if you have too much lighter fluid, it will just make a regular looking fire. Use too little, and it won't light. Somewhere in between it makes cool shapes. I snapped over 100 frames, but this final image is the product of only four of them.

Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi ,Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
1/20s f/5.6 at 46.0mm iso800 hide exif
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Date/Time03-Sep-2007 00:26:31
MakeCanon
ModelCanon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length46 mm
Exposure Time1/20 sec
Aperturef/5.6
ISO Equivalent800
Exposure Bias
White Balance
Metering Modeaverage (1)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Programprogram (1)
Focus Distance

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Guest 10-Sep-2007 22:35
Trippy! Very cool face effect.
sue anne10-Sep-2007 12:39
Cool effects and thanks for how you went about achieving this. (the lighter fluid itself could of given BIG results ;) )
ctfchallenge10-Sep-2007 09:39
Thats Great!, Maurice
Rod 10-Sep-2007 08:23
Nicely done JV it's very subtle but looks good mate:-)