pyrotechnically speaking it was a satisfying evening
Trying to fill the gaps before embarking on another week.... thought I could include another from my 'get-pushed' challenges seeing as it was sooo scary but sooo exciting!
Must mention Aaron, Lonewolfman and Sarah McKeeman whose adventures doing this all made it into my fave folder and got me dreaming of the day I might be brave enough..... thanks guys! :)
And thank you all for calling by - you're super mwah!
Great shot, Phil!! I love it! Fave! You still didn't tell me what you used to make the light sparks and what settings the camera are supposed to be set at :( ... Well done :)
Exceptional job Phil ... The framing is perfect ... I actually did one last week for My final shot of a class I just took ... I did the Orb ... They wanted it framed and it now hangs in the Main lobby at the Collage ... I am going to post it in a few days ... I will tag You on it ... Peace to You My Friend ...
@prttblues Sorry, Bev... I've been meaning to find a copy of your camera's manual online so I can tell you exactly what the setting is called. On my P&S it's called Tv - shutter speed priority. On my Sony it's called S - but again says it's shutter priority. You find that function, and then tell it how long you want it to open the shutter for. Usually when you take a shot it's for a fraction of a second, this makes it open for a while so you can get it to capture all sorts of movement especially light moving. I did it over candles to get a pattern, and outside as a car goes past to get that zoom effect. On this one it was set for about 6?seconds so it picked up the light moving all around me plus all the sparks as they fell to the ground. I practised first with a torch to see if I was in the right place, and got a very satisfying circular swirl! See if you can find it, then go outside in the dark and wait for a car to go past! Oh, one more thought, as it will take in all the light it can sometimes capture more than you want it to so you might need to find the function that turns the light level down too, and not 'glare' it out. Have fun!! :)
@lbmcshutter No excuse..! I put the camera on a tripod, aimed at a nightlight (it didn't like focusing on nothing) and set the 10-second timer! George was out, Cathy was uncooperative, and I was already a week late! Also must add, it was a dry night but the garden was damp underfoot so I felt fairly safe that nothing would catch fire... :)
Thought you might like to see further consequences of the fun you had! Thanks for the inspiration :)