I don't really have a "photographic bucket list" like many of you do, but there are a small (really small!) handful of certain kinds of photos I'd like to take. The first one I accomplished was taken the night I took my Powershot down to the Bushkill boat launch and photographed my first "real" moon shot in August of 2014. I checked another one off this past May when I went up in a hot air balloon with my camera in tow and photographed a balloon festival from the air. Tonight I accomplished a third when our photo club got together for a "shoot-out" entitled Friday Night Lights. We captured the Blue Moon and then did some light-writing with flashlights. But the highlight of the night was when we lit up the steel wool and had some fun watching the sparks fly. I have always wanted to do one of these shots! We all had such a blast we'll be revisiting it in the winter when we can pretty much take the shots anywhere without fear of something catching fire, but for now, this one was my favorite capture of the evening. It's a bit quirky without the whole the circle showing, but I like the way the sparks are dancing along the ground.
Very cool shot, Ann. I still haven't done this yet. I wouldn't know where to begin! You are so lucky to be in a photo club! You are doing great on your project and getting some fantastic shots. And doing some fantastic things as well (like going up in a hot air balloon). This one is a fav for me.
That's awesome!!! I saw that on YouTube and thought it looked SO FUN!!!
It must be nice to have a photography group to do shots like that with 😀
Your shot came out great! You've inspired me to try it now too lol. FAV
What a magical capture. I like the sparks. This is on my bucket list! I bought steel wool last winter but never got around to doing anything with it. Would love to give it a go sometime.
I don't have a list written down anywhere but when I see certain pictures I know I really want them in my project. Like a great bee shot which I think I got. Those are the shots that elate us when they succeed and send us into a blue funk when they fail. Think you got to be elated.
Thank you Bev, Bill, Marti, Julia, Jane, Debs, Barb, Nicole, Rick, Pam, Sally, Joan, and Lynda! Thank you for the views, comments, favs and feedback. I'm so happy to see this landed on the TP!
@janewinfrey@salza It is possible to do these on your own, although a bit tricky. Having a tripod is a must and when doing it on your own using the self timer helps give you the time you need to get the steel wool lit while the shutter is still open.
@janewinfrey I am glad to pass along what I've learned. I found out everything I know from a few tutorials on Youtube. If you're camera has the same ability as mine you can choose anywhere from 10 secs. up to a min. on the self-timer. The fellow who talked about using the timer on Youtube basically said you should experiment until you get the timing right for you. The great thing about digital is you can delete all the practice shots once you figure out what works best for you.
August 6th, 2015
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Thank you Jo, Allie and Nicole for the favs!!
@taffy Thank you Taffy!
It must be nice to have a photography group to do shots like that with 😀
Your shot came out great! You've inspired me to try it now too lol. FAV
Thank you Bev, Bill, Marti, Julia, Jane, Debs, Barb, Nicole, Rick, Pam, Sally, Joan, and Lynda! Thank you for the views, comments, favs and feedback. I'm so happy to see this landed on the TP!
@janewinfrey @salza It is possible to do these on your own, although a bit tricky. Having a tripod is a must and when doing it on your own using the self timer helps give you the time you need to get the steel wool lit while the shutter is still open.