fire by summerfield

fire

whew! i was all set to make a large batch of banana flambé just so i could photograph its flame. good thing i went around the side streets of downtown toronto and found this gas lamp outside an old building. (i photographed and posted one of the windows of this building last year - see photo of march 4, 2011 or here http://365project.org/summerfield/365/2011-03-04 )

tomorrow i shall have banana flambé without the pressure of having to photograph it.

thank you for your views and comments. they're much appreciated.
GORGEOUS catch of this flame, summerfield. So happy that you didn't have to face the pressure of having to photograph your flambe. You did a fabulous job on this. It's truly beautiful. :)
February 17th, 2012  
this is very pretty and really cool, GREAT CATCH!
February 17th, 2012  
@karenann - this was a complete surprise with i saw it. i was actually shooting the one side but the good side was this one. i wanted a close up of the fire but i thought i'd show the lamp itself, too. thank you so much for your kind words, karenann. you're always so kind to me.

@crickle1969 - thank you, crystal. i really think it's kinda pretty!
February 17th, 2012  
I love this kind of flame. It makes me think of the lampost in Narnia
February 17th, 2012  
@pandorasecho - maybe this was the inspiration for it :-) thank you, dixie.
February 17th, 2012  
I love this lamp shot - has such an old time feel to it
February 17th, 2012  
Lovely capture! The flame makes me feel warm. The vignette works well on this pic too.
February 17th, 2012  
You are killing my diet teasing me with all this good food talk..Excellent shot I can;t say we have and public gas street lamps out here what a wonderful atmosphere it must create
February 17th, 2012  
I think those are so cool. Nice vintage look to them
February 17th, 2012  
awesome shot! love the flame
February 17th, 2012  
Wow- a gas lamp- haven't seen one of those in a while. I've seen electric copies, but not the real deal. Nice capture.
February 17th, 2012  
what a neat lamp! Lighting is very nice!
February 18th, 2012  
Love this one, nicely composed.
February 18th, 2012  
@myhrhelper - thank you, kathy. double 'cross process'

@alia_801 - thank you, alia. i lessen the vignette then re-applied it a second time.

@steeler - thank you, howard. if you put a lot of sliced toasted almonds on the banana flambé and eat it without the ice cream it would still be a nutritious dessert. i promise!

@sarasdadandmom - thank you, terry. i was lucky to have seen it. sometimes all one has to do is walk a little further or down some unbeaten path and the treasures are there.
February 19th, 2012  
@sunnygreenwood - thank you, anne. glad you like it.

@olivetreeann - thank you, ann. this building and a few others around it have been around since the turn of the previous century. in fact there is a main street a few yards down where there are still gas fired lamps and there's always film shooting around there with people dressed in period costumes.

@cscecil - thank you, CS. i shall take you there when you come visit.

@slash - thank you, susan. very kind of you.
February 19th, 2012  
Nice flame capture...these can be difficult!
February 19th, 2012  
@mikegifford - thank you, mike.
February 19th, 2012  
This is so pretty. I love the smooth, speckled stone column, the boards, the lantern...just lovely!
February 19th, 2012  
@espyetta - thank you, MB.
February 19th, 2012  
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