Twisting Flames (aka The Twisted Monster)

Can you see the head with the mouth and the two arms held sort of in the air? I worked at home and kept the fire in the fireplace going throughout the day -- nice and cozy. And I had my camera next to me so would take breaks and shoot the fire. This was one of my favorites -- processed in a combination of Topaz and Nik Color Efex to bring out the structure in the flames. It's not as twisty as I'd hoped, but ... fire has died down and wood is in the garage and it's too cold to go out and get more.
Main album shot: http://365project.org/taffy/365/2014-01-17
B&W El tracks: http://365project.org/taffy/the-also-ran-ph/2014-01-17

[Jeni B]

Wow! So cool! It looks like a creature

[Simply Amanda]

Super effect going on in this hot shot!

[☠northy]

yep - i can totally see the monster... awesome fire shot (fire can be tricky to shoot, i find!), and great idea for the theme

[Kerri]

Awesome shot

[Sue Wilde]

Makes a super monster

[Shelley]

Wow, really like this. The face is creepy. :-)

[AC]

Great image! I can really see the monster!

[Susan]

Fire!! I took some fire photos last year and they were some of my absolute favorites of the year. This is so great!!! Love that you processed and made it even better! Very cool. Must fav.

[Mike]

It really looks like a demonic creature, perfect match with the fire, love it!

[Shari Barnhart]

Wow, that is very neat.

[Yao RL]

The process made it so smooth. Best fire photo I have seen in 365 so far.

[Tonia Coleman-Klein]

very cool

[Pam Knowler]

A great fire monster!

[julia]

Wow scary monster, and what a big nose he has.. so pointy..

[Gena Pegg]

Gorgeous flames...like melting gold! Great light reflection and form. Super image!

[Donna]

Love that pointy nose, I can totally see it :) Looks like the mouth is open in anguish.

[Taffy]

@rill I think you're right -- probably because it's hot?? Glad you could see the monster in there.

[Elizabeth]

Very hot! I see lots of different faces in there! Wild.

[Sharon Lee]

very cool.. nice twisted theme capture

[Chris Stapleton]

Wow those bad boy flames look almost metallic, cool shot

[Call me Joe]

♥♥♥

[Jan K]

Wow - fabulous and the monster looks a little scary! Nice job!

[Rachel Withey]

This is fantastic. I really struggle with fire shots. Must try again

[Beryl Lloyd]

Waw !! a hooded monster --very scary !! great shot

[Dione Giorgio]

FAV. too awesome

[Corinne]

very very interesting texture !

[Corinne]

a fav...because i want to stare at this again ;)

[Ross Walker]

The nearly golden color and smoothness of this image is quite remarkable. A creative approach to flames that works well.

[Bill Fenske]

Gorgeous capture Taffy. I do see the arms and mouth.

[Rachel]

fabulous capture, stunning shot

[Gerry]

great capture very interesting photo

[Suse♡]

Oh I see the monster, wow how interesting captivating shot!

[Nicole]

Absolutely love it!! I can definetly see a person in there!

[virtualbrownie]

Looks like liquid gold and the monster jumps out at you

[Leon Buijs]

It sure looks menacing, great shot lovely colours

[Al Bailey]

Cool!!!! a definite fire monster there :)

[elkehochban]

I totally see the monster and it's plenty twisted! Love your processing!

[Ruby]

Brilliant, so clever

[Sharyn's Shots シ]

WOW - love the sharpness of the flames and their 'golden' looks.

[Taffy]

@timandelke @ourrube @sewsharyn Thanks Elke, Ruby, and Sharyn! I'm glad you could see my little monster in there!

[Timothy]

very cool