Bonfire.

I have been clearing the office out this morning & had lots of papers to burn so we had a bonfire with some hedge cuttings. Not much breeze so a good day although we were a little worried the sparks might fly onto the dry thatched roof across

I played about with infrared here & rather liked the effect it gave.

You can just see Tui & Henry behind the tree beating a hasty retreat..

[Mark]

Interesting Infrared Pat, that is one sure way of eliminating your private papers.

[Pat Knowles]

@summitnsmile You're right Mark thought it safer you never know these days. Thank you for your comments !!

[Fanny Brogden]

Thats some bonfire!! Enormous, lots of papers then!! I put mine on the woodburner the other day, the trouble with living in the centre of a village is someone always has their washing out!! they are banned until after 6pm!! Love the framing and b&w

[Jennifer]

Lovely shot and great processing,

[Pat Knowles]

@fannyb No not that much paper Fanny mostly branches but that pile of wood had been sitting there for months so was glad to see the back of it !! No one likes smoke nowadays do they?

[Pat Knowles]

@jesperani Just pressed a button Jenifer but I liked the way it highlighted the trees & Harry.

[Jane Pittenger]

Oh, is that eerie. How o you do the infra red? I love the effect here. Dog looks like he wants out of there!

[MonicaE]

This just gave me the idea to burn in the fireplace a box full of papers that has been waiting for six years to be taken to the document shredding place. That and a bit of kindling will make for a nice toasty fire as soon as the weather turns. Pity we are not allowed to set fires outdoors around here because that sounds a lot more fun!

[Carole]

Looks like a spaghetti western, cool shot Pat :))

[Pat Knowles]

@meisen325 It smelt gorgeous too Monica just a little bit autumny !!!!

[Pat Knowles]

@jgpittenger Just the infra red button on PicMonkey Jane.

[Pat Knowles]

@cleanfreak Thanks Carole I did rather like the effect.

[Gillian]

great shot, even thru my blurry glasses. Love the clarity of Tul here :)

[karenann]

Love the infrared processing for this, Pat. Yes, it does give it that Autumn feel ... great candid capture. Reminds me of all the paperwork that we need to "shred" ... builds up so fast, doesn't it. Even with everything on computers today, we still get tons of paperwork to deal with. :)

[Sue Wilde]

This has worked well Pat.

[Maggiemae]

Used to be allowed fires but its a no no now - plenty of recycled centers - you just have to rip some of the private ones up! The white ground is beautiful with the trees!

[Karen]

At first glance I thought you had a snow fall also. Great effect.

[Jean Tookey]

I thought the same as Karen. How lovely to have a good burn up. This is a lovely composition and processing.

[Judith Greenwood]

I like this a lot! Probably more than the people I. The thatched house!! Nice to see Tui and Henry on the move....

[Ruth Moucharafieh]

Very interesting effect from the processing Pat...glad the wind was in the right direction!!!

[Diana Moss]

Hope the thatched is still intact, Its good to be able to have a bonfire it is getting so it is not allowed,in some places ,I like the effect you have on this

[Juliette Packham]

like this infrared shot - nice one!

[eva]

Very cool use of the infrared!

[Phil Howcroft]

wonderful shot pat, i really love infra red , it really works well with foilage, love the smoke drifting across the frame....adds great mood to the shot..a fave too Pat

[Lesley Allen]

Love this shot Pat, great choice of processing and framing.

[fife]

This is very cool. Love the processing!