After spending a lot of yesterday talking to some great people on here about photography I ended up satying in the house all day and having a very lazy day off.
Which was great :)
The idea for this came out of nowhere really...I was in the house, it was getting late so I thought about candles, then the lighter and maybe just painting some light trails with a long shutter.
I set the tripod up and just experimented with a manual exposure and the 2-second delay on the shutter release. I wanted the flame but I really loved the spark from the initial ignition from the lighter. Just wish I had a cigarette poking in from camera right but I don't smoke so...
:)
I used a colleagues borrowed, 24mm L Series Canon lens and it shows I think. Images from it are lovely and sharp and you can see as much in the ignition spark lines themselves when viewed up close.
Looks amazing when seeing large. I guess the whole day "talking about photography" really helped. Despite I think you always come up with great ideas and very good shots.
This is awesome. Just added a favorite, and I am going to have to try this. You can really tell the quality in the lens. And now I am having a rage stroke/seizure.
Question though, before I throw my camera in the garbage, how did you decide upon f/16? ISO 800? Trial and error?
@adambralston
Adam...Thank you and yes, I really did just shoot and experiment. I was keeping an eye on the highlights, on how much light was highlighting my fingers so you could see them enough, and on the shape and look of the flame and sparks.
And i kept going until I just nailed the right shape of each.
ISO 800 was to keep the shutter speed quick enough, and F16 because wanted nice sharp lines from the sparks, and I hoped the smaller aperture would help. :)
Question though, before I throw my camera in the garbage, how did you decide upon f/16? ISO 800? Trial and error?
Adam...Thank you and yes, I really did just shoot and experiment. I was keeping an eye on the highlights, on how much light was highlighting my fingers so you could see them enough, and on the shape and look of the flame and sparks.
And i kept going until I just nailed the right shape of each.
ISO 800 was to keep the shutter speed quick enough, and F16 because wanted nice sharp lines from the sparks, and I hoped the smaller aperture would help. :)