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Long Exposure Under the A45, Northampton, UK.

Long Exposure Under the A45, Northampton, UK.
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upload_dateDec, 2013

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12 Comments |
akhtarkhan
 
akhtarkhan February 01, 2014
Excellent use of long exposure and brilliant lighting and colour display.......nice work. Congrats on the feature.
shellandshilo
 
shellandshilo February 02, 2014
Wow looks like fire works amazing display of light love that ring in the middle
AlanJakarta
 
AlanJakarta February 02, 2014
Great time exposure. Congratulations.
catini
 
catini February 02, 2014
Very nice, congrats on your feature!
iceman2
 
iceman2 February 02, 2014
Beautiful shot.Congrats!
WileKyK
 
WileKyK February 02, 2014
Fantastic composition! Congratulations on your Feature!
beamieyoung Platinum
 
beamieyoung February 02, 2014
So cool!
GJUNIORPHOTOGRAPHY
 
GJUNIORPHOTOGRAPHY February 02, 2014
congrats !
BowmanLifeStudios
 
BowmanLifeStudios February 02, 2014
Very cool, Very fun and creative... Awesome Job!
redwriter Platinum
 
redwriter February 09, 2014
Great creative shot. Congrats. - Jake
Mistathunda
 
Mistathunda February 18, 2014
Nice shot I havnt tried steel wool as yet but I'm chomping at the bit once I find a nice venue for it great shot well done
allydonaldson
 
allydonaldson June 15, 2015
outstanding image,brilliant job!!

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Behind The Lens

Location

This was shot 'under the a45' road in Northampton, U.K. The road crosses the river nene and this contributes to some of the reflections on the back of the image.

Time

Obviously, this was shot st night with a long exposure.

Lighting

The total exposure was around 60 seconds. The sparks come from steel wool that is on fire and being spun in a whisk attached to a rope. The spinning took about 30 seconds, I then left the shot and the camera shutter remained open to pick up what little light there was.

Equipment

Shot on my old canon 600d with the canon 10-22mm lens. As with any long exposure shot, this was taken on a tripod and in bulb mode.

Inspiration

I was out with a friend shooting this type of steel wool shot as I've always loved the sparks and arcs.

Editing

This shot was tweaked in little in Lightroom to get the balance right and slightly vignette the corners.

In my camera bag

Nowadays, 7d mkii, 10-22mm, 50mm 1.4, 70-200 2.8, 100-400 4.5-5.6, 2x extender, tripod on the side and extra batteries, phone chargers, MacBook, paracetamol, ibuprofen and a couple of cans ok Diet Coke. I'm generally either taking landscapes, shots of the dogs or swimming photos for my local club.

Feedback

Google! Steel wool photography is great fun, there are lots of how to guides and videos. Just be careful not to get burned or burn anything down! (I have a video on FB/G+ if interested, you should be able to find it) One last tip, 9v batteries are much better at lighting steel wool that a gas lighter.

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