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cameraNIKON D5000

settings Aperture f/1.8 ISO 1000 Shutter 1/1600 

upload_dateOct, 2014

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12 Comments | Report
ChrisAllshousePhotography
 
ChrisAllshousePhotography October 24, 2014
That really is an awesome picture.
Ashrafularefin
Ashrafularefin October 24, 2014
Thank you so much!
elizajones
 
elizajones October 25, 2014
Beautiful!
Ashrafularefin
Ashrafularefin November 17, 2014
Thank you!
kathymuhle PRO+
 
kathymuhle November 16, 2014
Great entry voted Halloween
Ashrafularefin
Ashrafularefin November 17, 2014
Thank you so much!
sannyMadhira
 
sannyMadhira May 12, 2016
Awesome picture!
rawlparedes
 
rawlparedes May 13, 2016
Great shot
manishkhapare-pictures
 
manishkhapare-pictures May 13, 2016
beautiful
Beegirl
 
Beegirl October 03, 2016
Very Nice capture
adavies
 
adavies October 14, 2016
Great image! Really well done! If you haven't done so already, please consider joining my Spooky-ooky challenge:)
https:// viewbug.com/challenge/spooky-ooky-photo-challenge-by-adavies
Barbaka
 
Barbaka August 07, 2017
Great Job with the Smoke!
Mrsviruet
 
Mrsviruet September 03, 2017
Love it
CharbelTadros
 
CharbelTadros January 27, 2019
Very magickal!
tysonator
 
tysonator November 16, 2021
Wonderful Composition

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#candle #halloween #still-life #key #mask #smoke #trail #nikon #nikkor #50mm #blue
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Behind The Lens

Location
This photo was taken in my apartment balcony using natural sunlight.
Time
I shot this during afternoon, it was a overcast day and perfect for this as I needed sort of a bit dark and even lighting.
Lighting
Since there were smoke involved so I made sure that the sunlight acted as a backlight to make the smoke trails visible. Also the backlight added the kind of shadows and drama I was looking for. And for this kind of photos I think an even ambient kind of light works best.
Equipment
I shot this with my Nikon D5000 and Nikon 50mm f/1.8 lens. And used a Victory 3080 tripod.
Inspiration
I’ve always been fascinated by Halloween and wanted to create something which captures the mood and atmosphere of it, something that gives a bit ominous feeling but at the same time looks beautiful.
Editing
I processed this in Photoshop CS6. I wanted to make it a night scene, and get kind of mysterious and ghostly look. First I opened the image in camera raw, made some regular adjustments like exposure, contrast, colour temperature and noise reduction. Later I increased the red of the candle using a selective colour adjustment layer, enhanced the blue tones using the colour balance and curves adjustment layers, added a vignette and finally sharpened the image a bit.
In my camera bag
My Nikon D5000 and my 50mm f/1.8 lens
Feedback
Well the best thing about this is that you don't need to find fancy stuffs create atmosphere like this, a few incense sticks can do the tricks. Just place it, use a backlight to make them visible and shoot. A few wisps of smoke can completely alter the atmosphere of a simple setup. And you need to use a higher shutter speed to make the capture the smoke trails. Another thing to remember is that the smoke trails are never constant and can change the direction any time with the wind. So place your setup where wind cant interrupt much.

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