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Pyramid Ablaze

Pyramid Ablaze

For CENTURIES along the bayou levees in Louisiana, hundreds and hundreds of these 20' plus pyramids are set ablaze all at once on Christmas eve. Some say i...
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For CENTURIES along the bayou levees in Louisiana, hundreds and hundreds of these 20' plus pyramids are set ablaze all at once on Christmas eve. Some say it is to light the way for Father Noel to find the children in the swamp lands. Some say it is to light the way to evening mass.
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SONY DSLR-A300

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Aperture f/5.6 ISO 400 Shutter 1/10 Focal Length 350/10

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Nov, 2015

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wow, fantastic work , great detail and post process !

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I tried to duplicate the feel of the shimmer of intense heat. Appreciative that you noticed the detail.

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Most excellent!

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Thanks AC and thanks to slow sutter speeds and my wife's shoulder as a tripod.

Interesting shot and story...

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Thanks!! As we say down here... "The South is north of us"

Very cool shot! Runner up in my Fire challenge

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Appreciate that WonkyTonky

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