290/365 - Jim - Fire Sparks

( f/6.3 35mm 1 sec ISO 200 Nikon D300 )

The first night of camping. I was too busy carrying things to the campsite and setting up so I didn't get any decent shots. When I realized this, it was very late and we were just sitting around the fire. So I set my exposure to 1 second and asked if someone would stoke the fire to get all the spark trails.

284/365 - Jim - Matching Flames

( f/3.5 105mm 1/125 sec ISO 200 Nikon D300 )

I attached a match to the end of a tripod arm and lit it from below with a lighter. Then I used Lightroom and Photoshop to apply different color effects to it. After I had a few variations I created a Triptych in Lightroom. Then I saved it off and added the text using Picasa. All that to turn a boring photo into a less boring photo...

083/365 - Jim - Finger Candle

( f/16 105mm 1/125 sec ISO 200 Nikon D300 )

I gave Nolan a break today and just took a photo of my finger on fire. Actually I just put a lighter directly behind my finger and lit it before the photo.