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17-OCT-2004	Techo

Winter Heat*

Canon PowerShot S410

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ctfchallenge		02-Aug-2005 03:16
Thanks :) Nope no burn tools used, it's dark in the original as well. Because of the exposure compensation the rest of the photo is darker and the fire isn't overexposed. Very little post processing work done here. The basic steps where Levels, Shadows/Highlights, rotate, crop, resize and sharpen. And some cloning touchups. see of this other photo http://www.pbase.com/ctfchallenge/image/35193981 It's overexposed but I still like it because of the log glow. -Techo :)

Guest		02-Aug-2005 01:43
Excellent shot, really great. But * .. is did you darken the borders in PS? It looks as it has been manipulated, the upper corners at least.. or is it natural?

ctfchallenge		02-Aug-2005 00:29
Very impressive shot of a fire....yvonne

aam1234		01-Aug-2005 04:20
Good info Techo, should try it this winter when at camp.

Techo		01-Aug-2005 00:34
Found the exif: Exposure Compensation -2 step Shutter Speed 1/40 second Flash Off White Balance Cloudy Saturation Normal The camera has no manual aperture setting but it was set to F4.9

Techo		01-Aug-2005 00:33
Hi aam :) I'll try and find the exif for this one. But as far as I can remember, when using the powershot to take this photo... I may have underexposed the photo by spot metered for the fire, locking the exposure and then reducing the exposure compensation.

aam1234		31-Jul-2005 05:13
Sometime ago I tried to photograph fire, it was tough. Glad you managed not to blow the highlights. Very nice and peaceful pic.

Techo		31-Jul-2005 02:22
Thanks for leaving your comments. Appreciate it :) I kinda liked how the thin line complements the frame and inner glow since it's all dark around the photo, but let me try and remove it and see how it looks. I know the frame doesn't make the shot though ;)

ctfchallenge		30-Jul-2005 23:16
one of the best fire shots i have seen. very very nicely detailed and prefectly exposed. Techo, this is impressive work. -Abstract btw, i dont mind frames in general, but i couldnt see any reason for that colored thin line. just my 2 cents.