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05-AUG-2006 jstrong

Flint In Motion *


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ctfchallenge14-Aug-2006 02:17
Thanks Techo and Brent - obviously a long exposure to capture this and just enough heat on the tips of my fingers to pull back :) it is strange jano
ctfchallenge13-Aug-2006 18:55
Great shot Jano. The motion blur works very very well here. The hand , the fire, and sparks are all in motion and there is still enough static points in the image which make it all come together nicely.

-Techo
Brent 13-Aug-2006 15:24
Well done Jano. It's strange how the sparks look so sharp and frozen while others things are blurred, but I guess if you think about that it must be because the sparks are moving in a continued straight line.
ctfchallenge10-Aug-2006 14:31
Nicely done Jano, of course the sparks are my favorite......Yvonne
Rod 08-Aug-2006 11:00
Yay:-)
janewigginsphotography08-Aug-2006 03:12
Thanks cj, sharon and rod.... I have eliminated the distracting spark. I did wonder about it but I agree it does not add anything to this photo. (it is pretty cool though in the orig :)) But that is just me and my pryro in me lol jano
Rod 07-Aug-2006 08:55
I vote for cloning the top middle spark:-)
elips07-Aug-2006 03:40
I didn't notice the stray thingy until Mary Anne mentioned it and now I find it distracting. It is not really important to the picture, just amazing that it is way up there (!), so cloning it out seems like a good idea to me. ~Sharon
ctfchallenge06-Aug-2006 19:11
Yikes - Jano's playing with fire! Nice effect - I like it! :-) CJ
janewigginsphotography06-Aug-2006 15:38
Thanks all for commenting. Maryanne - that stray thingy and a couple right below are sparks. I could definitely clone those out though... what does everyone else think? jano
ctfchallenge06-Aug-2006 15:35
Great shot, Jano. The contrast between sharpness and blur works beautifully. One nitpick...I'd clone out that stray white thingy near the top middle.
--Mary Anne
arminb06-Aug-2006 12:32
u...oh HOT :o)
elips06-Aug-2006 03:58
Yay, Jano! Great sharp sparks with interesting blurring of the hand and lighter. Good work! ~Sharon
janewigginsphotography06-Aug-2006 02:02
Thanks Rod - trying to focus my attention in this challenge to sharp with blur either on the side or in the background. This had an almost fireworks look about it which i liked :)
Rod 06-Aug-2006 01:39
Phew I can feel the heat on your thumb, the sparks look great too.Goodun Jano:-)