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23-JUL-2004

Burst of Flame by Mattana

Minolta DiMAGE A1
1/3s f/3.2 at 41.1mm iso200 full exif

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Konica Minolta Users30-Jul-2004 02:20
Mattana,
On the surface this seems like it might be an easy shot. But after looking at it for a while the depth and visual intrigue really come through as well as the photographic difficulty. excellent use of shadow and high-light.

Marc
Claudio Gatti28-Jul-2004 23:17
Hi Mattana,

I like it. It give me the feeling of a magical eclipse. Nice composition

Claudio
Guest 28-Jul-2004 12:55
Not the easiest subject to get right but you have made a striking image from an everyday object.

Just a thought about cropping - it looks like there is a surreal image there if you crop the lower right at approx '2 to 7 o'clock'. Visually to me it adds a certain something!
Mattana26-Jul-2004 22:02
Hi Markus,
Thanks for the comment. I tried to do it with just plain black background but the picture became very flat so I decided to go with this one.
Mattana
Markus Udéhn26-Jul-2004 17:41
Interesting shot, fits the theme good. I like the halo effect from the jets. I wonder what it would look like with an all black background..? Anyway, well done!
Markus
Konica Minolta Users24-Jul-2004 22:36
I like it!, also im looking for a burnt camera parts.
Ser
Konica Minolta Users24-Jul-2004 21:54
Very clever. Well done. I would also like to see a macro shot of one of the jets. But, then again, its best not to get TOO close to this subject.

-- Bruce
Guest 24-Jul-2004 14:08
Hi Mattana, I was waiting for someone to do this and didn't have to wait very long. Good take on the theme and nice colour (no surprises there!), but I'd be interesting in seeing some different framing. Looking at the bits that can be seen of the surrounds of the gas ring, they look like they should be pointing towards empty space. If it was me, I would try placing the ring at the left and in the top two thirds of the frame (expand the frame/scale the ring down) so that the illumnated lower right section of the ring leads to open darkness at the lower right of the frame. Cheers, John