Smoke Art - Impatient - a photo on Flickriver

            Photographing smoke art is one of the most rewarding aspects of home photography. We've all seen the wispy strands that float and glide through the air, but it's not until these trails are frozen in time do we see the true beauty and elegance of their construction.

In many images it's possible to see a subject within the smoke.

The advantage of smoke art photography is that - compared to water droplets - the patterns take longer to form so it's easier to judge when to take the shot. It's when the scene is viewed on the screen that the true diversity and uniqueness of the patterns is realised.

This was processed in Photoshop to highlight the patterns that exist within the formations.

The smoke was created by burning an incense stick against a black background. The light was a flashgun behind and below at an angle of 45° upwards with black card between the flash unit and the subject so that the light hit the smoke, but not the camera lens. The result was processed in Photoshop.

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This is the last set of smoke art to be produced using this method. With so many uploads, it's difficult to create original ideas. So now I will be concentrating on a different and more creative method which I plan to have ready within a few months.

Watch this space.

Taken in: United Kingdom / England / Digswell (show map)

Taken on: August 28, 2012

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Camera: Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XSi, f/16.0, 1/125 sec, 27mm, ISO 100, 100 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XSi
Aperture:	f/16.0
Exposure Time:	0.008 sec (1/125)
Focal Length:	27mm
ISO:	100, 100
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop CS6 (Windows)
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