Calamari

    Today I played with the sunlight and that seemed to really make the smoke
    nice and clear. I look forward to seeing all of your experiments too :)

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    1. ★

      sedonabiscuitblue, imtexan, mychael alchemy, ohh yeah, and 71 other people added this photo to their favorites.

    2. niccodeamus (64 months ago | reply)

      also brilliant, almost se.....er.....er
      brilliant....

    3. MightyBoyBrian (64 months ago | reply)

      where did you first find out about this technique? I'd like to try it myself. I like your shots.

    4. sedonabiscuitblue (64 months ago | reply)

      Wow Sharlene, you're certainly getting this technique down pat! Awesome pic. Makes me want to play :)

    5. limone (64 months ago | reply)

      makes me think of calamari... fascinating structure.

    6. imtexan (64 months ago | reply)

      This is really cool! I like it a lot - I saw the article in photojojo how to do this...haven't yet tried myself. ;^)

    7. AzRedHeadedBrat (64 months ago | reply)

      Thanks N nnn.. nn nn Nick!

      Hi Brian :) I cant remember exactly where I first saw this technique.
      I dont even know if it was Flickr to be honest, but I was seriously
      impressed. It took 3 photo shoots of about 20 pics a piece to finally
      get this clarity, but hey... 3 tries isnt so bad! Here is a repost from a
      previous photo:
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      Here is what i read when I first began taking my shots.
      www.photocritic.org/2007/artsmoke-photographi ng-smoke/
      (at the bottom there's more links on technique from flickr
      members of the artsmoke community)

      I suggest using the gradient tool in PS. to get a really good
      rainbow effect with the colors. Drag it across the image and
      voila :) Good luck with your experimenting!
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      Thanks Ken! I'd love to see your designs! While reading through
      todays comments about the smoke I came up with another idea
      for this that I cant wait to try tomorrow when the sunlight is in the
      perfect spot. Stay tuned!

      I have you to thank for the name change Olivia! Sometimes the
      proper title eludes me and then someone will say something
      and wham.. its crystal clear what I felt or saw when I created the
      image.. it definitely had a sea creature feel to it! Thank you!

      Hey Martin! I cant wait till you start, you're going to have a blast
      with it!

    8. mychael alchemy (64 months ago | reply)

      calamari, a fancy name for squid...i wonder why we do this with often icky sounding food, like caviar is fish eggs, escargot is snails, sushi-raw fish...but, then beef is plain old beef where we name it according to the cut....I like the sound of New York Strip, wondering why there isn't a Maryland Strip,lol...anyway, this is marvelous...i will have to try it sometime...forgive me my ramblings, please?

    9. skimble813 (64 months ago | reply)

      Love your work, your invited!!

      flickr.com/groups/25951778@N00/

      Abstract Art, just for the unusual eye.

    10. AzRedHeadedBrat (64 months ago | reply)

      Using the title squid just wouldnt have worked as well lol
      I agree with the fancy names for icky foods. You wont catch
      me eating calamari, caviar or escargot ;) I'm really picky and
      squeamish lol Nothing to forgive, your dialogue is always
      welcomed, rambling and otherwise. Its nice to have the
      company in the evenings. I look forward to seeing your
      experiments with this.

      Thank you skimble for the invite! I look forward to participating.

    11. Peter you've lost the news (64 months ago | reply)

      This is soooo good. So interesting and pleasing.

    12. Peter you've lost the news (64 months ago | reply)

      @ mychael alchemy - I've often wondered why we name the meat from poultry without any modification - chicken, turkey, goose etc. but when it comes to cows, pigs and sheep it suddenly becomes beef, ham/gammon/bacon, mutton. Odd....

    13. aushilfe (64 months ago | reply)

      great capture, fantastic colors - a fave!

    14. mychael alchemy (64 months ago | reply)

      my aunt used to make a bread with calamari inside it...way too chewy and when I learned what it was, I refused to eat it...I tried escargot, made in butter, you swallow it and all you get is the taste of butter...however, the really expensive caviar does taste quite good..the cheaper ones awful...sushi is pretty to look at, only.

      @Peter-you know, you're right...there is Cornish hen..i once dated a Scottish lady and she made the original form of Haggis which is basically boiled sheep organs, liver,lungs, heart all sewn upo in sheep stomach and cooked in oven...smelled good but then i went and got a hamburger instead...

    15. talar_man (64 months ago | reply)

      this is awesome...it looks like a flower....

    16. ditoo [deleted] (64 months ago | reply)

      Amazing. Love the color and the form.

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    17. AzRedHeadedBrat (64 months ago | reply)

      Thanks everybody! I was determined to get this right.

    18. buttersweet (64 months ago | reply)

      incredible color on this. wow. well done.

    19. The Mighty Quinn 83 (64 months ago | reply)

      I like this picture a lot.

    20. lesirc (63 months ago | reply)

      beautiful!!!

    21. evelyng23 (57 months ago | reply)

      amazing shot.

    22. Cucubianita (56 months ago | reply)

      Perfect. Makes me want to try it... I think I will !!!! thanks for the inspiration!!! :)

    23. AzRedHeadedBrat (56 months ago | reply)

      You're very welcome Cucubianita :) Thank you everyone for making
      my smoke shots the most viewed and favorited images I have!

    24. Emma_Muller_Photography (54 months ago | reply)

      It really does look like Calamari too!!!

    25. Dandelilah (44 months ago | reply)

      its awesome! outta this world

    26. S.n.e.h.a (41 months ago | reply)

      excellent.

    27. The Saw B-alsharaf.com ● G.W.L.K © OWNER (41 months ago | reply)

      Hi, I'm an admin for a group called We love Kuwait - نحن نحب الكويت, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

    28. L8o (38 months ago | reply)

      i'm going to try this one of these days. great colors..nice work! :`) Catchiest Blogging!
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