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Up in smoke

Up in smoke by NathanaelB.
I think the next hardest thing to capturing lightning is photographing smoke from a blown out candle!

My other candle pics 

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Teon.  Pro User  says:

This is fantastic! Just the right amount of light - and gorgeous shadow on that candle!

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~Prescott  Pro User  says:

Very well done! Nearly tops Barton's smoke photo :)

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NathanaelB  Pro User  says:

Ha thanks - that's what I was trying to do :-)
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freef0cus  Pro User  says:

excellent shot with great atmosphere, looks like the smoke is dancing
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zseike  Pro User  says:

oh yeah I can see a figure in the smoke - great image
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Allyeska  Pro User  says:

thats one hell of a fat dancer! must be a burlesque dancer lol! :) great idea - i'll have to steal it someday and have a go! :) great lighting. i love that the background is completely black.
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NathanaelB  Pro User  says:

Ally - have a look at this photo with more info on the setup.
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flickr sucks. I'm gone. Bye. [deleted] says:

Ask the genie to fulfill three wishes !
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spunmunkey  Pro User  says:

Excellent capture.

Great pic!
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concretecandy says:

beautiful
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Allyeska  Pro User  says:

and these are the days of our lives...
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snowy4052002  Pro User  says:

Beauty is in the *EYE* of the Beholder
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NathanaelB  Pro User  says:

Thanks for the comments, and the group invite! It just passed my tree silhouette pic in popularity - that pic has been my most popular since I've been on flickr!
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Margot-  Pro User  says:

And you did an E X C E L L E N T capturing it. Well done!



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Allyeska  Pro User  says:

oh nat - youre just sparkling! :P congrats on the 2 invites! DIAMOND class photographer now! oooooooh!
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NathanaelB  Pro User  says:

*giggles* - I made page 13 on Explore. Oh and I discover, so did my tree silhouette pic last year.
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Tim Waite says:

Brilliant... This will go well beyond page 13...
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azuridge says:

it's that genie... merchant!
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y2k_maria says:

I see a spirit gracefully doing its exit dance out of the extinguished flame. spooky! kewl ;-)
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sayzey says:

I see a figure riding a bike!

Great shot
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Tina McNeill / Poetic Visions Photography  Pro User  says:

Wonderful shot!


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NathanaelB  Pro User  says:

Wow, thanks for all the kind compliments!
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marcus_Z!  Pro User  says:

I see a dancing ghost!!!
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amandaj... says:

oh... you made it into explore! well done!
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James Sagi Kirshenfeld  Pro User  says:

I really like it
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odette.h  Pro User  says:

You are invited to add this photograph to
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NathanaelB  Pro User  says:

Thank you :-)
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Ana Santos  Pro User  says:

Wow, this is so cool. The lighting is amazing.
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sirwiseowl  Pro User  says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Creative Tabletop Photography, and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.
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YinYang711 [deleted] says:

Beautiful shot!!
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Wallflower83 says:

You really did a great job of capturing the smoke.
This is awesome!

Congratulations! Your picture is

Please submit this photo to Falling Apart, a group of photographers exploring the areas of turmoil, entropy, and loss.
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NathanaelB  Pro User  says:

Thanks!
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AgonysMuse  Pro User  says:

Definitely Deserves Another
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I saw your wonderful photo at Black Ribbon Beauty
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hans solcer  Pro User  says:

I see a ghost. well done!
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absolute_idiot says:

Exquisite.
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