Up in smoke

I think the next hardest thing to capturing lightning is photographing smoke from a blown out candle!

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Teon. says:

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

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Posted 33 months ago. ( permalink )

~Prescott says:

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

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Posted 33 months ago. ( permalink )

NathanaelB says:

Ha thanks - that's what I was trying to do :-)
Posted 33 months ago. ( permalink )

freef0cus says:

excellent shot with great atmosphere, looks like the smoke is dancing
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Posted 33 months ago. ( permalink )

zseike says:

oh yeah I can see a figure in the smoke - great image
Posted 33 months ago. ( permalink )

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.
Posted 33 months ago. ( permalink )

NathanaelB says:

Ally - have a look at this photo with more info on the setup.
Posted 33 months ago. ( permalink )

flickr sucks. I'm gone. Bye. [deleted] says:

Ask the genie to fulfill three wishes !
Posted 33 months ago. ( permalink )

spunmunkey says:

Excellent capture.

Great pic!
Posted 33 months ago. ( permalink )

concretecandy says:

beautiful
Posted 33 months ago. ( permalink )

Allyeska says:

and these are the days of our lives...
Posted 33 months ago. ( permalink )

snowy4052002 says:

Please add your Beautiful Photo to:
Beauty is in the *Eye* of the Beholder!
Posted 33 months ago. ( permalink )

NathanaelB 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!
Posted 33 months ago. ( permalink )

Margot- says:

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

This Great Photographic Art was made by a Diamond Class Photographer!
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Allyeska says:

oh nat - youre just sparkling! :P congrats on the 2 invites! DIAMOND class photographer now! oooooooh!
Posted 33 months ago. ( permalink )

NathanaelB says:

*giggles* - I made page 13 on Explore. Oh and I discover, so did my tree silhouette pic last year.
Posted 33 months ago. ( permalink )

Tim Waite says:

Brilliant... This will go well beyond page 13...
Posted 33 months ago. ( permalink )

azuridge says:

it's that genie... merchant!
Posted 33 months ago. ( permalink )

y2k_maria says:

I see a spirit gracefully doing its exit dance out of the extinguished flame. spooky! kewl ;-)
Posted 33 months ago. ( permalink )

sayzey says:

I see a figure riding a bike!

Great shot
Posted 33 months ago. ( permalink )

Tina McNeill / Poetic Visions Photography says:

Wonderful shot!

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NathanaelB says:

Wow, thanks for all the kind compliments!
Posted 33 months ago. ( permalink )

marcus_Z! says:

I see a dancing ghost!!!
Posted 33 months ago. ( permalink )

amandaj... says:

oh... you made it into explore! well done!
Posted 33 months ago. ( permalink )

James Sagi Kirshenfeld says:

I really like it
Posted 33 months ago. ( permalink )

odette.h says:

You are invited to add this photograph to

Posted 33 months ago. ( permalink )

NathanaelB says:

Thank you :-)
Posted 33 months ago. ( permalink )

Ana Santos says:

Wow, this is so cool. The lighting is amazing.
Posted 33 months ago. ( permalink )

sirwiseowl 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.
Posted 33 months ago. ( permalink )

YinYang711 [deleted] says:

Beautiful shot!!
Posted 33 months ago. ( permalink )

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.
Posted 33 months ago. ( permalink )

NathanaelB says:

Thanks!
Posted 33 months ago. ( permalink )

AgonysMuse says:

Definitely Deserves Another
Black Ribbon Of Beauty
I saw your wonderful photo at Black Ribbon Beauty
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

hans solcer says:

I see a ghost. well done!
Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

absolute_idiot says:

Exquisite.
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

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