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The Art of Photography => User Critiques => Topic started by: BertramPaul on December 31, 2009, 07:28:41 pm

Title: Pyrography
Post by: BertramPaul on December 31, 2009, 07:28:41 pm

A pomegranate and a mandarin are not the usual suspects when you think of fire.
I like to think "out of the box", so here are a few examples:

 

C&C welcome

Bertrªm Pªul,
Pyrographer

Title: Pyrography
Post by: popnfresh on January 01, 2010, 06:40:46 pm

I like these. #1 and #2 work best for me.

Title: Pyrography
Post by: Eric Myrvaagnes on January 01, 2010, 07:09:53 pm

Quote from: popnfresh

I like these. #1 and #2 work best for me.

Agreed. Fascinating.

Title: Pyrography
Post by: BertramPaul on January 02, 2010, 06:38:13 am

Thanks, Eric and Popnfresh. It's nice to get some friendly remarks. I really like to play with fire and photograph it. I tried a lot of fuels, but I finally found that petroleum ether works the best, with very little or no smoke. You do have to be very quick, because it burns real fast.

Here are a few more, which I'm curious about your opinion:

Happy newyear:
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Title: Pyrography
Post by: popnfresh on January 02, 2010, 08:40:45 pm

Those are very interesting buildings, but the grass doesn't do anything for me. I'd go in much tighter on the buildings. The forms are very unusual and I think you could get some good architectural abstracts with them as subjects. I'd also be curious to see how sunlight at different times of day plays with those forms.

Title: Pyrography
Post by: John R on January 02, 2010, 09:57:14 pm

Well, they are interesting to be sure. And fire is always fascinating. Among your first group, I like the 2nd image best because the shape of the elements seem to envelop the whole frame; the pomegranate and flame each lead the eye around the blackness beautifully.

JMR

Title: Pyrography
Post by: wolfnowl on January 03, 2010, 01:37:47 am

I like the 2nd and 3rd from the first batch - the movement of the flames is interesting and the subject is definitely unique.  I also like the 2nd one of the second batch.  I think it's very effective given the label.  And yes, I'd look for some different angles from those buildings.

Mike.

Title: Pyrography
Post by: BertramPaul on January 08, 2010, 01:11:37 pm

Thanks all of you for your remarks and suggestions.
I'll definitely go back to the old winery on a sunny day in the golden hour. Problem is, there's a fence all around, but maybe I can ask to see who's the owner and see if I can get permission to shoot there. In general people are not very "difficult" in Portugal.
But first we need better weather. So far it's been pretty much overcast every day now for a few weeks; very depressing if you want ot go out and shoot.
Also there's a lot of wind which prevents me from making some interesting fire pictures.

But I'll be back. Thanks again, you inspire me!

Title: Pyrography
Post by: Justan on January 08, 2010, 01:37:08 pm

It would be a fun experiment to remove the flames from the back of this, so that just the portion shown internal to the bottle remains

(http://bertram-paul.com/Outside/medium/0006.jpg)

Title: Pyrography
Post by: francois on January 08, 2010, 03:30:40 pm

#1, #2 and #3 win my vote. I really like the flame "ballet" theme.