Flames

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The wife decided that she wanted to set fire to something this evening, so I thought it would be an opportunity to experiment and see what exposure times give the most natural looking flames. I think this is too short and the flames look too frozen, but I guess it depends on what you are trying to achieve. Get too slow and the flames blur too much and it looks like a gas fire!

Are there any flame experts out there? What exposure times would you recommend, and why?

18/06/2013 - 22:09WaypointCharlie

CategoryGeneral

BodyPENTAX K-5 II s

Shutter Speed1/640

Aperturef/5.6

LensN/A

ISO400

Focal Length50mm

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dcweather

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13 years
Laindon,Essex

Link Posted 18/06/2013 - 23:24

I like it - is that the bust of Winston Churchill burning at the top

nonur

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14 years
Konya.

Link Posted 19/06/2013 - 08:53

Nicely taken.

Regards,

Nezih

gblythe

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10 years

Link Posted 19/06/2013 - 09:15

Beautiful!
GB

leep

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12 years
London

Link Posted 19/06/2013 - 11:28

Good one!

1stEverPentax

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12 years
Northwich, Cheshire

Link Posted 19/06/2013 - 12:21

I really like it, well captured.

"Flame expert..." is that current slang for arsonist?

Karlo

focus

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11 years

Link Posted 19/06/2013 - 21:09

Like this alot.

- mary.

pauljay

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14 years
Zuid Limburg, The Netherlands

Link Posted 24/06/2013 - 19:09

It worked pretty well!

Paul.

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Camera Make:	PENTAX
Camera Model:	PENTAX K-5 II s
Date Taken:	2013-06-18 21:19:18
Exposure Program:	Manual
Aperture:	f/5.6
Max Aperture Value:	N/A
ISO Speed Rating:	400
Focal Length:	50 mm
Lens:	N/A
Metering Mode:	Pattern/Matrix
Exposure Time:	1/640 sec