My new take on Ch 46: Opposites

Nikolai

As you prolly know, I hurried with my entry to Ch 46
http://www.dgrin.com/showthread.php?t=17074
By the time I was in the mood to do it again, now withing the challenge time range, it turned out that neither apples, nor oranges are no more - family got to them first..
It was too hot to make a grocery trip to get to another fruit basket, so I decided to change the theme and also experiment a little more with my new 20D.
Here's the image I entered:



How I did it

Whole thing was set up in a bathroom, on the edge of the sinc.
Ice blocks from the freezer and one standard issue fireplace lighter made the props.
I used 20D and Tamron 70-300 lens set to macro mode.
Manual focusing at 1 meter. Full manual setup: f/45, 3.3", ISO 100. Triggered by 10 sec timer. I was too lazy to do mirror lockup thingie, which would cut timer wait to 2". Besides, I actually used these 10" to get around the tripod (which was sitting on a threshold), enter the bathroom and light the fire.
It took me about 5 attempts to figure out proper aperture/exposure combination.

After the final exposure was taken, PC CS2 completed the trick: some sharpening, playing with LAB levels, the usual..

Let me know what you think (critique is always welcome!)

Cheers!:1drink

erich6

Maybe it's just me but the Fire and Ice concept didn't jump out from the shot. I frankly couldn't tell what the image was except I thought ice cubes might be involved. It wasn't until I read your description that I got it.... Neat concept though!

Erich

davev

I have to say that I agree with Erich. I wasn't sure of what I was looking at
til I read it. Sorry Nik, I think the hot/cold or fire/ice is a good idea, but this
one missed it's mark.

muddyknees

how about charcoal brickettes and ice cubes?
That you could do in the evening where the glowing coals would be evident - and you might be able to deposit the charcoal on top of the ice (maybe some aluminum foil between?) so you won't just douse the coals.

Or, maybe a nice traditional campfire with a tipped-over cooler-full of ice (and mebby a few beers?) spilling onto the firepit - oh, and for logiical symmetry with the beer, maybe include some bratwurst roasting.

Glad you thought of this fire&ice concept because I wont have the time or perseverence to implement it "this time". (Besides - dont really want a smoked lens coating;)

Gary


P.S. or..... stay in the bathroom but set up the scene where someone (your volunteer model?) is sitting in a tub full of ice lighting a cigar with the ligter... again, it's your fire&ice concept so that's why I can't just implement that myself now.


Actually, I wonder whether you could either just show a bit of the lighter to make it clear whithout explanation what's going on, and/or, somehow get a refection of the flame on the ice?

Nikolai wrote:

As you prolly know, I hurried with my entry to Ch 46
http://www.dgrin.com/showthread.php?t=17074
By the time I was in the mood to do it again, now withing the challenge time range, it turned out that neither apples, nor oranges are no more - family got to them first..
It was too hot to make a grocery trip to get to another fruit basket, so I decided to change the theme and also experiment a little more with my new 20D.
Here's the image I entered:



How I did it

Whole thing was set up in a bathroom, on the edge of the sinc.
Ice blocks from the freezer and one standard issue fireplace lighter made the props.
I used 20D and Tamron 70-300 lens set to macro mode.
Manual focusing at 1 meter. Full manual setup: f/45, 3.3", ISO 100. Triggered by 10 sec timer. I was too lazy to do mirror lockup thingie, which would cut timer wait to 2". Besides, I actually used these 10" to get around the tripod (which was sitting on a threshold), enter the bathroom and light the fire.
It took me about 5 attempts to figure out proper aperture/exposure combination.

After the final exposure was taken, PC CS2 completed the trick: some sharpening, playing with LAB levels, the usual..

Let me know what you think (critique is always welcome!)

Cheers!

gluwater

Maybe another way to get this across would be to get a big block of ice from an ice company, or some grocery stores sell them and gouge out a bowl in the top, pour some lighter fluid on it and light it on fire. That may look pretty cool and it might get the point across a little better. It took me a little to figure out it was ice also.

Nick

adrian_k

gluwater wrote:

Maybe another way to get this across would be to get a big block of ice from an ice company, or some grocery stores sell them and gouge out a bowl in the top, pour some lighter fluid on it and light it on fire.

Nick

I tried that but as soon as the ice starts to melt, it puts out the flames!! I ended up dousing the ice and it sorta worked.

mel

I've looked at this photo 15 times and just realized what it looks like : molars! Can you tell I just went to the dentist recently?

I agree, good concept, but something on a grander scale (per the previous suggestion of a large ice block).

~mel

Netgarden

Looks like a toothache on the left side to me!
Cool abstract. Why not!

mel wrote:

I've looked at this photo 15 times and just realized what it looks like : molars! Can you tell I just went to the dentist recently?

I agree, good concept, but something on a grander scale (per the previous suggestion of a large ice block).

~mel

Nikolai

New version of Fire and Ice:
Was preparing the barbeque, so decided to take another shot at the challenge with my origonal "fire and ice" idea.

Here it is:



What do you guys think?