i can see my breath
DoctorIt
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For those of you who don't know, my doctorit (doctorate) is in complex fluid dynamics. Naturally, I'm fascinated by cool fluids phenomena in everyday life. This time of year, its the awesome swirling and eddying as you breathe into a cold winter evening. I stood by my garage floodlight last night breathing for like 10 minutes before I dragged MrsIt out so I could try and capture it.
Wasn't easy.
But I got this:
It took some trickery. Tripod mounted, I had to tell my model to stay as still as possible (which was annoying since the motion sensor light quit on us halfway through :wxwax) so I could take two exposures - one for the breath, and one for the face. I wanted to just be able to do it with one RAW image, but the range was just too great, it wouldn't work. It was a full 5 stops or so difference.
I'm pleased with the photo, but the breath doesn't have the awesome swirls, eddies, and dynamics you can see with your eye. I'm thinking if I had a speedlite, I coud freeze it, but alas, this was the best I could do.
Wasn't easy.
But I got this:
It took some trickery. Tripod mounted, I had to tell my model to stay as still as possible (which was annoying since the motion sensor light quit on us halfway through :wxwax) so I could take two exposures - one for the breath, and one for the face. I wanted to just be able to do it with one RAW image, but the range was just too great, it wouldn't work. It was a full 5 stops or so difference.
I'm pleased with the photo, but the breath doesn't have the awesome swirls, eddies, and dynamics you can see with your eye. I'm thinking if I had a speedlite, I coud freeze it, but alas, this was the best I could do.
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First, cool shot (shots).
Second, save that idea for the "It's Frikk'in Cold Out Here!!!" Challenge theme coming in February.
Hey, I had better make that theme suggestion soon so we can vote on it for when its my turn to manage it next month.
"You miss 100% of the shots you don't take" - Wayne Gretzky
flash or something? Keep the other light for the warmth too.
Very cool shot.
How mystical is that shot hey I think its a beauty.....hmmm can't try that kind of shot where I live cause I don't know what cold is we don't even get frost ....... fantastic detail too, man that's a great shot, dang it I wanna try that too ... Skippy (Australia)
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:skippy Everyone has the right to be stupid, but some people just abuse the privilege :dgrin
Did you see this thread? Nice fluid dynamics on display.
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