Match

Paul IddonPaul Iddon Registered Users Posts: 5,129 Major grins
edited March 10, 2008 in Holy Macro
Two RAW files combined to give this final image.

First image layer produced the main flame and the second one was "more wavey" due to the movement of my hand away from the lighting match. So this second image looked poo as it was, so I blended it into the other, before duplicating the layer and transforming it along the horizontal to create the same effect symmetrically. Then all layers were blended together using overlay and opacity. Then finally I made a rectangular marque and stroked a 10 pixel wide line to put the internal border overlapping the match (look carefully, you can see the matchstalk below the border line. Flattened and added © before uploading.

1/800th sec @ F/5.6 in Manual mode.


match002largenamed.jpg


Paul.


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Comments

  • job3210job3210 Registered Users Posts: 83 Big grins
    edited March 9, 2008
    Interesting shot, I do like how you have combined both flames. but the match looks too dark below for me, thats just my IMHO though.
    Glenn
  • MichelleLMichelleL Registered Users Posts: 210 Major grins
    edited March 9, 2008
    nice job - what program do you use for your post processing?
    I really like the colours in this one and the two different flames. :D
    Michelle Legg :smooch

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  • Paul IddonPaul Iddon Registered Users Posts: 5,129 Major grins
    edited March 9, 2008
    MichelleL wrote:
    nice job - what program do you use for your post processing?
    I really like the colours in this one and the two different flames. :D

    Photoshop.


    Paul.


    Link to my personal website: http://www.pauliddon.co.uk





  • MichelleLMichelleL Registered Users Posts: 210 Major grins
    edited March 9, 2008
    Paul Iddon wrote:
    Photoshop.


    Paul.

    AHH, thanks for letting me know - That's the next thing on my list of things to buy.
    Michelle Legg :smooch

    michellelegg.com
    http://legg.smugmug.com/
  • Paul IddonPaul Iddon Registered Users Posts: 5,129 Major grins
    edited March 9, 2008
    MichelleL wrote:
    AHH, thanks for letting me know - That's the next thing on my list of things to buy.

    It is expensive.

    Try Adobe Elements 6 - its a lot cheaper, not as complex. Download it from the Adobe website - they have a 30 day fully working demo.

    Paul.


    Link to my personal website: http://www.pauliddon.co.uk





  • Lord VetinariLord Vetinari Registered Users Posts: 15,901 Major grins
    edited March 10, 2008
    LOvely work- makes an excellent shot :)
    Brian V.
    Brian V.
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  • Paul IddonPaul Iddon Registered Users Posts: 5,129 Major grins
    edited March 10, 2008
    Thanks Brian.

    It is different and that helps too I think.


    Paul.


    Link to my personal website: http://www.pauliddon.co.uk





  • SkippySkippy Registered Users Posts: 12,075 Major grins
    edited March 10, 2008
    Paul Iddon wrote:
    Two RAW files combined to give this final image.

    First image layer produced the main flame and the second one was "more wavey" due to the movement of my hand away from the lighting match. So this second image looked poo as it was, so I blended it into the other, before duplicating the layer and transforming it along the horizontal to create the same effect symmetrically. Then all layers were blended together using overlay and opacity. Then finally I made a rectangular marque and stroked a 10 pixel wide line to put the internal border overlapping the match (look carefully, you can see the matchstalk below the border line. Flattened and added © before uploading.

    1/800th sec @ F/5.6 in Manual mode.
    Paul.

    This turned out nice Paul nod.gif I love the shape of the flame.
    Very nicely done thumb.gif .... Skippy :D
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  • Paul IddonPaul Iddon Registered Users Posts: 5,129 Major grins
    edited March 10, 2008
    Thanks Skippy clap.gif


    Paul.


    Link to my personal website: http://www.pauliddon.co.uk





  • eccentriclenseccentriclens Registered Users Posts: 21 Big grins
    edited March 10, 2008
    what did you use for your background?
    http://scalderon.smugmug.com/
  • Paul IddonPaul Iddon Registered Users Posts: 5,129 Major grins
    edited March 10, 2008
    eccentriclens wrote:
    what did you use for your background?

    Setup was the match stuck in blu-tac, and in front of a piece of black paper. Simple. :)


    Paul.


    Link to my personal website: http://www.pauliddon.co.uk





  • eccentriclenseccentriclens Registered Users Posts: 21 Big grins
    edited March 10, 2008
    Paul Iddon wrote:
    Setup was the match stuck in blu-tac, and in front of a piece of black paper. Simple. :)


    Paul.


    oh wow. easy enough.

    thanks
    stan
    http://scalderon.smugmug.com/
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