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Lights and Pyrotechnics

Postby aim54x on Mon Apr 09, 2012 9:13 pm

With Rodney's images up, I dont think there is much for me to add, but here are a few of my favourites from the night. However, huge thanks have to go out to everyone there that night, I had a disaster with gear (forgot torch, timer remote etc) but I still managed to have heaps of fun.

Demonic Orb
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Spinning up a fire storm
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Take cover - we really felt the need to for this one
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Eerie red
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Re: Lights and Pyrotechnics

Postby Wink on Mon Apr 09, 2012 9:27 pm

That first one is cool! Makes me think of the time travel orb from Terminator.
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Re: Lights and Pyrotechnics

Postby chrisk on Mon Apr 09, 2012 9:37 pm

x2. that first one is freakin awesome man ! LOVE it !!! :cheers:
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Re: Lights and Pyrotechnics

Postby biggerry on Tue Apr 10, 2012 2:54 pm

The red tunnel is nice, one of my favorites, in hindsight a person silhouetted at the end of teh tunnel would have been perfect.
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Re: Lights and Pyrotechnics

Postby aim54x on Tue Apr 10, 2012 4:47 pm

biggerry wrote:The red tunnel is nice, one of my favorites, in hindsight a person silhouetted at the end of teh tunnel would have been perfect.


red gelled flash would have been perfect
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Re: Lights and Pyrotechnics

Postby PiroStitch on Tue Apr 10, 2012 5:45 pm

The first one is the best. Definitely looks like the time orb from Terminator...whoever was in the middle of that wasn't naked were they?
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Re: Lights and Pyrotechnics

Postby zafra52 on Tue Apr 10, 2012 5:51 pm

For once, I'm with the crowd and
choose 31 as the best of the series.
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Re: Lights and Pyrotechnics

Postby aim54x on Tue Apr 10, 2012 10:16 pm

PiroStitch wrote:whoever was in the middle of that wasn't naked were they?


Thankfully they were clothed!
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Re: Lights and Pyrotechnics

Postby Reschsmooth on Tue Apr 10, 2012 10:32 pm

I like number 4 but would prefer to see about 10% cropped off each vertical edge. I don't think that last bit of darkness on either edge adds to the feelin of the image.

As Gerry indicated, a hint of something - a sillouette or something just in the shadows would add to the sense of danger and intrigue. Still a fantastic still :)
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Re: Lights and Pyrotechnics

Postby chrisk on Tue Apr 10, 2012 10:38 pm

Reschsmooth wrote:I would prefer to see about 10% cropped off each vertical edge.


may no one accuse you of being ambiguous pat. lol
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Re: Lights and Pyrotechnics

Postby Reschsmooth on Wed Apr 11, 2012 12:10 am

Rooz wrote:
Reschsmooth wrote:I would prefer to see about 10% cropped off each vertical edge.


may no one accuse you of being ambiguous pat. lol


Seriously dude, I would have been fine with anything from 9-11% (as long as total crop page is not greater than 20%) :biglaugh:
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Re: Lights and Pyrotechnics

Postby aim54x on Wed Apr 11, 2012 9:35 am

Reschsmooth wrote:
Rooz wrote:
Reschsmooth wrote:I would prefer to see about 10% cropped off each vertical edge.


may no one accuse you of being ambiguous pat. lol


Seriously dude, I would have been fine with anything from 9-11% (as long as total crop page is not greater than 20%) :biglaugh:


:biglaugh: :biglaugh: :biglaugh:

thanks, I will have a play when I get home
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Re: Lights and Pyrotechnics

Postby Marvin on Thu Apr 12, 2012 12:51 pm

I love the first one. How do you get the dome/orb so perfect?
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Re: Lights and Pyrotechnics

Postby marc on Thu Apr 12, 2012 7:12 pm

Very nice Cam, good improvisation.

biggerry wrote:The red tunnel is nice, one of my favorites, in hindsight a person silhouetted at the end of the tunnel would have been perfect.


Agree with Gerry as well.
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Re: Lights and Pyrotechnics

Postby aim54x on Thu Apr 12, 2012 11:04 pm

Marvin wrote:I love the first one. How do you get the dome/orb so perfect?


The orb/dome was produced with a light on the end of a length of dowel that was secured to a pylon(?) that was in the centre of the ring you see in the image.

marc wrote:Very nice Cam, good improvisation.

biggerry wrote:The red tunnel is nice, one of my favorites, in hindsight a person silhouetted at the end of the tunnel would have been perfect.


Agree with Gerry as well.


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Re: Lights and Pyrotechnics

Postby surenj on Fri Apr 13, 2012 9:17 pm

#4 I reckon I can see a slight silhoutte at the end of the tunnel. Can you brighten it up from your end and see?? You've done well without remote etc!
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