Through Evie's Lens
Smoking #1
Posted by Evie (Fairfax, United States) on 29 May 2007 in Abstract & Conceptual and Portfolio.
eydryan from Bucharest, Romania
nice one evie but two things:
1. try to focus on the smoke (i know thaa=t's a bitch since it keeps moving but try to prefocus then shoot when it comes into focus by itself) since it's a bit soft
2. you could try a colour invert to get a nice wahite background like in my smoke shot
anyways, this one i like , keep up experimenting
29 May 2007 7:45am
I. Ponceau from Lyon, France
nice photo , nice color....I'll try it when i 'll find a smoker ;-)
29 May 2007 7:55am
{H} creatives from Santa Clara, United States
Hmm...I kinda like the smoke to be out of focus a bit. I prefer this pic the way it is. Very nice capture.
29 May 2007 7:59am
Manuela Photography from Hainburg, Germany
I agree, out of focus is interesting here. It emphasizes the "smoke" athmosphere... well done!
29 May 2007 8:52am
Lisha from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
nice one. the black background's a good call evie
29 May 2007 9:43am
Luca from Genova, Italy
Wonderful color. I like it so much.
And the other macro of drops are beautiful too!!
29 May 2007 10:22am
Erik from Netherlands
Beautiful, one would almost think that smoking is something good. But the purple, as a funeral color next to black, it reminds us of what it eventually will lead to :-). Apart from this health pre-occupation, an advanced-learner shot because of its lighting problems. Wonderful.
29 May 2007 10:43am
Laurie from Lincoln, United States
At first glance, it took my breath away! You really captured the substance of the smoke. I've been wanting to do something similar, but I don't smoke and it's hard get someone else to smoke on demand. Nice job!
29 May 2007 2:14pm
Evie from Fairfax, United States
Actually, I don't smoke either. I burned some incense and shot the smoke as it curled into the air. I'll keep experimenting with the focus too. The original was actually sharper, I just blurred it in processing because I liked that effect.
29 May 2007 2:49pm
Candace from Emmaus, United States
Beautiful! I love the color you picked to make the smoke. Very nice change.
29 May 2007 10:27pm
kairospix from Singapore, Singapore
well done evie! i think out of focus is pretty cool too!
30 May 2007 3:08pm
Canon EOS REBEL XTi
1/60 second
F/5.6
ISO 200
200 mm