Fire Night - Coogee

[biggerry]

Sh$te that was hard work...I am going to definitely need more practice at this kinda thing...

I will not have a chance to go thru them all for a few days - these are some of teh better ones the first scan picked up.

Big thanks to Cam for organising and all the performers...

and..ok..thanks to the fuzz, who turned up twice...

[surenj]

Looks like it was a blast!

#4 I like alot... rather creepy feeling....maybe make the fire blue to increase the creepiness...

[Bindii]

It does look like hard work! But you've got yourself some stunning images there.. the third is a standout for me althought the fourth also looks good (I thought she was standing in water at first!)..

[biggerry]

Looks like it was a blast!

dude, I needed your off camera flash shenanigans, this is where you woulda come into your prime!

the camera mounted flash, I found resulted in flat, crusty images, however there are few where flashes from other cameras provided a bit of off cam flash, which definitely looked better..

[dawesy]

Tough but so worth it!

Love #1, great use of the tripod in that fading light, I have some handhelds from then that really don't come close, this was definitely the right approach - lost the twirlers and focus on the scene and fire. I might steal this technique!

#2, is that lit by someone else's flash? In either case it's really effective, that sliver of light along her axis really highlights the position, it has cemented my feeling that this style would really benefit from some off camera flash. It's also cemented the idea that she's the most flexible person I've meet to date.

#3 I like this one a lot, the casual pose with the hectic fire around him is great - he had some fantastic moves!

#4 is also cool, I love the pose she has in this, it really suits the fire skirt that you've created. Were you using flash? She's pretty well frozen but I don't see the tell tale flashed ground, so wondering how you got that one - it's a good effect.
Shame about the blue chairs though... I have a lot of shots of them as well!

Really good work here mate, tough shooting conditions and you've pulled out some crackers!

[biggerry]

I might steal this technique!

lol, thanks for the tip with the flash dialed down etc...

#2, is that lit by someone else's flash?

pretty sure it is - my flashed fired but would not have lit that RHS.

my feeling that this style would really benefit from some off camera flash.

definitely, I think even if its a single off camera flash it would work much better, a few off camera flashes would probably be really neat..

It's also cemented the idea that she's the most flexible person I've meet to date.

wait until you meet my yoga instructor...that said, I was certianly impressed...As mentioned by a bystander 'you got no bones lady'

Were you using flash? She's pretty well frozen but I don't see the tell tale flashed ground

yep, image has been cropped from the bottom and it may have been when I was trying that idea of pointing the flash a bit higher up...

Shame about the blue chairs though

yeah, I am going to try and clone some of the rubbish out when I get soem time.

[dawesy]

lol, thanks for the tip with the flash dialed down etc...

Hey no worries, the whole point is learning, no secrets here!

.As mentioned by a bystander 'you got no bones lady'

Nor fear! I have a decent shot of the stack she took, loved the way she just jumped back up and gave it another crack.
Mucho respect for all of them.

yeah, I am going to try and clone some of the rubbish out when I get soem time.

Yeah I have a few that could use some cloning and such. I'd love to shoot some of these guys one on one some time, each of them had quite unique signatures and I can see a really beautiful image for each of them in my head if I can just pull of the techniques.

[surenj]

the camera mounted flash, I found resulted in flat, crusty images

This should be the first law of photography.

I needed your off camera flash shenanigans, this is where you woulda come into your prime!

I simply cannot believe you didn't take your softbox and used your SB600 on that!! I think you are right, I would have brought at least one light stand and one (and only) flash that I have and missed alot of shots while I set up or tinkered with my flash....

#2, is that lit by someone else's flash?
pretty sure it is - my flashed fired but would not have lit that RHS.

This would be flash piracy and it's highly recommended especially if you can steal their channel and also direct them to where you want them to be.....

Sh$te that was hard work

No doubt about it, I think you need more ambient, fairly powerful flashes so that you can use a lower aperture to balance the flames, subject and the ambient. Reminds me of Joe Mcnally's book cover.