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Old 03-11-2009, 08:19 PM
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Great shot, love the results.

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Originally Posted by ozshadow View Post
2) Taking the shot.
- If you have a remote trigger and burst mode. Use it! Be prepared to take quite a few shots to get the smoke to get the look that you want. Eg the spoon shot took about 40 shots to get it the way it did.
- Underexpose by 1 stop. It’s a simple trick but it works for me. It crushes the black background so it looks nice and clean.
Any clue on what shutter speed you might need if you're using natural cloudy lighting as to freeze the motion of the smoke?

My thanks in advance.
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