Getting money to burn

[dmdigital]

I did this several months back as an experiment:



The shot was taken outdoors at night on a concreted area. I used a stainless steel tray on a terracotta flower pot (as a stand), a couple of handfuls of coins and a mixture of lamp oil and methylated spirits (I found this mixture gave a more yellow/blue flame). Under the coins I placed a thin sponge to retain the teaspoon of fluid to be burnt. The camera was positioned about 1.5m away on a tripod and a long exposure was taken using a remote shutter release. Before lighting everything up I shined a torch on the focal point I wanted and set the camera up. I then was ready for the shot.

D200, 70mm f/5.6, ISO100, 10 seconds

The main emphasis here is on safety. Don't use very much fluid, do this out doors, have a hose nearby, light the tray with a long taper. After you're done, spray everything with water to cool it down before touching anything.

[Thanatoz]

Thats a great idea!!!
I would have just photoshopped some fire in but this looks really good

[aus-photograph]

burnin 50's lol

[dmdigital]

One thing I'd like to try is use copper based coins but unfortunately we don't have any in circulation in Australia anymore. I suspect they may add a green tinge to the flame from any oxidisation.