Fire Pit

[picnik]

I really like the first one... nice job!

[kgb224]

Thank you for sharing.Interesting effects one can get using different exposures.My favorite is nr 1.I love the composition in nr 1.

[Chip]

Originally Posted by VegasMike

Wow, Chip, nice series! It looks like the fire turned into a raging inferno with the longer exposures. Well done.

Mike

Many thanks, Mike. Glad you like the "inferno effect."

Originally Posted by ukglyn

Lovely shots chip, really, really loving the first fire shot.

Thank you very much, glyn.

Originally Posted by sheltiesmama

Ok, now I'm warmer. Great shots.

Happy to be of service!

Originally Posted by f4fwildcat

The first one is awesome!

Thanks.

Originally Posted by Steves Shots

Great captures, love the detail in the first shot thanks for sharing.

Thank you, Steve

Originally Posted by Angelb

First shot is my fave. There is something about flames and their colour that makes me want to sit and stare at them for hours. I think its the way the flames dance in a seductive way blending oranges and yellows together.

I agree! Flames, especially flames in campfire, are hypnotizing to me. Maybe because they are always changing and evolving, and will never look exactly the same way again? Thanks for your thoughts and comments.

[Bballantyne]

I love the clarity of the log in the first shot. Very warm and cozy

[Chip]

Originally Posted by lindyannajones

Do I smell S'Mores? I thought so. Kate is so fortunate to have you for her dad. Pre-teen girls can be pretty abstract. Good thing you know how! Lovely, rich images made all the more interesting by the instant triggering of the fragrance of slightly burnt marshmellows.

S'mores aren't only for 12-year olds. This is about the 10th time we've gone camping, and we always go with some of her classmates and their Dads. Kate really does have a great time at these camp outs. Thanks for you comments, Lina.

Originally Posted by PhotogChic

I LOVE the first photo! Stunning!

Angie - Many thanks.

Originally Posted by Tenzin'sMom

Wonderful pictures -- you've warmed me up down to my toes! Thanks for sharing them in a series, very instructive as well as beautiful.

Helen - You're too kind. Thank you very much.

Originally Posted by picnik

I really like the first one... nice job!

Nikki - Thanks!

Originally Posted by kgb224

Thank you for sharing.Interesting effects one can get using different exposures.My favorite is nr 1.I love the composition in nr 1.

Thanks. For the 2nd and 3rd photos, I really just wanted to see if I could get a long exposure without blowing out any or much of the photo. It was a fun experiment.

[FromtheBackofaHorse]

Nice to see I am not the only one that sits around the campfire shooting. The people I'm usually camping with have begun to make a joke of it.

[beachcomber]

Camping has become a little more sophisticated since I started but the fun hasn't decrerased at all. I loved it, my kids loved it and by the look of it, you guys loved it too.
I like these Chip, all extremely well captured and presented pictures, so easy to over expose but not here, even in the second and third images, thats top quality work mate

[equilution]

Nice shots, Chip. I like the first one. More detail in the actual flame, and excellent comp. TFS

[Chip]

Originally Posted by Bballantyne

I love the clarity of the log in the first shot. Very warm and cozy

Thanks.

Originally Posted by beachcomber

Camping has become a little more sophisticated since I started but the fun hasn't decrerased at all. I loved it, my kids loved it and by the look of it, you guys loved it too.
I like these Chip, all extremely well captured and presented pictures, so easy to over expose but not here, even in the second and third images, thats top quality work mate

Thank you, Steve. We go just twice a year, but my daughter and I sure do have a good time. With just Dads around - and therefore limited rules and obligations imposed on the kids - I call it a "Lord of the Flies" event.

For the 2nd and 3rd ones, I used a polarizer and moved the camera around. Without moving the camera, I kept getting too many blown out parts in the flames with the shutter open for 4 seconds.

Originally Posted by equilution

Nice shots, Chip. I like the first one. More detail in the actual flame, and excellent comp. TFS

Many thanks. I appreciate the input.

[fstopMike]

Nice fire shots, Chip. It's a cold and rainy day here. I feel much better now.