Ring of Fire Photography

[murklemark]

Me and a couple of friends tried our hand at wire wool photography the other night, it was great fun,we decided to organise a night taking some experimental photographs. Lighting the wire wool was tedious at times but once it got going the results are amazing, it only burns for around 20 - 30 seconds so you have room to play around with your camera settings to get the desired result. Wire wool photography is the product of combining; a couple of whisks, a climbing cable, matches, LED torches, the dead of night and of course steel wire wool. It's a long exposure style of light painting, where light painting uses LED lights and torches, this uses wire wool which has been set on fire.

I'm going to attempt to do some more elaborate wire wool photography, so any C&C is welcome.


Closer fire shot by FlashCharlie, on Flickr


Human catherine wheel by FlashCharlie, on Flickr


Ring of fire by FlashCharlie, on Flickr


More tips and ideas for wire wool photography


© Flash Charlie

 

[digital flower]

These are pretty amazing. Especially like 2 and 3.

 

[Frequency]

Classic
Can you give an upper border also and make that looks like an eye?

Regards

 

[murklemark]

That would be a great idea, might have to brave the sparks to draw it with a LED torch, but it could look cool.

 

[slackercruster]

V. Nice!