Spinning Burning Steel Wool

[Cyberman]

Monday night at camera club we were out under a a bridge capturing images of spinning burning wire wool.
In hindsight i should have dropped down to 10sec instead of 15sec exposure, but its all about learning.
Here are a few of my images from the night...

Spinning Steel Wool 1 by Andy Davis, on Flickr

Spinning Steel Wool 3 by Andy Davis, on Flickr

Spinning Steel Wool 4 by Andy Davis, on Flickr

Spinning Steel Wool 5 by Andy Davis, on Flickr

You thoughts comments and feedback are as always welcomed.

[digiman]

Re: Spinning Burning Steel Wool

I so want to try this every time I see a post like this. Of the set I like the last one best because of the vortex effect and the offshoots. A brave spinner! I think personally the exposure works quite well.

Nicely done,

Garry

[mikep]

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Good set, especially like the last 2 - with the 'frame' effect of the bridge exit, and the vortex.

If you do this again, ask the 'spinner' to wear black, and to cover their face!

Well done, Mike

[Wrinklyrocker]

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Ideal location, my preference is the third shot but with a slight crop on both sides, just to keep the interest inside the form of the bridge.

[Cyberman]

Re: Spinning Burning Steel Wool

I so want to try this every time I see a post like this. Of the set I like the last one best because of the vortex effect and the offshoots. A brave spinner! I think personally the exposure works quite well.

Nicely done,

Garry

Thanks very much, I appreciate you looking.
The vortex was achieved by him walking towards us, it was the last shot f the evening and you definitely want to be in non-flammable clothing! The vortex looked good from different angles so between the different club members we got some interesting shots.

Good set, especially like the last 2 - with the 'frame' effect of the bridge exit, and the vortex.

If you do this again, ask the 'spinner' to wear black, and to cover their face!

Well done, Mike

Thats a good comment on the face, he was in black and wearing a hat but i'll suggest a balaclava for the next session.
He worked very hard spinning the stuff round, he definitely deserved the pint i bought him afterwards.

Ideal location, my preference is the third shot but with a slight crop on both sides, just to keep the interest inside the form of the bridge.

I cropped quite a bit, I did think about cropping tighter but liked the bits spilling of to the side.
But, its worth another look to see. Thanks for the comment.

[paul linton]

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Loving these Andy.

Dangerous stuff that wire wool i damaged 2 windows the last time i tried this, i had a little practised in my back garden and now I've been banned from a repeat performance.

Paul

[Cyberman]

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Loving these Andy.

Dangerous stuff that wire wool i damaged 2 windows the last time i tried this, i had a little practised in my back garden and now I've been banned from a repeat performance.

Paul

Thanks very much, I appreciate you looking and commenting.
I would definitely not do this at home!
It's definitely an activity for outdoor spaces with lots of room.

[tesarver]

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Well done Andy. Nicely composed and exposed. Really like them all

Tom

[Cyberman]

Re: Spinning Burning Steel Wool

Cheers Tom, thanks very much.

[Jonathan Teatime]

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Number 1 and 5 are my picks, nice work

[Parsen66]

Re: Spinning Burning Steel Wool

An excellent set Andy. Seen the shots of this genre many times, but never found a willing spinner

[Cyberman]

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Number 1 and 5 are my picks, nice work

An excellent set Andy. Seen the shots of this genre many times, but never found a willing spinner

Cheers guys, thanks for looking.
Alan, a few of the guys at camera club have taken it in turns to spin.

[Parsen66]

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Alan, a few of the guys at camera club have taken it in turns to spin.

Assume you stepped up first Andy

[AlexR!]

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Andy, excellent set, that must have been great fun; my favourite is the last, both because of the 'tunnel' effect and because the spinner is less visible. Everyone earned their beer that night!

[Cyberman]

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Andy, excellent set, that must have been great fun; my favourite is the last, both because of the 'tunnel' effect and because the spinner is less visible. Everyone earned their beer that night!

Thanks very much.
One of my friends from camera club got a great version of the last image, she had the "vortex" head on and it looks cracking.