Fire & Water II

[Loose Canon]

A little different approach this time.

Three lights fired, two gelled and one wearing a stripbox.

F/22, 1/200th, ISO 640 at 70mm and cropped.

[Barnwell]

I have no idea how you make that shot but it looks great.

[Shadowman]

Nicely done, how many takes were needed?

[Ziggy]

Like this one better than the first, nice.

[Loose Canon]

Nicely done, how many takes were needed?

Thank you John.

I did probably around 80-100 takes for this one John. That is pretty good for this type of shooting, at least for me.

Some done for the initial lighting. Some for initial lighting and flame. Some done because I didn’t like the initial lighting and changed things. Some done for changed things and flame. Then once everything looked livable the fun began! Meaning making the mess (splashing)!

Well over half were shot blowing water. I do a set, delete as necessary, mark the ones with potential, evaluate what has been done Do the next set, rinse (pun intended) and repeat.

In my experience with this I will eventually get one that is very close to what I am looking for, stop the shoot and go into post production. I should probably keep shooting because with this type of work you never know what the next one will be, especially if I’m on a roll! But when I get one I really like I move it along. Since I never tear down a set until I’m sure I have something viable, I can always come back and resume the shoot if necessary. I also take behind the scene shots of every set for future reference and just add it to the day’s shoot folder.

Like this one better than the first, nice.

Me too Jim. Thank you for saying.

[Mike Buckley]

For me, this one is far, far better than the other one. Love the composition! It's energetic and dynamic but (fortunately) still very weird. Gorgeous range of tones. I'm positive that I wouldn't need to see the thread title to know that it's water.

Just one thing: Did you get the fire extinguisher revved up?

One more thing: Was the cup holder properly equipped when you shot this?

[Loose Canon]

Hi Barnwell,

I have no idea how you make that shot but it looks great.

Thank you for saying.

I had no idea how I was going to do it either really. I had a so-called "vision" (probably occurred from a "disaster" dream I had) and went from there! Put it together and banged it out. But always knowing the idea might fall flat on its face.

I really think the important thing for us to remember is that if we don’t try, we won’t succeed. I rarely succeed but not for lack of trying. But so what? At least its fun and what could be better than that!

For me, this one is far, far better than the other one. Love the composition! It's energetic and dynamic but (fortunately) still very weird.

Thanks Mike!

I would consider it extremely weird if you thought otherwise!

Just one thing: Did you get the fire extinguisher revved up?

Charged and ready! Got to get it replaced with a CO2 though! Dry chem ruins electronics! Of course, Fire & Water have a tendency to do the same!

One more thing: Was the cup holder properly equipped when you shot this?

The Most-Important-Item-On-The-Set Cup Holder was properly equipped with favorite beverage and backup favorite beverage just off-stage!

Naturally the CH was the first thing perfectly positioned, lit, and equipped. No shoot occurs without proper preparation!

[FootLoose]

Neat shot, Terry. I like the heart shape of the water. You could probably sell this one to Hallmark for Valentine's Day.

[Mike Buckley]

The Most-Important-Item-On-The-Set Cup Holder was properly equipped

Now that we've got that settled, we can get a moderator to close the thread. Nothing else is worth discussing.

[flashback]

Simply. Ingenious.

[rudi]

Hi Terry,

As I am a complete novice in this field, well in most photography disciplines actually , I am very curious about your set-up.
Can you reveal some secrets with 'behind the scenes shots' & explanations ??

Very nice shot. I particularly like the blue/yellow tones and the sprinkling lights....

[IzzieK]

Did you do this on a fish tank or a wide open mouth vase? I am really curious about how the drop portion on the right side occured...as with every experiment you do, it is intriguing to say the least, makes me think (hopefully others too...) and ask the inevitable question--how did he do this one?! I can only guess, sometimes, I am wrong, sometimes I just hope I might be right...

[John 2]

Not only a great shot but I have to admire your perseverance (80-100 takes?) and imagination.

[Brownbear]

Hi Terry,

Incredibly creative, and especially beautiful! I also adore the gorgeous gold tones (more beautiful in this version) and magical airborne water droplets!

Indeed we are fortunate that such an innovative and talented photographer, with a knack for entertaining stories shares his work with us.

[Loose Canon]

Wow Christina. I don't know what to say to that.

So I guess I'll just say Thank You.

[bnnrcn]

WOW! Stunning, amazing, great, beautiful and so on Congratulations Terry. This is much better than the first one and I'm curious about how you managed to get such a composition , this is not a floating one

[purplehaze]

Thrilling is the word that comes to mind, for a number of reasons. (I think I would want those firefighters closer than a phone call away.)

[FrankMi]

Terry, most photographers are content to just get a great image. Not you. Oh no. You've gotta 'create' a great image! Excellent result!

[Donald]

I wish I had the sort of creative mind that could envision making an image like this, never mind the knowledge and skill to be able to execute it.

[thegman]

Terry , this shot is awesome, as a novice I cannot even contemplate how or where you would begin with this shot.