Camp Fires
Oct 15, 2011 14:34:29 #
I would love to see pictures of camp fires at night. I find them very beautiful but challenging to photograph. The settings would be helpful to see as well so I can learn how to shoot them more successfully.
Thank you, everyone!
Thank you, everyone!
Oct 16, 2011 08:24:15 #
Suggestion: shoot just after sunset. Keep shooting until very dark. You'll get a spectrum of background detail. You might try a variety of exposures at each interval OR just set one camera on a tripod and set it for interval shooting. (I'm not sure if you can combine interval shooting with bracketing. Ok, I'll be out in the backyard tonight experimenting!)
Patrick
Patrick
Oct 16, 2011 10:38:54 #
[quote=Patw28]Suggestion: shoot just after sunset. Keep shooting until very dark. You'll get a spectrum of background detail. You might try a variety of exposures at each interval OR just set one camera on a tripod and set it for interval shooting. (I'm not sure if you can combine interval shooting with bracketing. Ok, I'll be out in the backyard tonight experimenting!)
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Patrick, thank you so much for the suggestions. My campfire shots have always come out disastrous because I don't know what I'm doing. The flames overwhelm the photo and it turns out to be a big mess. I'm really looking forward to seeing what you come up with and I will keep your advice in mind. I appreciate your input...
:-)
Patrick[/quote
Patrick, thank you so much for the suggestions. My campfire shots have always come out disastrous because I don't know what I'm doing. The flames overwhelm the photo and it turns out to be a big mess. I'm really looking forward to seeing what you come up with and I will keep your advice in mind. I appreciate your input...
:-)
Oct 16, 2011 18:36:43 #
When shooting around campfires it has helped me to use the fire as a light source meaning to not let the fire appear in the field of view or it will be the brightest thing in the picture, and your subject will be the darkest in the picture, do you get what I am saying, Say you want to take pictures of fireworks you need a tripod other wise you will see your pulse in the picture, back to campfires some might tell you to use filters although I have never had much success with them in low light situations, I hope I have helped Myron T.
Oct 16, 2011 19:21:58 #
MyronT wrote:
When shooting around campfires it has helped me to... (show quote)
Thank you Myron. I appreciate your input and I will definitely keep this in mind.
;-)
Oct 16, 2011 19:35:14 #
I'll share something with you that you may already know. If not...
Go to a hardware and buy two or three pieces of 1 inch copper tubing about 8 to 12 inches long. Cut up a garden hose in pieces about the same length as your copper tubing and stuff the hose inside the copper. It puts off the most vibrant colors you can imagine, pink, yellow, green, blue, etc. It'll sure brighten up your campfire. When the fire cools down retrieve your copper and re-use it. It's a neat trick to photo.
Go to a hardware and buy two or three pieces of 1 inch copper tubing about 8 to 12 inches long. Cut up a garden hose in pieces about the same length as your copper tubing and stuff the hose inside the copper. It puts off the most vibrant colors you can imagine, pink, yellow, green, blue, etc. It'll sure brighten up your campfire. When the fire cools down retrieve your copper and re-use it. It's a neat trick to photo.
Oct 16, 2011 20:05:42 #
Oct 16, 2011 20:07:34 #
gessman wrote:
I'll share something with you that you may already... (show quote)
Are you saying put the copper tubing directly on the campfire? What is the purpose of the garden hose? Thanks, Gessman, that sounds really neat...
Oct 16, 2011 20:16:55 #
whitewitch wrote:
quote=gessman I'll share something with you that ... (show quote)
Yep, just toss it right in the fire. The hose and the copper create some kind of reaction with each other and it's really neat. Would be a nice addition to taking pictures of campfires at night. I may even try it myself. I've done the tube and hose a lot but didn't take pictures of it. My wife and I spent two long summers out in our RV in the National and State Forests and had campfires going almost every night. I didn't always do the copper and hose thing but I did it a lot. It's really cool in a mindless sort of way.
Oct 16, 2011 20:25:03 #
gessman wrote:
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Well, I don't think it's mindless at all. I'm an artist and a metalworker. I know how copper can produce really cool looking green colors. To me it's just another form of visual art - like fireworks. I'm just surprised to hear about the interaction with the rubber hose. Thanks a lot for this idea. I can't wait to try it some time. I also can't wait to get photos of it. Have you ever gotten any pics of that?
;-)
Oct 16, 2011 20:28:07 #
whitewitch wrote:
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It works well in a wood fireplace inside, or a patio pit.
Oct 16, 2011 20:30:26 #
whitewitch: "Have you ever gotten any pics of that?"
No I haven't, as many times as I did it I've never taken any pics of it. It ought to look really cool in pics, especially video.
No I haven't, as many times as I did it I've never taken any pics of it. It ought to look really cool in pics, especially video.
Oct 16, 2011 20:44:19 #
gessman wrote:
whitewitch: "Have you ever gotten any pics of that?"
No I haven't, as many times as I did it I've never taken any pics of it. It ought to look really cool in pics, especially video.
No I haven't, as many times as I did it I've never taken any pics of it. It ought to look really cool in pics, especially video.
Video- that's a good idea, too!
Oct 16, 2011 22:09:36 #
gayellen
Loc: Arkansas
whitewitch wrote:
I would love to see pictures of camp fires at night. I find them very beautiful but challenging to photograph. The settings would be helpful to see as well so I can learn how to shoot them more successfully.
Thank you, everyone!
Thank you, everyone!
I'll bet that your campfire pics are 100% better than mine... I took this quickly as I have problems breathing around fires. no tripod, it was actually in the 50's that night no coat on... shaking like crazy... This was a tree debris bonfire that had burned down and then the grandkids roasted hotdogs and marshmallows... can someone please tell me what settings I should have used.. New to all the settings.. Nikon D90...
f3.5 aperture 3.6 ISO 1600 right at dusk
Oct 16, 2011 22:14:24 #
gayellen
Loc: Arkansas
gessman wrote:
I'll share something with you that you may already... (show quote)
Gessman, thanks for posting this wonderful information, we will have to try this the next time we camp or have a bonfire.. the grandkids will love it...
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