Yet another smoke thread...

So I finally got my 580II and the first thing I wanted to try was the smoke shots. All of these have minor PP (levels to throw the background out and then added some color) I really had fun with these shots, its like looking at ink blotches and trying to find something in them.

I do have a question out there for you fellow POTNers who have done these shots...are they supposed to be kinda grainy or am I doing something wrong?

Anyways C&C welcome and appreciated.

1.Three Headed Snake

I enjoy smoke series imagery... the music background in my life has me seeing a directors hand with a baton, in the "unicorn" one... with the smoke acting as music being directed from the hand to wrap around the wrist.

ETA: beautiful!

Smoke shots always amaze me, especially with the color changes. I recently got a 580ex and would love to try something like this. Would you mind posting your setup for these shots, or any general setup? I would really appreciate it. Thanks, and very nice work.

Kyle

Elphaba wrote in post #5780417
I enjoy smoke series imagery... the music background in my life has me seeing a directors hand with a baton, in the "unicorn" one... with the smoke acting as music being directed from the hand to wrap around the wrist.
lol yeah I see that as well

ETA: beautiful!

[QUOTE=khnordeen;57805​13]Smoke shots always amaze me, especially with the color changes. I recently got a 580ex and would love to try something like this. Would you mind posting your setup for these shots, or any general setup? I would really appreciate it. Thanks, and very nice work.
Thank you very much. Unfortunately I don't have a set up pic but all you need to do is set up a black backdrop and something to create the smoke (I used incense) and you wanna set up the focus with something in the area where the smoke is gonna be. I used my girlfriends hand lol.
Then you wanna set your cam anywhere from f8-f14 and shutter speed to 1/200 and aim the flash directly at the smoke or straight up...seemed to work both ways.. if you have anymore questions feel free to ask.

^No more questions here; the description was good enough for me. I will definitely be trying this out very soon. Thanks again for the little write up; I really appreciate it

Kyle

here is a few more...


7. Hot Fro

hey those came out great for your first try.

I have not tried it again since last time, but I have a couple ideas that would be cool...

Kirby

wonder how that fractalizer (not sure if that's exactly it) PS plugin would work on these types of shots...

ViciousCircle wrote in post #5782986
wonder how that fractalizer (not sure if that's exactly it) PS plugin would work on these types of shots...

feel free to try it

very nice. especially the last 2

Quarantine wrote in post #5783715
very nice. especially the last 2

thank you!

so anyone out there know bout the grain?

man the B&W/ Experimental section has really died out...

Wow. LOVE these smoking shots!

Cool stuff! I wonder how they'd look turned sideways (landscape) as an abstract?

Really beautiful stuff...

lbcyalater wrote in post #5780231
6. Old Surprise

I love this one!