Smoke'n Ace | Match Point

Rainy, dreary day here in the Carolinas...

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2 Light setup
1 AB 800 w/ medium grided softbox tennis ball right
1 AB 800 w/ 40 degree honey comb grid on boom behind tennis ball.
1 reflector.

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Pretty damn cool!

Very cool. May I suggest some rotational blur?

Wow, very cool. How long did it take you to get the shot you liked?

sr20ser wrote in post #9890356
Pretty damn cool!

Pretty damn imaginative... and creative!

sr20ser wrote in post #9890356
Pretty damn cool!

Thanks!

The Hard Way wrote in post #9890509
Very cool. May I suggest some rotational blur?

Thanks for the comments! I did try a little motion blur but just did not look right?

icebat wrote in post #9892451
Wow, very cool. How long did it take you to get the shot you liked?

Thanks for the comments! It didn't take long once everything was in place. Just had to be patient with the smoke and let it do it's thing. I would say from start to finish I had a couple of hours in it.

CannedHeat wrote in post #9892490
Pretty damn imaginative... and creative!

Thank you!

Thank you for the wonderful comments! Certainly has put a little extra spring in my step today.

I've decided on which image out of the bunch I'll be sending to the printers to print on metal. However, I've played around with the idea from The Hard Way with some slight motion blur.

To blur or not to blur?
Thanks

1.No Blur

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This is very good, but no on the blur.

That's a terrific image; I'd stick with no blur, too, though.

I actually kind of like the blur.

eye on color wrote in post #9899928
This is very good, but no on the blur.

Thanks for the comments.

Snydremark wrote in post #9899965
That's a terrific image; I'd stick with no blur, too, though.

Thanks for the kind words.

evo5ive wrote in post #9899969
I actually kind of like the blur.

Your not alone it seems The feedback on the blur has been about 50-50. Some like it some don't and I'm still on the fence ?

really cool effect.

Snydremark wrote in post #9899965
That's a terrific image; I'd stick with no blur, too, though.

x2

calvin681 wrote in post #9904626
really cool effect.

Thanks, really appreciate the comments.
I saw the smoke shots a while back (nearly two years now) and wanted to add a little extra dimension.

icebat wrote in post #9906063
x2

Thanks icebat, I'm about to fall on that side of the fence too.

Very cool. I also like the no blur.