Oh No! My Whips on Fire! Photo

Photographer’s Note

Here is another picture from the Edinburgh Festival.

This man was performing a show on the Royal Mile. At this point he was balancing on top of a large pole, and yes the whip was ment to be on fire! He started to whip the whip (I didn't know how else to say that!) in the air and put out the flames, which was quite cool!:-)

As I said in my last post, If you are coming to Edinburgh during the festival I would reccomend you take a walk down the Royal Mile!

fabio_ts, Sne011, ifege, Dpbours, mark_mk, isabela_sor, Didi, AiresSantos, zeca, Jonas_Schmitt, Sistercosmo, ChrisJ, pablominto, Tue has marked this note useful

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rossofuoco (6384) 2008-08-01 0:08

Hi Blair.
Bella e simpatica foto. Complimenti per il colpo d'occhio.
Ciao Renzo

fabio_ts (13674) 2008-08-01 0:22

Superb work Blair, I love your use of shallow DOF and the perfect way how you have composed the picture, the detail on the fire is great, ...finely done, compliments!!!

have a nice weekend,
Fabio.

Sne011 (3103) 2008-08-01 0:35

Hello Blair,
Interesting photo. I like the blurry background.
Have a nice day
Sneza

ifege (1979) 2008-08-01 0:40

You've caught a great moment in this photo Blair - very sharp and with a brilliant background.
Regards
Ian

danasam (1057) 2008-08-01 0:48

HI Blair, very good POV and excellent background, i like the natural colors. very well seen.
Sam.

goodwill (4033) 2008-08-01 1:56

Hi Blair,
Intersting composition.
I like the way you clikced this shot from such a low angle. The clarity of this shot amazes me wiht the rise of black smoke near his mouth.
The intensity in the body language is remarkable.
Now I read the notes............he is standing on the top of a pole...errrrrrrrr

Rajeev

Dpbours (220) 2008-08-01 3:06

Hi Blair,

Hahaha, that is just funny. Good note as well about him balancing and the whip that really needed to be on fire. :-)

Greetings,
Dennis

marion44 (4284) 2008-08-01 3:50

Hello Blair,
Humour, dynamism, sunny colors, good composition... there's everything in your photo ! I love the effect made by the smoke against the beffry.
Well done !
Marion

marietom (32076) 2008-08-01 5:47

hello Blair,

Interesting picture !
Dommage que tu n'aies pas réussi à isoler le cracheur de feu. Les couleurs sont belles.
Bonne journée
marie

mark_mk (246) 2008-08-01 6:27

Hi Blair,
so have you now moved your favorite subjects from noctural images to people? It doesn`t matter what you shoot, you always produce a great shot! The f/4 works great to let the background appear blurred, what draws the main attention to the man, great quality you deliver, nice colors and sharpness.
Very nice, you must live in a photogenic city!

Take care
Mark

Flavia (10202) 2008-08-01 8:28

Hi Blair,

Brilliant picture. The artist in the hart of the action, perfectly sharp against a shallow bg of typical architecture of the region.

Regards,

Flavia

toto (18755) 2008-08-01 8:39

Bonsoir,
belle photo de ce fouet enflammé que cet indiana Johns va faire claquer.
Très belle tour légèrement floue a l' arrière plan.
Merci du partage.

Amitiés Thomas

isabela_sor (42455) 2008-08-01 13:53 [Comment]

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AiresSantos (42844) 2008-08-02 10:22

Hi Blair
Great capture from the Edinburgh Festival. Excellent DOF, colours and sharpness. Well framed and done
Have a nice weekend
Aires

zeca (20026) 2008-08-02 10:57

Hello Blair!
Very well captured scene. Its nice to see the distortion from the fire on the tower. The colours are really great! Well taken!
Regards,
Zeca

Jonas_Schmitt (3074) 2008-08-02 13:41

Hello Blair!
What a fantastic picture...I do really like your idea and the way you present it is fantastic ! The choice of f/4 was great and the man is perfectly sharp.
Hehe, it was two years ago, when I was in Edinburgh during this festival (it is more than worth to see!) but at that time I still ahd a simple analog camera......:-)
Anyway, your picture is great, I can´t see anything to improve this !!!
Best regards,
Jonas

Didi (36434) 2008-08-03 0:58

Hi Mr Blair
Very good decisive moment of this action and an interesting DOF setting on the subject.
Kind regards.

Sistercosmo (2681) 2008-08-03 16:35

Hi Blair,
the man is so sharp and the background perfectly blurred. Excellent shot.
Take care,
Linda

ChrisJ (70443) 2008-08-04 1:43

Hi Blair

Good use of a shallow dof, with excellent warm vs cold colour contrasts, & good fg sharpness. Tfs!

pablominto (41340) 2008-08-09 8:14

Hello Blair,

I like the composition, and the great feeling of depth makes the image an eye-catcher!
A good documentary of this event in the festival, expression of the artist is well captured...
The colours are well balanced, fine details in the frame!

Greetings,
Pablo -

chirasak (575) 2008-08-09 22:57

Hi Blair
interesting acting, he must be very good skill with that show, i like your focus with a perfect bacground, nice shot
TFS

Regards
Chirasak

Tue (25608) 2008-08-11 6:51

Hi Blair,
Great to see this impression from the Edinburgh Festival, I'll visit it for a couple of days next week and I certainly will take a walk down the Royal Mile! It looks really spectacular what this man is doing here. And you captured it really well, in a pleasant light and with a nice background. Thanks a lot for sharing!
Regards,
Lars

hubert (1566) 2008-09-06 5:12

Buon Giorno Blair,
Nice shot.
I have been twice in Edinburgh but never during the festival.
What a pity...
Complimenti, Marco.