Fireball

Several days ago, my friend and partner in sound, Frankie Loscavio, and I decided to try out a product called FireIce. FireIce is basically a fire suppressant that can be used to extinguish fire and reduce heat transmission. It is so good at reducing heat transmission that you can actually hold a flaming object in your hand without being burned, which leads me to our test.

We decided to test this product by holding a burning tennis ball in our hands. We took many precautions and did much research before we went out to conduct this experiment so as not to turn an already dangerous situation into a deadly situation.

The FireIce is a powder that when mixed with water instantly turns into a gel. A 3.125oz bottle converts into 2.5gal of gel. Once mixed up, Frankie coated his hand in the gel and we set about our experiment.

Now on to the photography. I shot the photos with my Canon Rebel T3 with a Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS II lens. Most of the pictures were taken at 46-55mm with an aperture of f/5-5.6. I experimented with a few different ISOs, with 200 producing the best pictures in my opinion. The ambient light was coming from behind us, we were in a moderately dark area and the subject had a fairly dark environment behind it.

Here are a few of the pictures I shot, you can see the rest on Flickr.





As you can see, FireIce worked fantastic. Frankie was able to hold the fire for several minutes before starting to feel any discomfort from the flames. This potentially dangerous set turned out to be a very fun. I don't recommend doing anything like this unless you take plenty of time to prepare and remember that fire can very unpredictable.

Moon Shine

Last night the moon was full and extremely bright. I set up my camera with a 75-300mm zoom lens on a tripod and pointed towards the moon. I zoomed in to 300mm and set the aperture wide open, 5.6 for this lens at 300mm. I tested a few different shutter speeds and got the best results with 1/320. Using a remote shutter button to maintain as crisp an image as possible, I snapped away and this is what I got:

Here's to the Light

I want to start this blog off by stating that I am a complete noob when it comes to photography. I obtained my first dslr less than two months ago and have been soaking up as much about photography as I can. Starting this blog is a testament to my thirst for knowledge and my will to share that knowledge with others. I hope to get honest feedback on my photos and technique and hope to eventually help others who run into the same issues that I do.

With that being said, here are a few photos that I have shot so far: