
Fading embers from my wood-burning stove. I find the patterns of light and the shape of the burnt paper and wood interesting. Didn’t have a tripod so I went up to ISO1600 on this one, making it noisy. I did noise reduction before the editing, which helped. Hope you find the photo useful.
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Leftover embers in my wood-burning stove. The foreground is crumpled paper that didn’t burn thoroughly; makes for some interesting folds, colors, and patterns. There is still a bit of fire left in them.
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Canon Rebel XTi, EF 50mm 1:1.4, 1/30, F1.8, 50mm, ISO1600, 2008-02-28T21:00:45-05, 20080229-020045rxt
Source image. I burned in the highlights a bit, made the colors redder, and added contrast. I was hand-holding the camera and the scene was dim, so I went up to ISO1600; the original is grainy. It’s nice grain, though, …
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Source image, compiled from the Canon Rebel XTi RAW file using the default settings in PhotoFiltre Studio.