41.366 FIRE
The Birthday part two.
Not long after getting to know Phil, we had a long chat about how I wanted to make "Those pictures with steel wool". He drew a bit of a blank and I endevoured to explain.
Simply take:
1 basic kitchen whisk
1 dog chain lead
1 packet of DIY steel wool
a small length of jewellry wire
a kitchen gas lighter
2 torches
1fire extinguisher
1 camera and tripod
2 very excited children (by children I mean adults with a passion for FIRE! there was a lot of this bit "Fire do do dooooo do do do FIRE")
So, use the wire to attach the whisk to the dog lead. Fill the whisk with some steel wool.
Pop the camera on the tripod, using one of the torches shine it on your clothing and let the other child focus the camera. Click the focus into manual.
Light the wool with the lighter and begin to swing the lead in a circular motion.
At this point burning wool will be sparking out all over the place and you can't help but scream.
Whilst you are screaming, have the other person hit the shutter, making sure your shutter speed is slow enough, this will catch the sparks and create a giant catherine wheel.
For further details, ask me or better still, google you tube and watch the same gurus that I did :)
We did this behind a derelict chippy, close enough to the road to drive, but sheltered enough not to draw attention. It was an EPIC way to spend a difficult day and ultimately I think we both exorcised a lot of pent up emotion.
Phil burned his hair a bit, got a small hole in his fleece and worked up a friction blister on his index finger from the speed he swung the chain at.
I burned my hat, screamed a lot and went home with holes in my tights.
All in all a wonderful evening.
(Do you recognise the location?)
Oh and Michael Westall thank you for this tip-off! www.homeofpoi.co.uk/ I cannot tell you how excited I am to discover this!
41.366 FIRE
The Birthday part two.
Not long after getting to know Phil, we had a long chat about how I wanted to make "Those pictures with steel wool". He drew a bit of a blank and I endevoured to explain.
Simply take:
1 basic kitchen whisk
1 dog chain lead
1 packet of DIY steel wool
a small length of jewellry wire
a kitchen gas lighter
2 torches
1fire extinguisher
1 camera and tripod
2 very excited children (by children I mean adults with a passion for FIRE! there was a lot of this bit "Fire do do dooooo do do do FIRE")
So, use the wire to attach the whisk to the dog lead. Fill the whisk with some steel wool.
Pop the camera on the tripod, using one of the torches shine it on your clothing and let the other child focus the camera. Click the focus into manual.
Light the wool with the lighter and begin to swing the lead in a circular motion.
At this point burning wool will be sparking out all over the place and you can't help but scream.
Whilst you are screaming, have the other person hit the shutter, making sure your shutter speed is slow enough, this will catch the sparks and create a giant catherine wheel.
For further details, ask me or better still, google you tube and watch the same gurus that I did :)
We did this behind a derelict chippy, close enough to the road to drive, but sheltered enough not to draw attention. It was an EPIC way to spend a difficult day and ultimately I think we both exorcised a lot of pent up emotion.
Phil burned his hair a bit, got a small hole in his fleece and worked up a friction blister on his index finger from the speed he swung the chain at.
I burned my hat, screamed a lot and went home with holes in my tights.
All in all a wonderful evening.
(Do you recognise the location?)
Oh and Michael Westall thank you for this tip-off! www.homeofpoi.co.uk/ I cannot tell you how excited I am to discover this!