Smoke

Get Pushed!! Round 3 challenge from Gail (Mmmm KD) was "...to capture a smoke shot".

 

Not a challenge to take lightly. One of the most difficult parts of shooting smoke is getting it in focus. Not to mention getting smoke to exist. My latest attempt to get smoke was in the BBQ grill using mesquite chips that are used to create smoke I figured they would work well. Nope. With the lid off they wanted to flare up and burn clean in a few seconds. I had to continually squirt them with water to prevent them from drying rapidly and flaring up. Focus was the next battle with it. Hard to get a good contrast background so I zoomed in on the source instead.... meh.

 

I also included a previous shot I did in Our Daily Challenge for smoke. Used a cigar for the smoke source in a blacked out room and a pocket flashlight to illuminate the smoke.

 

Thanks Gail for making me stop and think my way through a shot. It was a great drill with my still new to me camera. Always settings and such to work through for those special situations.

Done