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Amazing shots! It is time for you to share... Wire wool is what we call steel wool I assume. I am also assuming you use a very fine grade of this. But please, before I incinerate my white lab coat can you tell us what you are igniting this with and how are you handling the fire without injuring yourself? Seriously - will I need a hairnet? 
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We use a metal whisk and fluff the fine stee/wire wool up a bit fitting it into the whisk, light with a lighter (you don't need it to be lit much) and start spinning. We attacha dog lead to the whisk so the most dangerous part is the chain rubbing against your hand so gloves are advised.
It is obviously recommended not wear flammable clothes if poss so no woolly jumpers but a pair of jeans is fine
It doesn't burn for to long so not a major issue. Will try post a vid of lighting and spinning once I get it off the phone For colour changes just play with the sliders in PS
For the spiral effect use a zoom lens ( I used the 100-400) focus at max distance and once spinning just pull the lens back to it's shortest lens, you can control the gap between the circles by the speed at which you pull back the zoom, next time out will try get one zoom from 400 to 100 and then back out again if I remember
except maybe on a large parking lot. Shoot, learn and share. It will make you a better photographer.
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This is a summer project waiting to happen. I'm thinking the wide angle lens will do nicely...
“Amateurs worry about equipment, professionals worry about money, masters worry about light, I just make pictures… ” ~ Vernon Trent
The trouble with doing it in summer is that you really need a dark night, these were done between 8pm and 10:45pm, as I work I don't fancy staying up til gone 12 to get some shots before going into the office
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