Shooting Light Wheels and Sparks

12 years 8 months ago #144340 by Towcestermark
I havemy whisk tied with a rope, steel wool in grade fine fluffed up inside the whisk. The idea is to spin the whisk at the end of the rope while the steel wool is on fire.

Sparks start flying everywhere as the steel wool burns because of the forced air from the spinning. Any tips on settings here?

I'll be doing it in complete darlness, in a tunnel (so the sparks fly off and bounce). Camera on a tripod around 20ft away.

Anyone done this before?


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12 years 8 months ago - 12 years 8 months ago #144349 by Dori
I saw a video on that once and want to do it!! So, to be on the safe side I asked a couple of cops if I could do it. The resounding answer was NO! Could get me into trouble. So, I asked the Fire Marshal, thinking safety. I also thought it would be cool to have one of them suited up and the sparks reflecting off their suits. Again the answer was NO! Too many chances people would call 911.

Good luck I hope you succeed!!!! :thumbsup:

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12 years 8 months ago #144897 by Towcestermark
I've always found it easier to ask for forgiveness than permission. So I wasn't actually going to ask anyone.


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12 years 8 months ago #144904 by Dori
Yeah, but I don't want to get cuffed and stuffed.. :rofl:
I do look forward to seeing what you get!

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12 years 8 months ago #144934 by Towcestermark
Me and my girls (aged 8 and 11) have been out in the dark night, stalking possible sites to use. Preferably industrial, or a tunnel. We didn't come up trumps tonight, although we all enjoyed the walk and the chat we didn't find a dark enough, unlit tunnel.

The idea is that, when spinning, the sparks will fly off and bounce off the tunnel walls to create a second 'line' rather disappear into the distance.

My wife is slightly scared that we'll burn a factory down in the process - and no, the kids will not be present when it's done the first time, for safety's sake


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12 years 8 months ago - 12 years 8 months ago #144940 by MLKstudios
Will take some experimenting. I'd probably start with ISO 200 to 400 (depending how bright it is) at f/4.0, with BULB (or some seconds dialed in).

We want to see results!

:)

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12 years 8 months ago #144946 by Baydream
Somebody could get a few shots - you holding up a card with numbers. :(

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12 years 8 months ago #144947 by icepics
I'm w/your wife on this one! I would think about looking in these tunnels in daylight or w/a good flashlight to see what's in there, that there's nothing flammable around.

Well at least you spent some quality time w/your kids! Now we don't want to see you on the news...

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12 years 8 months ago #148849 by Towcestermark


We found a 1600 house and shot in the dark against one of the gates. The fire marshall didn't know


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12 years 8 months ago #148866 by Dori
Cool!!! Check this Vid...I finally found it
Steel Wool

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12 years 8 months ago #148879 by icepics
Isn't there a way to get this type effect w/lightpainting? would be less flammable! Probably just a matter of time before somebody manages to catch something or themselves on fire trying this (does the guy in the video know hoodies are not fire resistant? - yeah, wear a hoodie so your hair doesn't catch fire, at least not til the hoodie catches fire.) I don't think I'd rely on somebody's amateur You Tube video for advice.

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12 years 8 months ago #148880 by Dori
You probably could to a lesser degree.

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