Phoenix

Taken with a friend, 10 second shutter speed, and sparklers in Portland, OR.

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Thank you to everyone who faved and commented on this picture, it's one of my personal favorites too! There were a few people who asked how it was done, so I guess I'll fill in the details.... I had my camera set up on a meter, tried things out until I got the timer/color/aperture/shutter speed I wanted (w/ flash to illuminate her face), then stood on the back corners of the benches and lit the sparklers while my friend hit the button to take the picture. She ran to jump on the front corners of the benches, and stood real still while I "painted" with the sparklers and tried not to light her hair on fire, grin... and yes, it did take a "few" attempts to get the timing right, lol! I think we went through about 30 sparklers trying to get it right