This post is a part of the 30 Days of Photographs II challenge. Please visit the rest of the participants for more fantastic photos: MikeWJ, Nicky and Mike, Mo, Meleah, John, aka nonamedufus, Bryan, aka Unfinished Person, Mariann, Malisa, Nora, LaughingMom, Tanya, Elizabeth A., 00dozo, Cheryl, Kristen and Katherine. *
Mine was a similar idea, but nowhere near as close in execution. As always, you rule. I bow.
ReplyDeleteSomeone is dancing a little to close to the flame! Wonderful photo!
ReplyDeleteVery pretty -as far as the "f" word goes. Is that how you keep warm in Finland?
ReplyDeleteYou have REAL matches! That looks awesome!
ReplyDeleteVery pretty and very simplistic...and such a beautifully lit photo. :)
ReplyDeleteIf you'd waited any longer that would be an entirely different picture. I like how you chose to snap it half-way down instead of when it was struck. The burnt part of the match simply adds to what is already a great pic. Nice, Ziva.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photo Ziva.
ReplyDeleteIt is better to light just one little candle than to...shit! That hurts!
ReplyDeletevery, very, very cool! or hot!
ReplyDeleteJust admit it, you're only bowing because you're afraid of me, aren't you? ;)
ReplyDeleteThanks, Linda! It was a close call, but luckily, no one got hurt. ;)
ReplyDeleteYes, actually, it is. Although, I'm not sure we're talking about the same "F" word...
ReplyDeleteThank you, I'm really glad you liked it. :)
ReplyDeleteThanks, dufus. Will you think less of me if I told you I snapped it half-way down just because it was fun seeing M try to hold the burning match as long as possible?
ReplyDeleteThank you. :)
ReplyDeleteOddly, that's the exact same thing M said while posing for that photo.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Meleah! :)
ReplyDeleteThere are several things I like about this photo: 1) It's simple, including the background; 2) the lighting is very dramatic; 3) it's simultaneously beautiful and a little bit scary because M's fingers are about to get burned; 4) I'm impressed with your ability to hold the camera still enough for long enough to get a picture in that little light, and also impressed with M's patience. He must be a Kung Fu master.
ReplyDeleteI really like this, mostly for its simplicity. Nice shot!
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I assumed that these are M's hands, rather than those of a random stranger that you persuaded to hold a match.
ReplyDeleteThe raw nature of this is perfect. Not just the dark and light, but the way the hand is caught is lovely.
Ha! Maybe to switch my luck with that word I should move to Finland!
ReplyDeleteSo pretty! I nearly burned my house down as a kid playing with matches!
ReplyDeleteM doesn't need patience to do what I ask him to do. ;) I'm glad you liked the photo, though. It was a bit of a last-minute solution when I couldn't think of anything else. So a dark room and some matches it was. Simple, with the flame as the only light source.
ReplyDeleteThank you! Sometimes, thankfully, simple is enough. ;)
ReplyDeleteYup, they're M's hands. Although, persuading a random stranger to hold a match for me couldn't possibly be that difficult, could it?
ReplyDeleteOut of about 20 photos, only a few really showed the hand and how the light fell on it, the rest were way too dark. I guess I was lucky to get this one. ;)
Oh wow, that sounds scary! To think that something so pretty can be so destructive..
ReplyDeleteYes! Finland is awesome, full of great "F" words.
ReplyDeleteExcellent shot, and I can totally see the smoke detector going off while you try to get the perfect take.
ReplyDeleteWow! You truly captured the low, warm glow of a match. Awesome lighting! I'm convinced that I can smell the sulphur in the air from the striking of the match.
ReplyDeleteVery pretty, Ziva. This is the second time M's hand has played a part in this challenge. Is he going to help out on day 27 as well?
ReplyDeleteI love it. Perfect photo. Beautiful.
ReplyDeleteHah, the matches did not make the smoke detector go off. However, the same can't be said for when I made dinner...
ReplyDeleteIt wouldn't surprise me if you could smell it, we had to light one or two before I got a decent photo..
ReplyDeleteM's hands have proved very useful, indeed. However, for day 27 I have something else planned, no M at all.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Kristen, I'm glad you liked it. :)
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