Flame on

Posted by Daniel & Jessica (Melbourne, Australia) on 27 June 2007 in Cityscape & Urban and Portfolio.

Every night on the hour, these monster fireballs erupt from outside Melbourne's Crown Casino, casting cheerful glows on the glassy, cold Yarra River.

The powerful blast of hot air reaches well across the river. It has been said that birds with the unfortunate coincidence of flying past have fallen to the ground, well-done.

It was quite a challenging shot to take because I didn't have tripod with me and the fireball intervals only last for a few seconds. Somehow it turned out passably alright.

If you notice closely the fireball is the principal light source for the picture. If not for it, we'd only see pinpricks of light from windows. The fireball brings out the details of its surroundings like a candle in a dark cave of glow worms.

Image acquisition details
Camera model: Canon EOS 30D
Lens: Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 USM IS
Image date: 15/07/2006 11:04:43 PM
Pixel size: 3504 x 2332
Aperture: f/2.8
Shutter speed: 1/13
Exposure bias: 0ev
Focal length: 17mm
ISO speed rating: ISO400

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Comments (16)

Alfredo J. Martiz J. from Tokyo, Japan

This is awesome, great shot, it is sad for the birds that happen to fly when the flame is out!

27 Jun 2007 12:12am

@Alfredo J. Martiz J.: Hahaha, I guess so.

ColNed Pictures from Amersfoort, Netherlands

For a shot without a tripod I can only say very very well done !

27 Jun 2007 2:29am

@ColNed Pictures: Well I had to compromise by leaning against a lamp post. Image stabilisation function of the lens did help a fair bit as well.

Craiger from Vacaville, California, United States

Cool!

27 Jun 2007 3:44am

@Craiger: ... and hot at the same time! LOL... Thanks for dropping by, Craiger

Double KK Photography from West Richland, United States

awesome night photo good job

27 Jun 2007 4:35am

@Double KK Photography: Cheers, buddy!

Bob Israel from Brookfield, WI, United States

Very cool night image.

27 Jun 2007 8:10am

@Bob Israel: Cheers, Bob!

Images by KC Photography from Redmond, United States

Great shot! I really like the reflection on the water

27 Jun 2007 11:05am

@Images by KC Photography: Same here, I love the reflection more than what's above it :)

Rahul from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

This is a cool night shot and love those reflections here. Nice work bro. :)

27 Jun 2007 11:51am

@Rahul: Thanks, buddy!

kairospix from Singapore, Singapore

heh heh i like how you titled it - "Flame on"
wow great job even though it was in difficult ligthing situation!
it turned super!

all the best to your wedding shoot next Saturday - i think you'll take great shots with your skills! post some when you can :)

27 Jun 2007 12:51pm

@kairospix: Cheers! Really looking forward to that next week. Hopefully I will not be too jetlagged.

Nick Passantino from Bronx, United States

great night shot.. nice reflections

27 Jun 2007 3:27pm

@Nick Passantino: Thanks, buddy. Btw nice pictures on your pblog.

LuisRodrigues from Lisbon, Portugal

Great shot..!

27 Jun 2007 3:39pm

@LuisRodrigues: Great comment!

aaxan from Paris (temporary), France

Beautiful night shot. I can smell the burning birdie, delicious ^^;

27 Jun 2007 5:56pm

@aaxan: Next time you are in town, I'll bring you there for dinner - depending whether we get lucky.... hhehe

Saed from Mashhad, Iran

Nice night shot!

27 Jun 2007 6:49pm

@Saed: Cheers, buddy!

Wayne from Melbourne, Australia

Great job! Crown is a wellspring of photographic material =D

27 Jun 2007 9:11pm

@Wayne: Heheh, I know it is an over-photographed material but I thought I might as well join in and have a go at it.

Wayne from Melbourne, Australia

Well it was a brilliant attempt in my opinion =D

27 Jun 2007 9:32pm

Daroru from Amagasaki, Japan

Nicely done! Pretty funky area down there, nice tourist trap!

28 Jun 2007 8:03am

@Daroru: Yeah tourist love the place! Good food, good views, good fun. Melbourne has a lot of these quirky things, strange sculptures, weird architecture. It's a nice place for photos too.

kaveh from TEHRAN, Iran

beautiful night shot!

7 Jul 2007 6:55am

@kaveh: Thanks, Kaveh!

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Canon EOS 30D
1/13 second
F/2.8
ISO 400
17 mm