Uploaded: February 09, 2013 04:09:32
My sister's Iceland wedding concluded later that night with a massive bonfire on the beach. The millions of sparks flying up and away made a
captivating sight, and the only images I could capture handheld were the trails left by them as they soared upward.
2/13 Catchall Finalist
Exif: F Number: 4, Exposure Bias Value: -0.33, ExposureTime: 4/10 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 2000, White balance: Auto white balance, FocalLength: 105.00 mm, Model: Canon EOS 7D
Colette M. Metcalf February 09, 2013
Nice capture and great detail! #1513727Laura E. Swan February 09, 2013
Trippy!!!!!!!! (Does anyone still say that besides me?) Hee Hee!This is so beautiful and your description was a joy to read! WOW! What a wedding it must have been, Chris!
-Laura #10561141
Chris Budny February 11, 2013
Thank you both... Laura, I remember trippy ;) The wedding was a-maz-ing! #10563279Dayna Cain February 11, 2013
Love it! #10564032Laura E. Swan February 11, 2013
;) #10564037Chris Budny February 13, 2013
Thanks, Dayna! #10566544Irene Colling March 28, 2013
Good thing you didn't have a tripod or you would have missed this.Great image Christopher. Congratulations on your outstanding Finalist photo. #10629922
Chris Budny March 29, 2013
Thank you both! I almost didn't enter this image; I loved the capture/memory of the wedding night bonfire, but I was on the fence as an image! What a treat! #10632295Carol Quina March 29, 2013
Congratulations! #10633003Chris Budny March 29, 2013
Thank you Carol & Laura... Laura, I was wondering what you'd meant to put there instead - since each time I come look, I see a big blue tongue first ;) The joys of embedded HTML. #10633041Chris Budny April 02, 2013
Thank you, Joanna! #10638498Merna L. Nobile April 23, 2013
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