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Friction...heat...combustion...smoke.
The exif data for the lens won't show up because I ended up using an old Micro Nikkor 55mm manual focus.

http://www.lutzimagestudio.com/wa/friction.jpg



Mar 30, 2008 at 01:21 PM
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p.1 #2 · p.1 #2 · #288:Friction


Wow - very cool looking.


Mar 30, 2008 at 06:58 PM
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p.1 #3 · p.1 #3 · #288:Friction


YEs, Wow! Very neat. Love the smoke!!!


Mar 30, 2008 at 08:51 PM
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p.1 #4 · p.1 #4 · #288:Friction


This is a beautiful image! It fits the WA perfectly and is well executed. I like the shine of the drill muted by the smoke
Great
Peter



Mar 31, 2008 at 12:24 AM
Chad Schulz
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p.1 #5 · p.1 #5 · #288:Friction


An awesome macro-type shot. Love the smoke and sense of motion conveyed in this shot. The power of the drill fills up the image.

Great entry,
Chad



Mar 31, 2008 at 05:22 AM
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p.1 #6 · p.1 #6 · #288:Friction


Nicely done!



Mar 31, 2008 at 01:09 PM
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p.1 #7 · p.1 #7 · #288:Friction


Great shot,
The smoke is really nice curling around the drill bit.

Your really need to get some sharper bits or softer wood

Well done, nice work, I like this shot a lot.
-Nick



Mar 31, 2008 at 08:05 PM
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p.1 #8 · p.1 #8 · #288:Friction


Now that's smoking! Hope the drill bit survived the experience.


Mar 31, 2008 at 09:38 PM
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p.1 #9 · p.1 #9 · #288:Friction


SMOKIN shot. a finalist for sure. Love it.

Steve R



Mar 31, 2008 at 10:17 PM
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p.1 #10 · p.1 #10 · #288:Friction


Thanks everyone for the nice comments!
Yea, with Purpleheart wood and a dull bit you are asking for trouble!



Mar 31, 2008 at 11:41 PM
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p.1 #11 · p.1 #11 · #288:Friction


Very well done, I like the way the smoke wraps around the drill chuck and bit.

Norm



Apr 01, 2008 at 08:12 AM
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p.1 #12 · p.1 #12 · #288:Friction


Great photo, twee. Perfect composition, great sense of motion without losing the subject. Nails the theme visually.

Can you tell us a little about the inspiration? Was it a "happy accident" kind of discovery or was it something you'd pre-visualized?



Apr 05, 2008 at 04:46 PM
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p.1 #13 · p.1 #13 · #288:Friction


Thanks for your interest!

It was an idea that I thought might fit the topic. It turned out to be more difficult for me to execute than I anticipated though. Took a bunch of shots one day, and started to get exposure and shutter speeds for the motion, but there seemed to be too much dust and debris in the air for a quality shot. Also if the drill was properly exposed sometimes the smoke did not even show up! I bought some incense the next day and wasted time trying to fake the smoke,,,even though I got some cool and clean shots they did not convey the idea of friction. I added another 600 watt bulb in back to help the smoke show up, went back to real drilling and came up with a technique for drilling with one hand and releasing the shutter with the other. I finally got a couple of shots where the smoke looked right to me.

Cheers!
Tom



Apr 07, 2008 at 09:48 PM
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p.1 #14 · p.1 #14 · #288:Friction


The smoke makes the photo fantastic


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