Namlak 
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Thanks, I'm glad you like it.
I did take more shots last night but I'm undecided on replacement.
Lighting up the nozzle more did allow me to drop the exposure and fix the flames somewhat but it also caused a loss of detail in my hand due to the lights being effectively larger because they were closer. I also lost most of the cool blue flame at the base and the nice orange glow on the nozzle giving a hair-light effect and definition to the nozzle. And the flame shapes, while truly cool mostly didn't work for the concept of a water nozzle spraying out flames like this one or they were misaligned, etc.
Then there's the question of visual drama that can sometimes conflict with photographic 'correctness'. I'm drawn to the image you see here with fire that looks dramatic and almost too hot to look at, even if it's "wrong". Something like very high-key lighting where over-exposure is both right and wrong. The lesser-exposed flames tended to look a bit dull and didn't throw off the *visual* heat I was after, if you know what I mean. But this shot would have been perfect with a stop less exposure, for sure.
Well, I'm off to play with some of the newer shots and we'll see what I come up with. I may post an out-of-the camera shot, too.
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Very clever, indeed!
