Photo of the month 1 "Hot Apple" by John B. January 2008 edition

Luckily this Red Delicious apple isn't really on fire.

This was done with a 60 second exposure (no software except for resizing and for my name + frame). I set the apple in a dark room and manually fired the flash (a Canon 580ex) which was not attached to the camera and set at 1/16th power. Then put the lens cover on (the camera still thought it was taking a photo), and moved the apple and lit the candle. I placed the candle right where the apple was and removed the lens cover for less then a second and ended the exposure.

Technical Details

Camera - Canon EOS 40D
Film / Media - SanDisk Ultra II 2.0GB
Lens - Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM
Shooting Mode - Manual
Tv( Shutter Speed ) - 60sec
Av( Aperture Value ) - 25
Metering Mode - Spot
ISO Speed - 100
Focal Length - 100 mm
Flash - ON fired manually
Flash Type - External E-TTL 580ex at 1/16th
White Balance - Flash
AF Mode - Manual
Color Space - sRGB

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