These were all shot handheld with a K110D plus Sigma 24-135mm lens. I tried JPEG for a change with saturation and sharpness up one notch and contrast at the middle setting. All shots received a little extra USM courtesy of ImageMagick.
On a few shots I added a contrast layer in The GIMP just to lighten up the foreground. Shooting straight into a fire meant I bracketed almost all shots by 2 stops either way and chose the correct exposures on the PC later on.
The whole gallery is at
Bonfire in Heiloo Photo Gallery by Mike at pbase.com
A little test before the big heap is started:
Time for the real stuff:
The kids are at a safe distance:
Look at the size of that heap!
Near the inferno:
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The fire brigade is there to help and entertain:
Others entertain in a different way:
Aim for the skippy-bal!
And rapidly the big heap is consumed:
Until the never tiring youth counselors can finally relax:
