Project 365 d-175

     Most of the day today I spent burning dead tree limbs that had fallen into my ravine.  It was a good day for this type of clean up as I mold my property into a photographic paradise. Lately, I have been spending as much time in my yard as possible. It has been such a wet summer and I have much to do to get my property ready for opening my portrait studio next Spring. I started a fire in my fire pit as the wood was piling up quickly. Even during the Summer; I enjoy a good camp fire, and my backyard feels like a campsite anyway. Thankfully it is not full of campers and I get it all to myself to enjoy.

     There was so much old timber to burn that as evening approached the flames were still working on their meal. Fire is really cool to photograph as well, and tonight I sat happily there on a stump with my camera watching the flames do their dance. Each time I clicked the shutter; I wondered if that frame would be the one. I continued to offer wood to the hungry flames in hopes that it would honor my desire for a photograph showing me the personality of the fire.  It had been almost an hour since I sat down to photograph, and I had taken many shots. With the hour getting late; I headed to my studio to see what I had. After loading the images and making contact sheets; I began to view them in hopes of finding the perfect one. Then my eyes stumbled on this one and it seemed that my wish had come true. Staring at it I swear that there was a fiery creature staring back at me. A razor toothed, steely eyed, monster sprinting through the frame. I laughed out loud with delight as I continued to admire my little creature born of the flame. I had hoped to see the personality of the fire and it had delivered just that. I will have to revisit the fire again before Project 365 as I suspect this little ambassador has friends to introduce me to.

Happy Shooting.