Coal Fire Pictures
- Lightning
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I went hunting around for a thread dedicated to coal fire pictures but didn't find one. So how bout we start one! We can post the coolest pics of our obsession and talk about tips and tricks to get that perfect shot.
Please feel free to add your prized picture of your coal fire with a description of the conditions about how it was taken. This isn't to be restricted to hand fed stoves, you stoker fellas have some fantastic pics as well.
I take mine in a dark room with the flash off. Usually the automatic settings of the camera or smart phone do a pretty good job of gathering light. Sometimes I'll do some manual camera settings to brighten it up. Then I'll use some post picture editing to sharpen and enhance contrast and adjust saturation. Here's a few of my favorites.
Lets see some fires!!
Please feel free to add your prized picture of your coal fire with a description of the conditions about how it was taken. This isn't to be restricted to hand fed stoves, you stoker fellas have some fantastic pics as well.
I take mine in a dark room with the flash off. Usually the automatic settings of the camera or smart phone do a pretty good job of gathering light. Sometimes I'll do some manual camera settings to brighten it up. Then I'll use some post picture editing to sharpen and enhance contrast and adjust saturation. Here's a few of my favorites.
Lets see some fires!!
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- SWPaDon
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Pics of the baby blues with bituminous coal. Pics were taken with my cell phone, about 3/4 of the way thru the burn cycle of the coal. No editing was done to the photos.
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- Ky Speedracer
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here's a couple that I like...
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- VigIIPeaBurner
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Just a few. I'm not obsessed or anything like that
- BunkerdCaddis
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Didn't really fool around with this too much but it is what it is. 70-300 lens at 210mm f/5 @1/160, 3 shot hdr post process in LR.
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I'll add one from when I had the Surdiac running in October.
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- Rob R.
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I think that is my favorite photo of an anthracite fire. Nice work.BunkerdCaddis wrote:Didn't really fool around with this too much but it is what it is. 70-300 lens at 210mm f/5 @1/160, 3 shot hdr post process in LR.
- northernmainecoal
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Exactly what I was thinking.Rob R. wrote:I think that is my favorite photo of an anthracite fire. Nice work.BunkerdCaddis wrote:Didn't really fool around with this too much but it is what it is. 70-300 lens at 210mm f/5 @1/160, 3 shot hdr post process in LR.
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Ditto ... and my favorite video is from ashcat.
- BunkerdCaddis
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- Hand Fed Coal Stove: Saey Hanover II working when I feel the desire, Waterford 105 out on vacation, Surdiac Gotha hiding somewhere
- Coal Size/Type: pea/nut/rice/stove-anthracite, nut/stove bit when I feel the urge
- Other Heating: oil fired hydronic
Rob R. wrote:I think that is my favorite photo of an anthracite fire. Nice work.
northernmainecoal wrote:Exactly what I was thinking.
Thank you for the kind words, I shot that for an avatar when I first joined the forum.coalnewbie wrote:Ditto ...
- northernmainecoal
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- Coal Size/Type: Rice/Nut/Stove
cellphone pic taken about an hr after reload