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Title: 玩火的少年
Post by: chin on 10 March 2011, 23:33:49: In front of my home is a nice little beach.
我家窗前有個美麗的小沙灘。

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Title: Re: 玩火的少年
Post by: chin on 11 March 2011, 00:05:48: Some times I saw people came down from the sky and land on the beach.
有時會見到從天而降的滑翔傘。
Title: Re: 玩火的少年
Post by: chin on 11 March 2011, 00:08:07: More often I saw photographers shooting pretty girls on the beach.
更多見的是影友們沙灘上影美女！
Title: Re: 玩火的少年
Post by: chin on 11 March 2011, 00:16:14: Then on Christmas Eve of 2009, I saw this fire dragon dancing on the beach.
在2009年聖誕夜，我見到沙灘有條火龍在舞。
Title: Re: 玩火的少年
Post by: chin on 11 March 2011, 00:17:29: Turned out someone was playing with fire on the beach.
原來有人在沙灘上練玩火！
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Post by: chin on 11 March 2011, 00:25:00: At dinner time today, we saw the fire dragon again! I ran down to the beach with my camera.
今天晚飯時，又見火龍再現！
馬上拿起相機，衝落沙灘。影！
Title: Re: 玩火的少年
Post by: chin on 11 March 2011, 00:35:56: I asked for permission to take pictures. And he was nice enough to show me fire breathing！
玩火的少年不單不介意我拍照，還特意表演了噴火絕技！

I really love this picture and I am attaching a full size, zipped version. Feel free to download.
這張是我最喜歡的相。下面的zip檔案是2千4百萬像素原大圖。
Title: Re: 玩火的少年
Post by: chin on 11 March 2011, 00:42:16: I asked what was the liquid he put in his mouth. He told me it's called Fire Oil. (I am guessing it's the fuel for some camping gears.) The good thing about this fuel, according to him, is that it's not as volatile as kerosene and reduced the chance to burn himself. But the bad thing is that his mouth and face would be full of oil that he need to wash quite a bit afterward.

我問他噴出的液體是甚麼。他說是“火油”。我的理解就是露營燈點的燃料。他說火油的好處是不會搶火，不容易燒傷自己，但會滿口油。
Title: Re: 玩火的少年
Post by: chin on 11 March 2011, 00:46:56: I asked why is he doing this. He told me that he worked as an entertainer in Ocean Park, and playing fire is his hobby. He also told me that he does not have a real teacher. He learn the trick from the Internet!

玩火的少年叫“俊俊”。他日間在海洋公園工作，玩火是他自己的興趣。他沒有正式的師傅，把戲都是網上看片學的。
Title: Re: 玩火的少年
Post by: chin on 11 March 2011, 00:51:53: I asked if any one complained or any police patrol asked him to stop. He said that he had encountered police before, but they did not ask him to leave. The beach is as good a place to practice as he can get. If he was accidentally caught on fire, he can always jump to the water or roll on the sand.

我問他有沒有警察干涉過他練習。他說試過有警察問，但都沒有趕他走，有時候更加有不少人圍觀他練習。沒有正式的練習場地，沙灘已經是最合適的地方。有甚麼事燒着，都可以跳進海里，或在沙上滾。
Title: Re: 玩火的少年
Post by: chin on 11 March 2011, 01:00:05: He told me the best time to take picture of fire playing would be at late afternoon, when there is enough light to see the person and surrounding, yet dark enough to show the brightness of fire. I think I should arrange a photo session with my photographer friends with him showing.

俊俊說曾經有影會找過他表演拍照。但拍玩火不容易。拍照時間最好是黃昏，既夠光看到面容，又夠黑可以表現到火烈焰。有機會的話，我們可以找他黃昏拍玩火！
Title: Re: 玩火的少年
Post by: kai on 11 March 2011, 11:30:30: Quote from: chin on 11 March 2011, 00:35:56
I asked for permission to take pictures. And he was nice enough to show me fire breathing！
玩火的少年不單不介意我拍照，還特意表演了噴火絕技！

I really love this picture and I am attaching a full size, zipped version. Feel free to download.
這張是我最喜歡的相。下面的zip檔案是2千4百萬像素原大圖。
This is a really nice picture! It is not easy to capture the fire and the persone well on the same time.
Title: Re: 玩火的少年
Post by: kido on 11 March 2011, 12:10:13: Quote from: chin on 11 March 2011, 01:00:05
He told me the best time to take picture of fire playing would be at late afternoon, when there is enough light to see the person and surrounding, yet dark enough to show the brightness of fire. I think I should arrange a photo session with my photographer friends with him showing.

俊俊說曾經有影會找過他表演拍照。但拍玩火不容易。拍照時間最好是黃昏，既夠光看到面容，又夠黑可以表現到火烈焰。有機會的話，我們可以找他黃昏拍玩火！

I'm not knowledgeable enough to comment light and shade of the photos, but knowing that the fire-player has to move fast and you have to shoot at them right time, right position, this is really good!!!! Thx.
Title: Re: 玩火的少年
Post by: chin on 11 March 2011, 17:14:35: Yes I was very happy with that picture.

It was a lucky shot. But then again I took just over 100 pictures of him playing fire. It's shouldn't be surprising that one of the 100 came out well.

Anyway I got the contact info of the young guy, and maybe we can arrange a special photo session with him playing fire.
Title: Re: 玩火的少年
Post by: chin on 11 March 2011, 23:50:16: 這張稍稍剪裁了右面的空位，也把口中噴出的液體加光點，效果是否好點？！
Title: Re: 玩火的少年
Post by: kai on 15 March 2011, 22:33:26: Good Pic! You may use this pic to join some photo contest. ;)
Title: Re: 玩火的少年
Post by: chin on 17 March 2011, 00:44:41: Quote from: kai on 15 March 2011, 22:33:26
Good Pic! You may use this pic to join some photo contest. ;)

I actually submitted this picture to the National Geographic Your Shot contest. Let's see if it make it to the voting round. :)
Title: Re: 玩火的少年
Post by: kai on 17 March 2011, 08:32:14: Look forward the photo session with this guy!
Title: Re: 玩火的少年
Post by: chin on 17 March 2011, 13:00:56: Quote from: kai on 17 March 2011, 08:32:14
Look forward the photo session with this guy!

So I take it that you are interested in arranging a photo session with him?
If yes, then I will ask my other photographer friends, then call him up.