Photographer Gets So Close to Lava That His Shoes and Tripod Catch on Fire

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Photographer Gets So Close to Lava That His Shoes and Tripod Catch on Fire...

http://petapixel.com/2013/07/13/photographer-gets-so-close-to-lava-that-his-shoes-and-tripod-catch-on-fire/

When you need a good picture... :

 

[Drizzt321]

If you read the update at the bottom, they used an accelerant to actually get ignition to flames. That's pretty crappy that it wasn't disclosed in the original. It's fine that they used it to get those shots, but it's that they didn't disclose that with the original photographs leading us to believe that it was natural combustion.

 

[Click]

I have missed that part, now that you pointed it out to me, it's less sensational.

 

[jdramirez]

I like the photo... but i don't think it is worth getting 1st degree burns over.

 

[michael6liu]

Just curious, why not using a tele lens and shoot from far?

 

[jdramirez]

Just curious, why not using a tele lens and shoot from far?

They were trying to get that shot...

 

[rpt]

He must have a special camera. He is looking through the viewfinder while Live View is on?

 

[jdramirez]

He must have a special camera. He is looking through the viewfinder while Live View is on?

Nice catch. Maybe he's blind... quite an accomplishment for someone of his "abilities".

 

[Loswr]

He must have a special camera. He is looking through the viewfinder while Live View is on?

Nice catch. Maybe he's blind...

Not blind, just stu... No, my mother raised me better than that. :-X

 

[verysimplejason]

Reminded me of a Filipino photographer/mountaineer who have may have died due to his extreme love of photography.

http://www.pinoymountaineer.com/2013/04/eulogy-victor-joel-ayson-photographer.html

Some of photos:

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151829135288082&set=a.181309398081.158940.47545658081&type=1&relevant_count=1

 

[Nishi Drew]

Maybe he deserves to be roasted for wearing a pirate shirt?
(Assuming no one on CR actually supports a group of cash hungry good for nothing pirate wannabes?)

 

[sanj]

Photoshop guys, photoshop!

F A K E...

 

[Don Haines]

Photoshop guys, photoshop!

F A K E...

How can you say fake???? Tripods burst into flame all the time..... That's why firetrucks are not made from aluminum or carbon fibre

<huge sarcasm tag>

 

[Patriot]

Update on 7/17/13: Hawaii News Now confirms that this was done as a stunt:

The photo is real, but the flames are not the result of spontaneous combustion. “The flames on the tripod and my shoes did not start because of the lava” Singson freely admits. “It’s like if you put your shoe in a hot frying pan, it will not catch fire right away”.

Singson used an accelerant to start the flames then had his buddy snap the shot. The reason? “It’s just something I wanted for my Facebook cover photo”.

 

[tron]

The tripod head seems a very simply/cheap one and the lens seems an APS-C zoom...

 

[RGF]

If you read the update at the bottom, they used an accelerant to actually get ignition to flames. That's pretty crappy that it wasn't disclosed in the original. It's fine that they used it to get those shots, but it's that they didn't disclose that with the original photographs leading us to believe that it was natural combustion.

As a social Darwin-ish I would like to see other parts of him catch on fire before he has kids

 

[serendipidy]

Wow...the crowd is certainly hard to please today. I think it is a very cool (pun intended) capture that he said on his website that he planned for several weeks. Look at his work on his site. Some really nice lava shots. Those places can be very dangerous ( tourists die there occasionally) and it really is so hot that your running shoes do begin to melt. He admits he is an amateur and wanted a stand out photo for his facebook page. I think he certainly got the fame he was looking for. It was not photoshopped and he admits he used lighter fluid for the flames.

 

[replay0]

I got no problems with his stunt. It got the attention he was seeking. I see it kind of like how no one discloses all the post processing one makes to a photo to stand it out from the rest of the crowd (if a photo is not straight from the camera).

 

[tron]

If you read the update at the bottom, they used an accelerant to actually get ignition to flames. That's pretty crappy that it wasn't disclosed in the original. It's fine that they used it to get those shots, but it's that they didn't disclose that with the original photographs leading us to believe that it was natural combustion.

As a social Darwin-ish I would like to see other parts of him catch on fire before he has kids

;D ;D ;D

 

[RGF]

Wow...the crowd is certainly hard to please today. I think it is a very cool (pun intended) capture that he said on his website that he planned for several weeks. Look at his work on his site. Some really nice lava shots. Those places can be very dangerous ( tourists die there occasionally) and it really is so hot that your running shoes do begin to melt. He admits he is an amateur and wanted a stand out photo for his facebook page. I think he certainly got the fame he was looking for. It was not photoshopped and he admits he used lighter fluid for the flames.

Even if he is smart and did not hurt himself, his stunt will cause others, less educated, less well prepared, to hurt themselves. In correct accelerant (e.g., alcohol burns very hot) could really cause someone to really burn themselves.