Camping Out

[ellyssian]

Well, not really. But we did celebrate the final leaf cleanup (for the moment) by relaxing by the fire.

I needed to get the kids outside and entertain them for a while, and it was cold, and there were still some invasives, seed pods and all, to be destroyed, so I thought it might be a good idea to have a little roast.

We've used the firepit a few times, but this was the first time it was a cooking fire.

After I got things going with some pine needles Rachel and Mr. B gathered, Rachel did most of the maintenance for the first hour or two, and I sat back with Mr. B to enjoy things. Later on, aequitaslevitas came out with some hot chocolate for the younger two, some hot tea for me, and a hot cider for himself. He broke up some of the larger bits of wood and gathered more.

After a while, we let it fall back to embers and we roasted some turkey dogs. It was actually quite entertaining because by that time it was fully dark and the moon was hidden behind clouds. Made it a wee bit difficult to verify done-ness by sight.

In addition to the enjoyable evening spent around the fire, we tortured each other with some camp songs, and I also took some pictures of the fire ~ something I hadn't done before. I thought I heard others say it was difficult, but I was fairly happy with the results, which included a lot of aperture experimentation.













Click on any picture to open it up in Flickr, to see other sizes and more of them! =)

Comments

[1-rhiannon-1.livejournal.com]

Absolutely gorgeous fire pictures!

[ellyssian.livejournal.com]

Thanks! =)

[patrixa.livejournal.com]

absolutely awesome; I see all sorts of things, shapes and magical creatures.

I'd print the four of flames above, but the colors would bet so much less brilliant, it wouldn't be the same.

[rowancat.livejournal.com]

Very Striking photos, they really give you the impression of Fire
and the element of Fire in constantly shape shifting flames and colours.

[ellyssian.livejournal.com]

I usually took at least two at a time - to play with aperture settings - and often more, very close together. The end result is that I can look through them all in quick succession and it's like watching a movie... then you can really see the changes! =)