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Day 152: Cutting Steel

by Ivan Steenkamp July. 09, 2017 1319 views

01-06-17

Six days ago our family started a home improvement project. We got all the shingle (gravel stones) for the concrete. Today we were cutting reinforcing steel for the concrete.

As soon as I saw that the the sparks looked so cool I quickly got my camera to take some photos. The speed at which the angle grinder cut the steel, shot the red hot sparks in all directions. I really like this effect!

Cutting steel with an angle grinder...

Editing: Photoshop, Camera Raw, Color Efex Pro.

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Thomas Glaser 3 years, 8 months ago

Really cool, and perfectly executed!

3 years, 8 months ago

Ivan Steenkamp Replied to Thomas Glaser 3 years, 8 months ago

Thank you very much!

3 years, 8 months ago

Lakshmi Bhat 3 years, 9 months ago

Really cool, I am reminded of the sparklers we light during our festival of Deepawali.

3 years, 9 months ago

Ivan Steenkamp Replied to Lakshmi Bhat 3 years, 8 months ago

Thank you!

3 years, 8 months ago

Ram Ya 3 years, 9 months ago

Wow, you guys are doing it yourself? That sounds like a great opportunity for photos and learn new things
You have captured this beautifully, Ivan.

3 years, 9 months ago

Ivan Steenkamp Replied to Ram Ya 3 years, 9 months ago

Thanks, Ram! I did get a lot of photos that I will share later. It was a big learning curve for us!

3 years, 9 months ago

Stephanie Hyde 3 years, 9 months ago

Awesome!

3 years, 9 months ago

Ivan Steenkamp Replied to Stephanie Hyde 3 years, 9 months ago

Thank you, Stephanie!

3 years, 9 months ago

Rajat Bhushan 3 years, 9 months ago

Great work...loved the detailing

3 years, 9 months ago

Ivan Steenkamp Replied to Rajat Bhushan 3 years, 9 months ago

Thank you very much! I appreciate the feedback.

3 years, 9 months ago

- Kim - 3 years, 9 months ago

I love the colors and how the sparks are radiating in different directions.

3 years, 9 months ago

Ivan Steenkamp Replied to - Kim - 3 years, 9 months ago

Yeah, it does look very nice. Thanks!

3 years, 9 months ago

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