One of my good friends from high school, Amber, has talked about going to the Salt Flats to take pictures for...well, eons now. We all knew it was such a pretty destination and that we were sure to get some great pictures. There was only one glitch: it's about two and a half hours away. We were able to hold Amber off for awhile. Honestly, our excuses were pretty top notch: "I'm studying," "I have to give a talk tomorrow," "You drive like a maniac, we'll die if we go that far," etc. However, over Christmas break, when Amber asked us if we could go again (and promised that she would obey the speed limit) I think we all knew we were out of excuses. I'm glad too, because even though we froze our buns off, it's probably one of the prettiest places I have ever seen. The pictures barely even do it justice!
After we took some individual pictures of each of us, we decided to wait until the sun went down so we could take pictures of us all being pyro-maniacs. When Amber and I lived together, we always found that this was a crowd pleaser. It's pretty simple and cheap for the most part too. We bought the thinnest steel wool we could find at Home Depot and squished as much of it as we could into a large kitchen whisk. Then, we tied a wire onto the end of the whisk. That was it. Our creation was ready to go. We set the steel wool on fire and then spun it around our heads. Bits of the steel wool always fly off and with a long exposure time, we are always able to get some pretty cool pictures. Check it out yourself:
I'm grateful for friends who are always willing to have a little fun...even at the risk of dying in the car while Amber is at the helm. We all still love you Amber. Don't worry. :)
All my love,
Kim
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