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Execution After a few trial runs with no camera — just to understand how the wool burned — it was finally time to bring the lens into the equation. This turned out to be much harder than expected. Getting a consistent, repeatable result required a lot of trial and error; I’d estimate at least thirty different attempts before something predictable began to emerge. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68636d50f26c221a8b1830f5/4083687c-b7f7-4569-adac-42fc94c8a6e2/%231+Double+Oh+25-06-16+021.jpeg Blog - The Steel Wool Project Once I began to recognise those tiny celestial forms within the images — the suggestion of galaxies and the Milky Way scattered through the frame — the project started to take on a new dimension. I found myself experimenting with both scale and perspective: sometimes zooming right in to isolate a single burst of light, other times pulling back to reveal the broader sweep of the composition. Even during post-production, subtle crops and reframing decisions could shift the work from something grounded and physical to something that felt vast and otherworldly. The interplay between focus, depth, and abstraction became a way of exploring how far I could stretch the illusion — how close I could come to making the microscopic appear cosmic. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68636d50f26c221a8b1830f5/1fd1711f-f3bd-4e7f-b61b-81fca99b8f46/IMG_9111.jpeg Blog - The Steel Wool Project - 2. Research Before anything could happen, I had to solve two main problems: the technical setup, and the behaviour of the steel wool itself. First, the camera system. I needed to understand which lenses would allow me to work close enough to the action without compromising field of view or safety. 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