Photography opportunities don't finish once the light gets low. If you have a cable release and a good tripod then the creative possibilities continue well into dusk.  The photo above was taken when it was nearly dark and shows the type of dramatic images you can make at this time of evening. You can create similar images yourself with little more than some steel wool, a whisk and some string. Here's how. Common sense. Fire is dangerous, so exercise all due caution with these techniques. I'm not responsible if you burn yourself or set something alight! How to do it The steel wool spinning technique is very simple (and a lot of fun). Take a wad of steel wool, pull the strands apart (to let the air in) and stuff it inside the whisk. I used masking tape to hold it in place as the steel wool had a tendancy to fly out before it had fully burnt. Then tie some string to the end of the whisk. Get your helper to set the steel wool alight with the cigarette lighter and then use the string to whirl the whisk around in the air. The burning steel wool escapes from the whisk and flies to the ground, creating bright orange light trails. All that's left for you to do is find a good viewpoint and take the photo. Camera technique When we tried this we found the steel wool burned for around 10 seconds or so before fizzing out. I