The modern fireknife dance was born from Freddie Letuli. Since it's humble beginning, the fire knife dance has become an art that would awe people everywhere. There is even a world fire knife championship held every year in Hawaii. Locals and tourists alike are fascinated with the performances of the fire knife dance. Unfortunately, many come away with photos that are less than desirable. In order to get a good photo, your shutter speed has to be slow enough so that it can record the full circle of the flame. Around 1/15th of a second is a good starting point. If the dancers are moving all around, you will be disappointed as they will be blurred. In this photo, I had my camera on a tripod set at 1/15th of a second. I had a flash set to 2nd curtain sync (that means your flash fires at the end of the exposure - although I think you would be ok without it). Wait until they are standing still and fire away (put your camera on shutter priority). Check to see if you got sufficient detail. Without some flash, the performers will likely be underexposed. Try lots and lots of exposures and you may just get one you are happy with. That is the great thing about digital, you can just delete what does not come out.
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