Light Painting: A Complete Guide


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One thing that I would like for you to keep in mind is that all my light paintings that you will see in this article are created in real-time and captured to the camera in one single photographic frame, there is no photo editing used to create anything you see!

 

Catching up with a few recently processed shots. Thanks to a fantastic new computer and display, I am able to do better work.

Osprey


Northern Cardinal


American Goldfinch


Red Winged Blackbird


White Throated Sparrow


European Starling​

 

Out for a morning jog:

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They grow up so fast. Turning 18 this year and starting https://www.pdx.edu/

 

Guinea Fowl, unfortunately.

 

They grow up so fast. Turning 18 this year and starting https://www.pdx.edu/
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If that ain't the very definition of happiness, I don't know what is ...

 

I know this is a photograph thread and not a photography equipment thread but this doesn't deserve its own thread and I hope you'll pardon the brief departure from topic.

I just picked these up at a garage sale. All Bogen/Manfrotto:
3040 tripod with 3063 head
3033 tripod with 3063 head
3021 tripod with 3063 head
3221 tripod with 3047 head
679B monopod
3x tripod dolly



Paid $60 for all of it.

 

I know this is a photograph thread and not a photography equipment thread but this doesn't deserve its own thread and I hope you'll pardon the brief departure from topic.

I just picked these up at a garage sale. All Bogen/Manfrotto:
3040 tripod with 3063 head
3033 tripod with 3063 head
3021 tripod with 3063 head
3221 tripod with 3047 head
679B monopod
3x tripod dolly

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Paid $60 for all of it.

I don't see the conflict here. Posting information about photographic equipment is perfectly within topic. At least from my perspective.

Thanks for sharing.

 

 

Went for a walk this morning in the fog.

Strange thing, not sure how this happened but I suspect the fog was moving imperceptibly slowly perpendicularly to the road, and as there is a barely discernable crown in the road, moisture settled only on the windward side and passed over the leeward side.

 

I borrowed a lens from a friend and realise now why my photos weren't quite as good as they could be. I'm using the lens that came with the camera 10 years ago for no better reason than it is light (now worth £26, judging by those for sale on Ebay) and its autofocus is shot. Any recommendations for Canon EOS (Rebel) lenses gratefully received!

 

My wife made a trip to Saltillo a few days ago and came back with these pictures. Saltillo was the most important city in northern Mexico from the 1,500 hundreds up until mid 20th century. Now it's Monterrey. But Saltillo is still very important, both industrially and historically.

The Orion constellation as seen from the highway to Saltillo, with Sirius at the bottom left, the brightest star in the firmament






Cloud formation atop a small local apartment building:






Birds perched on a Spanish style government building in Saltillo:


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All the pics above were taken using a Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra smartphone

 

I thought I lost the shot while trying to get to the next exit on the highway in time, but after a couple miles of back road driving it came back... I didn't have the time to try to adjust focus and what not as even the back roads are busy at that hour.

 

Another year, another trip.

 

@nsaspook It's almost like certain features disappear at night... you can see a bit more of the lower section of the ferris wheel, and whatever circular thing is to the right looks almost like it bounced away.

Awesome view!

 

From a previous stay.

 

Taken by my wife through our living room window:

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Ahh! The lovely great kiskadee. It was the most common, prolific, and loud bird in our back garden in S.A.

 

Another evening in the Bat-Cave working.

 

Money from the Slot Gods.