The Council of Dave: Fun with light painting

[dcclark]

Thanks all! @vsa -- nope, very little post-production. I love to find ways to do interesting things like this all in one shot. I recently saw a "How I Took It" thread about a bursting balloon, just as it was exploding -- and a point that caught me was that the exposure didn't have to be fast or perfectly timed. In fact, the exposure was very long -- there was just light at the right time to hilight the one thing we wanted to see. That's my idea behind this shot as well -- light only the parts that matter, and sneak around in between. :P

[Mytusi]

Dave - this is ingenious. I love the idea and execution! I particularly like the atmosphere the blue tone gives to the picture. Also, very good job explaining the process!!!

[WalkerSister]

What an amazing shot! And thanks for posting such a detailed explanation of the process, it's full of handy tricks.

[Pshorten]

Dave,
this is great - I want it to be nightfall so I can try this idea out...wonder what my daughter is doing tonight. Now, I need to find a neat set up!

[FoG]

Fantastic lots of work for a stunning result ... love it !

[Jasonvdm]

hi great pic hope to c more of your pics

[dcclark]

Thank you all! Good luck -- it takes some effort and patience (and, in my case, cold hands), but it's totally worth it. One local store which is showing my photos asked for an "unusual" one to add into the mix, and so I will be showing this one.

[tadthephoto]

Thanks for sharing Dave, truly inspirational.

[tadthephoto]

Thanks for sharing Dave, truly inspirational.

[hubblefromthesun]

It looks like you had a lot of fun and the image is fantastic. I liked the consistency in the blue light on the post as well as yourself. It would be interesting if you can do something similar and have your head doing different things for each post.