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Title: another experiment with Christmas lights
Post by: Frank in JC on December 19, 2007, 08:05:13 AM

Here are three photos I shot last night, out of the camera without tweaking.  The exposures were for 5 seconds around f/16 and f/22 while  rotating the camera and adjusting the focus simultaneously. 

So who's shooting their lights when they get home?  :)


The initial shot.  I might be on to something...
(http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x76/JCFRANK/lights1.jpg)

Next shot.  Yeah, definitely.
(http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x76/JCFRANK/lights2.jpg)

And there are colored lights too!
(http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x76/JCFRANK/lights3.jpg)

Title: Re: another experiment with Christmas lights
Post by: Josephine on December 21, 2007, 01:02:38 AM

Seriously.  :)

Title: Re: another experiment with Christmas lights
Post by: calvinroots on January 02, 2008, 11:03:28 PM

I dig the colored ones!

Title: Re: another experiment with Christmas lights
Post by: BJ on January 03, 2008, 12:01:38 PM

great idea Frank...i love the creativity!!!  nice job on the exposures too.

Title: Re: another experiment with Christmas lights
Post by: mizary on January 03, 2008, 01:57:31 PM

I've done 100's of these shots...  but these are pretty nice...  I like the middle one best...

For some real fun try some macro shots of sparks off a lighter...

(http://www.elvis77.com/spark1_sm.jpg)

--mizary

Title: Re: another experiment with Christmas lights
Post by: Frank in JC on January 03, 2008, 02:37:29 PM

Quote from: mizary on January 03, 2008, 01:57:31 PM

I've done 100's of these shots...  but these are pretty nice...  I like the middle one best...

For some real fun try some macro shots of sparks off a lighter...

(http://www.elvis77.com/spark1_sm.jpg)

--mizary

Great idea!  That also reminds me of "orange-peel fireworks," which might be cool. 

Title: Re: another experiment with Christmas lights
Post by: stirinthesauce on January 03, 2008, 02:45:10 PM

love all these shots.  Gives me ideas.

Title: Re: another experiment with Christmas lights
Post by: Frank in JC on January 13, 2008, 05:01:56 PM

Quote from: mizary on January 03, 2008, 01:57:31 PM

I've done 100's of these shots...  but these are pretty nice...  I like the middle one best...

For some real fun try some macro shots of sparks off a lighter...

--mizary

Guess what--there's a "Bic" group on flickr.  Who knew?

And Thank You for the idea!  What I especially liked in your picture is how the individual flint projectiles explode outward from their trajectories.  I didn't get as many of those in my first attempt, but one of them is almost perpendicular.  Vectors in action, baby!

[edit: this was a wide-angle shot, cropped... i also plan to take your advice and go macro]

http://www.flickr.com/groups/569882@N25/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/factisfiction/2189105416/
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2246/2189105416_dfe8efb2f8.jpg)