Mystery
by tate

Comment by sekarmalathy:
Nice setup and execution.

Kindred Spirits
by tate

Comment by wingyisleeds:
Wonderful shot and well deserved blue ;-)

Mystery
by tate

Comment by SaraR:
Very nicely done, and well-titled, too.

Kindred Spirits
by tate

Comment by tate:
First of all: Avoid pointing the a bright light directly at the lens (unless you like lens flare). This is one reason I tried to diffuse the light a bit.

The first step of the process is lighting the scene - that involves keeping the light itself out of the frame - and not lighting anything you don't want to see. The cool thing about having a moving lightsource is that you can light up areas that may otherwise be in shadow -so you can get a hyper-real effect sometimes.

The part where the "paint" is the light itself is just trial and error and keep in mind where the camera is in relation to your subject. Timing is essential though and having a steady hand helps too.

Originally posted by Citadel: I really like when my early predictions are accurate. Congrats on the blue! I'd like to hear more about how you painted this. (like what angle etc) Well done!

Message edited by author 2008-09-26 13:59:49.

Kindred Spirits
by tate

Comment by Lydia:
Fascinating image... Very well done. Congrats on the Blue!

Kindred Spirits
by tate

Comment by ashley69:
this is a good pic. congrads on 1st place!

Kindred Spirits
by tate

Comment by Citadel:
I really like when my early predictions are accurate. Congrats on the blue! I'd like to hear more about how you painted this. (like what angle etc)

Well done!

Kindred Spirits
by tate

Comment by ambaker:
Congratulations on the blue ribbon.

Very well deserved, what a great shot. I like that you didn't try to take it down to the bottom of the glass. Makes it look like it is just starting. Very ephemeral effect. Your fellow "Greeks" are very proud of you.

Kindred Spirits
by tate

Comment by one2one:
Cool shot. I'm very interested in light painting, something I never tried myself. Seeing images like this tempts me to try it out. Thanks for the inspiration and congratulations.

Kindred Spirits
by tate

Comment by smurfguy:
Congrats, Tate. Awesome image. I didn't notice the text until you mentioned it. =)