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Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro

12/09/2011 10:16:16 PM · #1

Has anyone ever seen this before? This photographer is based out of southern Australia and creates balls of light and captures everything around him. It's really cool!

Take a look at this video and his personal website!

//www.denissmith.com.au/

//www.wimp.com/lightphotography/

daisydavid

Canon EOS-5DS R

12/10/2011 12:32:51 AM · #2

Amazing stuff, such a human side to it as well. Thanks Sofia.

Tamron AF 28-300mm f/3.5-6.3 XR Di LD Aspherical IF for Canon

12/10/2011 12:41:45 AM · #3

Its so cool what he does! some inspiring stuff there :)

SDW

Canon EOS-60D

12/10/2011 01:53:54 AM · #4

Amazing. I think a bulb went off in my head!
I needed that. Thanks for the link.

Ozzie

Nikon D90

Nikon AF-S Nikkor 24-120mm f/4G ED VR

12/10/2011 03:13:50 AM · #5

Pretty cool, I enjoyed that

Nikon AF-S Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II

12/10/2011 05:24:00 PM · #6

bump

IAmEliKatz

Nikon D5

12/10/2011 05:45:07 PM · #7

Cool stuff, Thanks for posting.

Very easy for anyone to recreate, I will post a link to a video when I find it. But basically,

1) Buy a glow stick
2) Get some string
3) Attach Glow Stick to string
4) Focus on a fixed point on the ground / floor in front of you
5) Open Shutter
6) Spin string in a circle while you spin in a circle focusing around the fixed point mentioned in step 4.
7) Close Shutter.
8) Done.

Nikon AF-S Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II

12/10/2011 05:50:49 PM · #8

but you have to be so exact! lol you would think it would be simple. are you going to try it?

IAmEliKatz

Nikon D5

12/10/2011 05:58:39 PM · #9

Very true! I've done it here and there but never happy with the results as I wasn't so exact ;)

One of these days, when I find the time and "perfect location" I'm going to work on it some more and on my steel wool too.

kirbic

Canon EOS R5

Canon RF 24-70mm f/2.8 L IS

12/10/2011 06:55:47 PM · #10

I must say I really like the effects he achieves. It's obvious he has put a lot of energy into perfecting the technique, and also that he has real talent for composing interesting photos with the "light balls" in them. I love how he uses moonlight to light the landscape; some really nice work. As much as I liked the photography, I liked the human side just as well. Some folks never learn what's really important. He has.

ETA: from the technical side, watching the video, it looks like he is concentrating on a point on the ground, and keeping the low point of the arc above that point by a set distance. If he's careful, he can probably maintain the center point of the circle within a couple inches, and that's about how accurate it looks in the photos.

Message edited by author 2011-12-10 18:57:45.

sfalice

Canon PowerShot SX60 HS

12/10/2011 07:40:37 PM · #11

His art is exceptional; his story is heartwarming.
Thank you for posting this. It's a keeper.

BrennanOB

Canon EOS-1D Mark II

Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon

12/10/2011 08:40:34 PM · #12

If you want exactitude, put the string on a bearing and mount it on a cordless drill. Then all you have to worry about is keeping the circular movement right.