I originally was trying the shot where you have the plant growing in the bulb. I got it to work but frankly only came up with dorky results which didn't add anything to the genre. Then I came up with this idea when goofing around with the props (originally the flower was a "rising sun" behind the bulb).
The trick is very easy. I used a long exposure which would allow for movement to blur and erase black objects. I then merely held my big black flashlight behind the bulb for 2 of the 10 second exposure, turned it off, and moved it out of the way. It hardly showed up on the picture as a faint blur which I cloned out.
I can't believe they came out with a Light Bulb speed challenge after I entered this one. :P I toyed with reshooting and entering it there, but I don't really have time and I like this for Green. We'll see if the Speed Challenge helps or hinders.
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Cute, cute idea.. would have been great for the lightbulb challenge, just can't get my head around which idea you were going for (reduce, reuse, recycle) Still love the shot! 6
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