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I suspect today's photograph won't be for everyone, but c'est la vie. I experimented with night-time photography for the first time last night. What you see is neither the result of the in-camera flash nor an external flash unit. Instead, a 2.25 million candlepower spotlight was used to “paint” the light on the western red cedar trunk and stump. Considering the spotlight is supposedly visible from over 1.6km (1 mile) away, it still took a few experiments to paint a particular area for a long enough period of time to get the exposure right. I should admit that this image is actually a composite of two exposures – the trunk was better exposed in one image while the stump was superior in another, so the two images were blended together to produce this one. I imagine that bit of trickery won't be necessary with practice.
As it turns out, even a garden in an urban setting can be a little scary at night when the wind causes leaves to scratch along the paved paths.
Posted by Daniel Mosquin at August 8, 2006 12:36 AM
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Posted by: Elizabeth at August 8, 2006 6:54 PM
Hey!
Photography has alternatively been described as "about" light or contrast. In this case you have used a large spotlight to replace an on camera flash - the direction is almost identical, the fill seems similar and the contrast (while well controlled in this shot) isn't that much different than a good on camera flash shot. If I may suggest - get the light away from the axis of the lens and you will get more creative results. "Light painting" gives lots of opportunities for adding light.
John
Posted by: John Harvey at August 8, 2006 7:30 PM
Sasquatches don't make scratching sounds when they walk. So you won't have to worry about that again.
Posted by: Ron B at August 8, 2006 10:48 PM
Awesome...
The texture & amazing color is very appealing.
Posted by: yoli at August 8, 2006 11:33 PM
Thanks all.
John, thanks, I will do so in the future. I had in mind to try lighting from an angle with some “leggy-stemmed” shrubs to create an abstract, but I forgot my remote shutter lock and a cool wind sent me back indoors.
Posted by: Daniel Mosquin 
at August 9, 2006 8:45 AM
It's beautiful...
Posted by: C Annabel at November 12, 2006 8:43 AM
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Hmmm... very clever! Way to experiment!