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Miner coming out of a tunnel to greet the light.
Everything created just with light in a single long exposure using 180° camera rotation, no photoshop in...
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Miner coming out of a tunnel to greet the light.
Everything created just with light in a single long exposure using 180° camera rotation, no photoshop involved.
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LogeshKumar
 
LogeshKumar May 02, 2018
tunnel had such rigs or it is light simulated for click?
RyusLightworks
RyusLightworks May 28, 2020
It is a corrugated tunnel and a camera rotation.
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Behind The Lens

Location

This photo was taken in a corrugated tunnel which was part of a walkway leading below a street. The texture of the walls gave this special look.

Time

This was done at night like most lightpainting photos are.

Lighting

Every light in this scene was done by flashlights. First the tunnel was lit with blue while I was standing in the middle and put some vape around me. Then the camera was turned 180° and the tunnel was lit with yellow light without anyone standing in it.

Equipment

I used a Sony A7II on a standard tripod. The lens used was an old Nikkor 20mm wide angle. The whole lighting was done with geled flashlights.

Inspiration

I live in an area with a deep miner history. So this scene was a homage to the old miners who shaped this area. The lamp that I am holding up is a genuine miners lamp used in the past.

Editing

As with any proper lightpainting this photo has no post processing short of normal development.

In my camera bag

Lots and lot of flashlights for different needs. Also some duct tape is a blessing in many situations. For these kind of shots a fully manual lens is always best since you can adjust the aperture mid exposure.

Feedback

The easiest way is to get a gimbal head and put the camera on so you can turn it around the axis of the lens. It needs a bit of adjustment to find the proper position so when you turn the camera it rotates around the middle of the scene, but once you get that these kind of photos are quite easy to make. Light the scene in one color, put the lens cap on, turn the camera, take lens cap off and light the scene in a different color. You can also do more rotations then just the 180° one I did here. It looks best if you stick to symmetry, so rotation counts with the power of 2 are best looking.

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