Light Play
Playing with long exposure, a lens ball and finger lights.
Playing with long exposure, a lens ball and finger lights.
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Jun, 2021Views
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Chatter Award
Contest Finalist in Light Painter Photo Contest
People's Choice in unnatural creations Photo Challenge
Winner in Having a black background Photo Challenge
Outstanding Creativity
Peer Award
Absolute Masterpiece
Top Choice
Superb Composition
Magnificent Capture
Superior Skill
Virtuoso
All Star
Genius
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yersacaltara
July 11, 2021
very interesting, long exposure to light with a lensball , that's gorgeous !
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AnnHopta
July 18, 2021
LOL, a lot of trial and error. A lens ball sitting on a paper clip to keep it in place on a piece of glass for a reflection. Turn the lights off and start shooting while moving finger lights around the lens ball. A pandemic time killer!
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terrymccollum
July 25, 2021
Congratulations on the Challenge win! This is an AWESOME photo! Absolutely love it! Genius Creativity! WOW!
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kurtsnyder
July 25, 2021
COngratulations Ann for yrou wining entry inthe having a black background challenge! Kurt
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MiyoJergen
November 01, 2021
so beautiful , one of the best compositions of this type that I have seen , expect some big wins with this one, thanks for sharing it with us , MJ
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Pjerry
December 10, 2021
Great skills, how beautiful.
Thanks for joining my June 2021 Collection challenge. It’s very much appreciated. Good luck.
Thanks for joining my June 2021 Collection challenge. It’s very much appreciated. Good luck.
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Behind The Lens
Location
I took this photo in the basement of my home.Time
As I wanted a dark background I took this later in the evening so there was little ambient light.Lighting
Long exposure, no ambient light while playing with finger lights.Equipment
I used my D750 Nikon camera with a 105 mm macro lens. As this was a long exposure I had my camera mounted on a tripod and used a remote to trigger my camera while I already moving the fingers lights through the viewing field.Inspiration
My inspiration was total boredom! The pandemic had put a damper on our travels so I was looking for something to stimulate and occupy my time. I had purchased a lens ball quite a while ago and really had found no logical reason for having done so. I decided to try and find a reason for purchasing that item. As my husband rolled his eyes at my setup I smiled and started shooting. This particular photo was my favorite of the many that I took.Editing
Minimal post processing other than darkening shadows and lowering exposure around the edges of the photo.In my camera bag
I always carry my Nikon D750 with my everyday Nikkor 28-300 mm zoom lens. This lens covers most situations well. Depending on what I am planning on shooting I will add other lenses or my tripod. For distance I might add my Nikkor 80-400 mm, for close-ups I will add my Nikkor 105 mm macro lens. If I am shooting actions shots I will usually add my Nikkor 70-200 mm lens. Of course I always have an extra battery and photo chip.Feedback
Simply let your imagination take you. If you google a certain type photo and like the results you see then try it. You learn by trial and error and having some fun!
