{"id":362,"date":"2010-03-10T15:44:53","date_gmt":"2010-03-10T22:44:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.russbishop.com\/blog\/?p=362"},"modified":"2015-11-05T19:08:56","modified_gmt":"2015-11-06T03:08:56","slug":"light-painting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/russbishop.com\/blog\/light-painting\/","title":{"rendered":"Light Painting"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Light painting is a photographic technique where artificial light is combined with ambient light (typically at dusk or after dark) to enhance the features of\u00a0a foreground subject and add a sense of mystery. It is often used on Indian ruins, unique rock formations, or\u00a0trees to enhance the dramatic qualities already present in the scene.<\/p>\n

This image of an ancient Bristlecone Pine in the Patriarch Grove in California’s White Mountains was made at dusk when the stars were just starting to shine and the sky still held some color. A Maglite flashlight with\u00a0a directional snout and an amber gel was used to paint the tree during the 2 minute exposure, and a wide-angle 17mm lens allowed me to fill the frame with the large tree and still include plenty of sky.<\/p>\n

These images are fun to create because, as Forrest Gump would say, “you never really know what you’re gonna get”.\u00a0Fortunately with the advent of digital\u00a0the wait is considerably shorter than the old days of film and\u00a0any mistakes\u00a0can be corrected before leaving the scene.<\/p>\n

\u00a9Russ Bishop\/All Rights Reserved<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Light painting is a photographic technique where artificial light is combined with ambient light (typically at dusk or after dark) to enhance the features of\u00a0a foreground subject and add a sense of mystery. It is often used on Indian ruins, unique rock formations, or\u00a0trees to enhance the dramatic qualities already present in the scene. This … <\/p>\n

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