In Photos dot Orglight trails » In Photos dot Org http://inphotos.org no photoshopped images here Wed, 22 May 2013 22:12:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 How to short circuit http://inphotos.org/2008/05/27/how-to-short-circuit/ http://inphotos.org/2008/05/27/how-to-short-circuit/#comments Tue, 27 May 2008 20:05:39 +0000 Donncha http://inphotos.org/?p=1980 Ever since I posted Short Circuit I’ve been meaning to post a small tutorial on how I did it. There were so many comments from people clamouring to know the secret of how I made traces of light dance around the picture frame. Actually, nobody asked. Will was kind enough to suggest another title but [...]

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]]> Ever since I posted Short Circuit I’ve been meaning to post a small tutorial on how I did it. There were so many comments from people clamouring to know the secret of how I made traces of light dance around the picture frame.

Actually, nobody asked. Will was kind enough to suggest another title but otherwise it went unremarked. *sob* I’m going to tell you anyway.

The image is a long exposure shot, of at least 1 second and preferably 4 or 5 seconds. I simply stood in front of a construction site at night, lifted the camera, hit the shutter and rotated the camera around in my hands. Needless to say, I did not have the strap around my neck or I would have done myself damage!
At first I tried Aperture Priority mode, setting the aperture really small (big numbers, around F/22), but then I decided to do the obvious, and used Shutter Priority and simply set the speed(time) I wanted. Below are a few shots from that night, including the scene as it was on the night and some experimental shots as I practiced. The technique is really easy, but can create some really interesting and eye catching photos.

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Aperture ƒ/3.5
Camera Canon EOS 20D
Focal length 10mm
ISO 800
Shutter speed 1/10s

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]]> http://inphotos.org/2008/05/27/how-to-short-circuit/feed/ 3 Mr Whirly the ice cream man http://inphotos.org/2008/01/22/mr-whirly-the-ice-cream-man/ http://inphotos.org/2008/01/22/mr-whirly-the-ice-cream-man/#comments Tue, 22 Jan 2008 18:07:15 +0000 Donncha http://inphotos.org/mr-whirly-the-ice-cream-man/ Mr Whirly the ice cream man An ice cream van in December? Yes, Mr Whirly was in Kinsale. Obviously someone isn’t bothered by the cold! Related Posts Mr Whirly Ice Cream in Kinsale Icy Dream’s LTD

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Mr Whirly the ice cream man

An ice cream van in December? Yes, Mr Whirly was in Kinsale. Obviously someone isn’t bothered by the cold!

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]]> http://inphotos.org/2008/01/22/mr-whirly-the-ice-cream-man/feed/ 5 So many light trails http://inphotos.org/2007/12/27/so-many-light-trails/ http://inphotos.org/2007/12/27/so-many-light-trails/#comments Thu, 27 Dec 2007 11:28:19 +0000 Donncha http://inphotos.org/so-many-light-trails/ So many light trails Light trails from passing cars fill the frame with a golden glow on the corner of The Grand Parade and Washington Street, Cork. Long exposure shot made possible by the traffic light switch on which I rested my camera! Related Posts Light trails on Oliver Plunkett Street Light reflects on the [...]

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So many light trails

Light trails from passing cars fill the frame with a golden glow on the corner of The Grand Parade and Washington Street, Cork.

Long exposure shot made possible by the traffic light switch on which I rested my camera!

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]]> http://inphotos.org/2007/12/27/so-many-light-trails/feed/ 6 The lights at Finn’s Corner http://inphotos.org/2007/12/13/the-lights-at-finns-corner/ http://inphotos.org/2007/12/13/the-lights-at-finns-corner/#comments Thu, 13 Dec 2007 16:27:00 +0000 Donncha http://inphotos.org/the-lights-at-finns-corner/ The lights at Finn’s Corner A long exposure at f/22 creates the beautiful star like pinpoints of light and enough time to capture the light trail from passing cars. No tripod, so I used street furniture to balance the camera! Related Posts Lady at the lights A kiss at Finn’s Corner Paul Street in Lights

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The lights at Finn’s Corner

A long exposure at f/22 creates the beautiful star like pinpoints of light and enough time to capture the light trail from passing cars.

No tripod, so I used street furniture to balance the camera!

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]]> http://inphotos.org/2007/12/13/the-lights-at-finns-corner/feed/ 5 Light reflects on the Lough http://inphotos.org/2007/09/08/light-reflects-on-the-lough/ http://inphotos.org/2007/09/08/light-reflects-on-the-lough/#comments Sat, 08 Sep 2007 17:45:21 +0000 Donncha http://inphotos.org/light-reflects-on-the-lough/ Light reflects on the Lough Light trails from passing cars and street lights reflect on the calm surface of the Lough in Cork in this long exposure shot. Related Posts Swans on The Lough Clouds over the Lough The Lough Lights

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Light reflects on the Lough

Light trails from passing cars and street lights reflect on the calm surface of the Lough in Cork in this long exposure shot.

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]]> http://inphotos.org/2007/09/08/light-reflects-on-the-lough/feed/ 6 Light trails on Oliver Plunkett Street http://inphotos.org/2007/06/05/light-trails-on-oliver-plunkett-street/ http://inphotos.org/2007/06/05/light-trails-on-oliver-plunkett-street/#comments Tue, 05 Jun 2007 06:45:32 +0000 Donncha http://inphotos.org/light-trails-on-oliver-plunkett-street/ Light trails on Oliver Plunkett Street Light trails from a passing car leave their mark on this long exposure shot of Oliver Plunkett Street in Cork. Can you see pink lights on the vertical poles standing at the edge of the pavement? On my Linux box they’re clear as day but I can’t see them [...]

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Light trails on Oliver Plunkett Street

Light trails from a passing car leave their mark on this long exposure shot of Oliver Plunkett Street in Cork.

Can you see pink lights on the vertical poles standing at the edge of the pavement? On my Linux box they’re clear as day but I can’t see them at all in Preview on the Macbook.

The lights were designed and made by MAAS here in Cork and the colour changes slowly from blues to purples to pinks to yellow and to any other colour. It’s quite a sight to see the colour change when standing at one end of this long straight street!

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]]> http://inphotos.org/2007/06/05/light-trails-on-oliver-plunkett-street/feed/ 6 Road Narrows http://inphotos.org/2006/01/02/road-narrows/ http://inphotos.org/2006/01/02/road-narrows/#comments Mon, 02 Jan 2006 13:00:39 +0000 Donncha http://inphotos.org/2006/01/02/road-narrows/ Road Narrows Taken in Monkstown, Co. Cork last night. Camera was handheld. I waited for a car to go past and with the camera set to AV mode and the flash on, I shot a 25 second exposure. I moved the camera from side to side to make the rear lights of the vehicle moreinteresting! [...]

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Road Narrows

Taken in Monkstown, Co. Cork last night.
Camera was handheld. I waited for a car to go past and with the camera set to AV mode and the flash on, I shot a 25 second exposure. I moved the camera from side to side to make the rear lights of the vehicle moreinteresting!
Added a cloud layer in post processing and set the layer mode to “subtract” to give the signs that nice weathered look.

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