Painting with Light

I belong to my local U3A (a type of social and activity club for older people) photography group which caters for all levels from absolute beginner through to experienced photographers. This week we had a session on ‘Painting with Light’.

This was held in a darkened room with one of the members swirling around different coloured light outfits while we took time exposures – typically 10-15 seconds. After the first few I tried something different and used 1/4 second exposures with the camera in continuous mode. I liked this better even though it generated a lot more images. I have now processed the images and tried different methods of presenting them. Below I show 3 composites of the best photos followed by some single images of my favourites:

First set showing 12 different images
Second set showing another 12 images
Third set showing the final 10 images.

Now for some of the individual images:

A ‘standard’ 15 second image showing blues and greens
This is a 1-second image which originally had a gap between the 2 spirals
A composite made from a single image moved and rotated 6 times
This 1/4 second image was inverted to give the form of a flower
This composite used the same image rotated 4 times
This one gives me the impression of a bird in flight
This makes me think of a bird in flight swooping down for its prey or, perhaps, a ‘Star-Wars’ fighter?
This one is similar to the previous one with a bit of blur to give movement
A 12 legged spider?
A spider web?
The shape of this makes me think of a trilobite
A Christmas tree?

A good bit of fun which gave me the opportunity to try something different.

Author: Paul L.G. Morris

I am an amateur photographer whose photography is mostly of gardens, nature and the rural environment. My specialities are close-ups, panoramic views, or a combination of both that I call 'Nearscapes'. I work mostly for my own interest having closed my business PM Studios Ltd.

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