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Title: Glowstick ptotography (Light Trails)
Post by: Dan n Nic on 12 April 2013, 16:10

I just stumbled accross this which i think is pretty cool

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/04/11/sean-lenz-kris-abildgaard-light-art_n_3060832.html (http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/04/11/sean-lenz-kris-abildgaard-light-art_n_3060832.html)

http://www.fromthelenz.com/neon-luminance/ (http://www.fromthelenz.com/neon-luminance/)

Title: Re: Glowstick ptotography (Light Trails)
Post by: TheRaven on 12 April 2013, 16:13

Wow, they are amazing, what a great idea!

Title: Re: Glowstick ptotography (Light Trails)
Post by: mcgee9t2 on 12 April 2013, 18:38

saw this in the paper the other day.

also saw something similar where climbers had lights on there head looked well good

Title: Re: Glowstick ptotography (Light Trails)
Post by: Gavv8 on 12 April 2013, 21:37

Gorgeous images.

Title: Re: Glowstick ptotography (Light Trails)
Post by: ajmoir36 on 13 April 2013, 17:11

Very Cool.  :cool:

Title: Re: Glowstick ptotography (Light Trails)
Post by: Jack3559 on 19 April 2013, 02:58

I tried this, this evening.

It didn't turn out exactly as I'd wanted...

(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8254/8661159201_2ed6172f52_c.jpg)

(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8243/8662263382_7e6f9c141b_c.jpg)

It was pretty cold going in there to fish them out too.

Title: Re: Glowstick ptotography (Light Trails)
Post by: Toby on 19 April 2013, 08:28

Was the water moving a little bit to fast? Not enough glow sticks?

Title: Re: Glowstick ptotography (Light Trails)
Post by: T_J_G on 19 April 2013, 09:29

Top one is good, but if you used a flash to light up the arch it'd be a cracker!

Title: Re: Glowstick ptotography (Light Trails)
Post by: Jack3559 on 19 April 2013, 10:36

The water wasn't moving fast enough so I couldn't get them to float properly.

I bought 50 glow sticks and it looked best with about 10.


I actually used two speedlites on the arch, but I had to use it super low because otherwise they overpowered the glow sticks.  That's one of the reasons the water isn't as milky as I'd liked.

The first location I tried, the water was flowing perfectly and the shot was way more interesting but there was a lamppost making it too bright to see the glowsticks.  I might try again, but put a reflector up by the lamp to get rid of the light.

Title: Re: Glowstick ptotography (Light Trails)
Post by: DubFan on 19 April 2013, 11:11

The top one is the best.

You could do a composite. Shoot once for the glow sticks, then shoot again with your speedlites set to expose the arch.

Did you fish the glowsticks out of the water afterwards? Otherwise it's quite a bit of non-biodegradable waste.

Title: Re: Glowstick ptotography (Light Trails)
Post by: Jack3559 on 19 April 2013, 12:20

Of course.

It was surprisingly warm in the water.

I may give it another go, but I'm not so great at photoshop. It could be good practice though I suppose.