experimenting with long exposure

[vvilko]

it was dark, i found a tripod, perfect for messing about!


hope you like:

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j187/vvilko/IMG_1085.jpg

i was trying to write my name. its hard you have to do it backwards!


http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j187/vvilko/IMG_1106.jpg

the best smily face i came out with!

hope to see some more fun in photography!

[Wazu]

you could have written your name forwards, then flipped it.

Great images, what sort of light did you use?

[vvilko]

didn't think of that.

i used a blue LED for my name
and a white LED for the face

[Cerbera]

Haha, nice images. I tried this out but it wasnt dark enough. You've inspired me :D.

[absolute beginner]

Nice one Wilko. How did you find somewhere so dark? Too many street lights where I live, i could never block them out enough. I'm gonna have a go though!!

[vvilko]

lol i had a big window behind me! it was a cresent moon so not much light was comin through!

ive got pleanty of streetlights, you just gotta set it up for a long enough exposure

[olly_k]

One thing I found when drawing with lights is the smaller the point of light the better the image you will get. If it is a single led put a bit of tape over the front with a small hole then setup bulb!

[SingingSabre]

Fun pics! The smiley looks, to me, like a frog wearing goggles!

[vvilko]

lol, i think iti looks like a piece of grafitti

[oj88]

Hope you don't mind me contributing. This has been my only work with long exposures and was done a few months ago (hint: see the date on the phone display). I'm sure some of you may have seen it from other forums. Anyway, I may try something new these days as this thread has kick-started my interest again. :)

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j107/orlyp/IMG_0206b.jpg

[vvilko]

wow, i like that, did you just drop it?

[oj88]

wow, i like that, did you just drop it?

Thankfully, that was not necessary. Did it by panning vertically (downward) using a tripod.

[Caoimhin]

Hope you don't mind me contributing. This has been my only work with long exposures and was done a few months ago (hint: see the date on the phone display). I'm sure some of you may have seen it from other forums. Anyway, I may try something new these days as this thread has kick-started my interest again. :)

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Wow, that is a very interesting idea you have, oj88. It'd be interesting to see more photos like this, but of something less easily recognizable.

[ItsMike]

Would'nt you get a similar affect by just zooming in or out slowly???

[oj88]

Would'nt you get a similar affect by just zooming in or out slowly???

Not with the S3, I'm afraid. It does not have a manual zoom ring like a typical DSLR. Once the shutter is released, focus and zoom settings are locked within the duration of the exposure.

[Cyrus]

second shot is pretty cool, free hand drawing like that isn't easy.

Cyrus