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Cygnusx1
20th of December 2009 (Sun), 08:41
http://dcerutti.smugmug.com/Cars/My-Datsun/Untitled-1/308044479_GBQgH-M.jpg

Shot in pure darkness and illuminated with a hand held flashlight. I turned it off and moved around the scene, painting the car with the light. I only photoshopped out some background stray lighting at the edges of the photo.
FelixDeSouze
20th of December 2009 (Sun), 09:59
pretty nice shot, i like it. :)
lowrider
20th of December 2009 (Sun), 10:06
Nice - How did you do the "Z" above the hood in front of the windshield?

Lou
FelixDeSouze
20th of December 2009 (Sun), 10:08
I think he put the camera on a long exposure and then walked around the car with a torch making the shape he wanted.
corkneyfonz
20th of December 2009 (Sun), 10:10
The Zorro mark is the final nail in the coffin of a technique which I gave up twenty years ago.
lowrider
20th of December 2009 (Sun), 14:00
The Zorro mark is the final nail in the coffin of a technique which I gave up twenty years ago.

Actually it's not a Zorro mark, the car is a Nissan (or Datsun) Z.

Lou
nofotomojo
20th of December 2009 (Sun), 14:51
Nice image. I would like to see more definition between the car and background especially at the roof line and air dam. I have seen others work painting cars with light and the reflection of the light on the car got too to be too much, you've handled it very well here. Do you have any more? If so please share them.

Paul
111t
20th of December 2009 (Sun), 20:30
Nice!
One of my favorite photos is the portrait Picasso did with the bull.

http://firstthingsnext.blogspot.com/2009/06/pablo-picassos-flashlight-centaur.html
(the top one)

Imagine if RUSH let you borrow the lasers!;)
sam4205
20th of December 2009 (Sun), 23:21
Amazzzzzzzzzzzzzzzing shot!
GorgeShooter
21st of December 2009 (Mon), 13:54
Nice shot AND nice car. 1991 300ZX TT owner here :)
pickupman92
22nd of December 2009 (Tue), 08:14
I see what you did there.... and it worked VERY well. Excellent Job.
Evo-L
22nd of December 2009 (Tue), 17:44
Great shot, I like it a lot. The car looks very clean, and well done.
RRocket
22nd of December 2009 (Tue), 21:46
I love how you UK guys call it a torch.

nice photo
GerVaj08
23rd of December 2009 (Wed), 01:07
I love the picture! Very nice clean old school Z!
240z or 280z?
FelixDeSouze
23rd of December 2009 (Wed), 01:32
I love how you UK guys call it a torch.

nice photo

It is a torch ;)
trt-reece
23rd of December 2009 (Wed), 03:35
Yep, it's a torch here too.

Nice light painting!
FelixDeSouze
23rd of December 2009 (Wed), 03:42
Yep, it's a torch here too.

Opposite sides of the world, but closer than you would think.. Amen to Oz!! :)
HoosierJoe
23rd of December 2009 (Wed), 14:02
very creative.
raiyo
23rd of December 2009 (Wed), 14:06
very nice. what was the technique used?
live2ski
23rd of December 2009 (Wed), 19:23
Very cool picture! My brother had 3 300ZX'x, one of which was a TT. Sadly he had to get rid of them all.
Cygnusx1
23rd of December 2009 (Wed), 23:38
Wow, thanks for all the response. Yes it was all done with an American Torch...AKA Flashlight, in a long exposure. I turned off the light to move around the frame, carefully, and turned it on for strategic effects. It took me about 10 tries to get the right shot. I did trip in the dark a couple of times. LOL. The car is my 1976 Datsun 280Z, I am currently working on a 1972 240Z.

I had no idea Pablo Picasso did flashlight tricks with a camera too!