light painting

I've had way too much time on my hands this week. Playing with layer blending light painting experiments in my backyard I took a surrealistic twist adding in some halloween figures I grabbed with my cell phone from a neighbors yard a couple weeks ago.

Got up late this morning, so only had time to shoot two. Getting a bit better at making orbs after watching some Youtube. Back at the computer I blended in some dramatic sky. I think I'd be worried if I looked out the window and saw this in my backyard! Will this vortex suck my house into it...

I just got some LED lights to use as safety flares for our car. Took a couple out early this morning to try making some orbs and other experiments.

Let's first get this out of the way: not everyone likes light painted images. That is definitely fair since they don't have a natural look. I enjoy them and find them a fun way to be creative at night. The light painted images of photographers like Michael Frye played a large role in developing...

I think this is one of my better light painting attempts, taken at The Devil's Garden, UT. While I like it, it doesn't feel as real as the non-painted version. Personally I don't like visiting a popular spot where a bunch of people are painting - obviously it intrudes on the experience of others...