Cool Light Effects in the Desert

[Brandon Libby]

Check out these super cool abandoned car (and other stuff) photos by Lost America. I really like the way they play with light in the dusk photos. Very cool.

 

[photoman]

I like to play with lights in the dark as well. Thanks for the link!

 

[Kiddmen57]

I have Troy's first book, signed and everything. Very cool stuff.

 

[maxingout]

Thanks for the link. I would like to learn how to do long exposure night photography with digital camera.

 

[ETAV8R]

I've been doing some cleaning around my pad recently and came across this book. One thing I'm surprised the author let make the pages were quite a few shots with short lines of light which are either star trails or aircraft. It is an interesting book but better if found used and at a cheaper price.

 

[xjaugie]

Seeing his website gots me to thinking I have a few things to try....

 

[chuckn]

cedar mesa tree at night

Here's one I took in Cedar Mesa last week

Chuck.

 

[ywen]

The technique is called light painting. Search it up on google. Lots of good tutorials..

Heres one taken in canyonlands.. Pitch black out and all lighting from a small fire behind truck and a small head lamp on me as i ran around the scene

 

[fourstringfletch]

Great stuff! I love shooting in the desert, though half of you guys are way out of my league.
Here's a fun illustration (can you call it that while painting with light?) of how easy it can be to play around with this. Here is a little cave in Lockhart Basin we found on motos. Shot with a canon g7, and a friend with 1 headlamp. Try this the next time you find yourself in the dark!

 

[chuckn]

I like how the light reflects off the walls of the cave.

Chuck.