Playing With Light

Today was a very busy day with no photography until tonight. Time just seemed to vanish. Does that happen to you? I was off to a late start today and by the time I finished my work out at the gym it was almost eleven thirty. This afternoon I worked on a new bird set up for increasing my chances at capturing a nice quail image. We will see how that works as there is rain in the forecast for tomorrow. Tonight I decided to experiment more with playing with light.I set my camera up on a tripod and prefocused on the spot where I was going to be. I set the camera on thirty second shutter delay with a thirty second exposure. I tripped the shutter and then scurried out to my spot and started swinging the light. It was a lot of fun and the results are very cool! Enjoy! God's precious love and blessings to all, chris

Following the Herd

Today was filled up with domestic chores that needed to be done around the house. Sometimes they are called "deferred maintenance". Tonight as a respite from chores I wanted to try something that I have seen a lot of other photographers doing. Burning steel wool in a chef's wisk while twirling it around your head.Crazy!! Tonight was just an experiment to just get a feel for what it is all about.First off I learned that you really,really need to take fire safety into consideration.Those little sparks go everywhere! That is why I chose a rainy dripping night.Secondly is that for personal safety a hat and safety glasses are required. The sparks sometimes land on the twirler or twirlee as well. My yard wasn't the most photogenic location for it and I look forward to trying in near the ocean or in a river where you could get something really creative going.The reflections would be incredible! God bless, chris