So this is from my first attempt where you hang a light of some sort from a string, cord, etc and set it to swinging with the camera set up to catch the light trails on a long exposure. The led light is from the insert from a toy one of the kids got that lit up when you threw it around. The casing for the light device split open and I saved the lights for a shot like this. I hung it from the pull cord on our ceiling fan and got this.
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Jeremy Stockwell 51 months ago | reply
Yeah, the camera was flat on the table resting on its LCD, pointed up at the ceiling. If you look closely here, you can see the center of the ceiling fan/light fixture in the center of the light pattern.
The LED was attached (with Scotch Tape -- spared no expense) to one of the pull cords for the ceiling fan/light fixture. Opened the shutter with my IR remote and set the LED to swinging manually. Took a few tries to get one with which I was happy.
I have added some notes to this shot that might help you visualize the setting, if helpful.
I'm imagining a scene where Available Light begins to tear apart his kids' toys, yanking the electronic lights from them and piling them on the dinner table -- because "This means something. This is important."
@Available Light -- your name is Ron, right? Or is it Roy??????
:-)
Available_Light 51 months ago | reply
Yep, I can totally see it now. Thanks for the description and clarification! I have a ceiling fan in my bedroom – I'm sure that would work well for this type of shot.
No worries about me disassembling my kids' toys; they do a fine job of that on their own! I just have to pick up the appropriate pieces and keep them working long enough to get the shot. :-)
And yes, it's Ron. Funny you should say Roy though; I worked at a BMW/VW dealer right out of high school and all the mechanics called me Roy, for like a year and a half!
sciencechicago 50 months ago | reply
Beautiful design that this shot produced! Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Science Chicago, and we'd love to have this added to the group! Hope to hear from you!
Holly & the SciChi Team
Aditi-the-Stargazer 34 months ago | reply
Pretty neat idea. Lovely shot.