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Gathering of the Domes


 
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Gathering of the Domes

1649 Sec - f/6.3 - ISO 250 - 14mm
Canon 5D Mk III - Canon 14mm f/2.8L

Jeff E Jensen

 
 
 
- Rita K. Connell

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this is a great shot....a little creepy for me because I watch to many Scifi movies. I just watch battleship last night not a very good scifi movie

As always when it comes to light paint they are always great and fun to look at. I love the star action it adds to the shot


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July 14, 2013

 

Kalena Randall
  So Cool, Jeff! Awesome!


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July 14, 2013

 

Debbie E. Payne
  I always enjoy looking at your light painting shots. You have a unique gift in creating these type of images and we all enjoy seeing them. Last night in blue Mesa the stars were so beautiful and bright and I wished I knew something about time lapse and thought of course of you, who would have been out there in the darkest spot in the high desert you could have found, braving giant-sized Mosquitos.


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July 14, 2013

 

Kristin Duff
  Jeff- your creative use of light and dark always astounds me- awesome !!


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July 14, 2013

 

Beth Spencer
  Awesome as usual Jeff, did you combine a lot or did you have a lot of bike tires for the half domes?


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July 15, 2013

 

Jeff E Jensen
  Thanks, ladies! I'm sure you could guess, but I really like doing these.

Beth - this is a single exposure with all of the elements captured within the exposure. This was 1649 seconds, which works out to not quite 28 minutes. We were dealing with no moon, so it was good and dark. Even darker then when we were out at the Jetty because there was even less city light.

I'm actually taking Deb and her family out there again when they are in town next week.


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July 15, 2013

 

Beth Spencer
  Wow! You guys did a lot in that amount of time! I know you all were probably having a total blast! I know Deb and her family will have as much fun as we did!!!


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July 15, 2013

 
- Usman M. Bajwa

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  Another terrific light painting image, Jeff. This is very inspiring indeed!

UB.


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July 15, 2013

 

Susan Williams
  Very creative and inspiring work, Jeff. I just love this technique. Would you share more about the set up and technique? I would love to try it if I can find a place to do it.


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July 17, 2013

 

lisa anderson
  Very cool, Jeff. Do you have any shots of the domes with less sky?


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July 17, 2013

 

Jeff E Jensen
 
 
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Thanks, everyone!

Susan - we used several tools to create this, all of them pretty simple. The orb is created using an LED light on the end of a string. The trick is how you spin and rotate to get the orb. The big dome was created using a piece of PVC pipe, staked to the ground in the center, with some LED lights on the other end. You move it back and forth in an arc while rotating around the center. The small domes are a little trickier. They are created with a set of led Christmas lights, mounted around the diameter of an old bicycle wheel. Fun stuff.

Lisa - here's a shot of a single dome (our first try with the gadget), with a little less sky.


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July 17, 2013

 
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