Larry, Very clever! I'll have to remember this the next time I get a foggy lighthouse night. It really makes an interesting photograph. Regards, Bob S.
On Wed, Sep 28, 2011 at 12:58 PM, Larry Colen <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Sep 28, 2011, at 9:58 AM, Matthew Hunt wrote: > >> On Wed, Sep 28, 2011 at 12:51 PM, Larry Colen <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/4331502051/ >> >> That's a really neat shot (and well-processed). How did the rays >> arise? Are they reflections off the faces of the lighthouse glass? > > I like to use this as a puzzle. It was a foggy night, the lighthouse had > four beams, it was done with a single press of the shutter. How do you think > I did it? > > Answer below.... > >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > > It was a 10 second exposure. I put my hand in front of the lens and moved it > back and forth once or twice a second, effectively turning it into about 15 > or 20 half second exposures as the beams swept through the fog. I don't > remember how many attempts I made at the shot, both at dusk, and late at > night, but some of them are in this set: > http://www.flickriver.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157622443730942 > > > -- > Larry Colen [email protected] sent from i4est > > > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.

