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Burning the Night

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Posted by Steve Sieren on March 13, 2010 at 9:44 PM
Burning the Night
What a better way to enhance a subject's unusualness by lighting in an unusual way. I used a tungsten bulb because I knew the yellow in the yucca tree branches would really contrast with blue sky. This all works best early in the evening with the white balance set to tungsten.

Joshua Tree NP

I'm posting a daytime shot in ESS, different tree or angle.
Posted by Roland Burkert on March 14, 2010 at 3:03 AM
Hey. This is very cool. Thanks for explaining how it was done. I like how you got the Big Dipper in there. :smile:
Posted by Benjamin Glatt on March 14, 2010 at 4:23 AM
Great shot man. Love the blues and the light painting. You're getting good at these light painting shots... too...good... :wink:
Posted by Steve Sieren on March 14, 2010 at 1:34 PM
Thanks guys, I seem to have a fetish with these burnded joshua trees.
Posted by Dan Baumbach on March 14, 2010 at 1:36 PM
Very cool, Steve.

- Dan
Posted by Dan Ryan on March 14, 2010 at 10:42 PM
Steve
Thanks for the info on the how-to. I like what the light "spill over" did to the ground around the yucca. Just enough to tease the immagination.

Dan Ryan
Northern California