Ken Lee PhotographyBridge Over Troubled Garden
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Exploring the Devil's Garden in the thick of night. Metate Arch, Staircase-Escalante, Utah. . This photo shows the celestial movements of the stars over 30 minutes. I love how a single image can show the long passage of time in a way that we cannot perceive when we are there. Devil's Garden involved a 12-mile drive down a dirt road from Escalante. A beautiful moonlit night, I had the whole night to wander in peace and create. While the shutter was open, I walked around with a handheld LED flashlight, and illuminated the scene. During the exposure, all the light I shined on the subject was cumulative. This process is called "light painting." Why? Because one uses the flashlight as a paint brush, "brushing" on light, not paint. Light painting to illuminate subjects is a beautiful, addictive art, as you can walk around the scene, deciding what to bring to light and what to keep in shadow. And it's more fun than AI-generated images.
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For photos, books, workshops and more: www.kenleephotography.com
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(Plate 1762) Nikon D750/Nikkor 14-24mm f/2.8 lens. 30 minutes total "stacked." Each image 2 minutes f/8 ISO 200. 24 June 2018. 21:33.
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Exploring the Devil's Garden in the thick of night. Metate Arch, Staircase-Escalante, Utah. . This photo shows the celestial movements of the stars over 30 minutes. I love how a single image can show the long passage of time in a way that we cannot perceive when we are there. Devil's Garden involved a 12-mile drive down a dirt road from Escalante. A beautiful moonlit night, I had the whole night to wander in peace and create. While the shutter was open, I walked around with a handheld LED flashlight, and illuminated the scene. During the exposure, all the light I shined on the subject was cumulative. This process is called "light painting." Why? Because one uses the flashlight as a paint brush, "brushing" on light, not paint. Light painting to illuminate subjects is a beautiful, addictive art, as you can walk around the scene, deciding what to bring to light and what to keep in shadow. And it's more fun than AI-generated images.
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For photos, books, workshops and more: www.kenleephotography.com
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(Plate 1762) Nikon D750/Nikkor 14-24mm f/2.8 lens. 30 minutes total "stacked." Each image 2 minutes f/8 ISO 200. 24 June 2018. 21:33.
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#kenlee #kenleephotography #lightpainting #longexposure #nightphotography #slowshutter #amazing_longexpo #longexphunter #longexpoelite #longexposure_shots #supreme_nightshots #ig_astrophotography #super_photolongexpo #Utah #nightscaper #nightphotography #protomachines #MyRRS #ReallyRightStuff #feisol #Nikon #westbysouthwest #escalante #devilsgarden #metatearch
