Almost Home
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I love beautiful nights in the desert, and this one certainly was. A cool breeze, a full moon rising in back of me, and the last glow of the setting sun to the west. The second I stepped out of the car, I was transfixed by the beauty of it all and knew this would be the first photo. This is an old farmhouse with vines on the left and a large back area for horses and chickens, located near a mine. Also, the farmhouse reminds me of one of those "kit" homes of the sort that Sears used to sell. Illuminated during the exposure by a full moon and a handheld ProtoMachines LED2 light painting device.
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(Plate 5419) Pentax K-1/15-30mm f/2.8 lens. 15 minutes total "stacked." Each individual photo 3 minutes f/8 ISO 200. September 2021.
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We'll Not Hide Any Longer
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Joshua Tree National Park, my spiritual home for night photography. I created the blur effect using a selective-focus Lensbaby lens. Here, it created an interesting tilt-shift miniaturization effect. To create this photo, I perched my camera on a tripod, opened the shutter for a long time, then walked around lighting this subject with a handheld light.
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(Plate 4106) Pentax K-1/Lensbaby Edge 35 Optic lens. March 2025.
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Huntington Dreams of Trailers
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Night falls at an interesting trainyard full of old vintage trains, locomotives, and yes, trailers as well. To create this night photo, I placed the camera on a tripod. Then I lit the scene with a handheld flashlight while the camera shutter was open for a long time. This is called "light painting." It's more fun than AI-generated images.
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(Plate 4082) Pentax K-1/15-30mm f/2.8 lens. March 2021.
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Giving the Side-Eye
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A 1934 Chevrolet truck, owned by John Riley Bembry, who used this to drive to his claims in the Ivanpah Mountains. To create this night photo, I placed the camera on a tripod. Then I lit the scene with a handheld flashlight while the camera shutter was open for a long time. This is called "light painting." It's more fun than AI-generated images. Single-exposure image photographed while Tim Little and I were teaching a night photography workshop at Goffs, along historic Route 66, in Nevada.
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(Plate 4855) Pentax K-1/15-30mm f/2.8 lens. April 2025.
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Tomorrow is Yesterday
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Before the DeLorean, there was this vintage time machine. Consequently, I am posting this three days after tomorrow. I had fun lighting this selfie! It's more fun than AI-generated images. Photographed while Tim Little and I were teaching a night photography workshop at Nelson Ghost Town in Nevada.
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(Plate 4300) Pentax K-1/15-30mm f/2.8 lens. April 2025.
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Lubrication
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This gas station in Nelson Ghost Town appeared briefly in "3000 Miles to Graceland" with Kevin Costner. Here, it's lit up rather strangely at night. To create this night photo, I set the camera on a tripod. I opened the camera shutter for a long time. While the shutter was open, I walked around with a handheld ProtoMachines LED2 light capable of producing different colors, 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. This was photographed while Tim Little and I were teaching a night photography workshop at Nelson Ghost Town in Nevada and Goffs, CA, along Route 66.
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(Plate 7733) Nikon D750 DSLR/Irix 15mm f/2.4 lens. October 2024.
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