A favorite from my archives, this was taken while walking with a Canon PowerShot past a large
shrub covered with lights. I swung the camera up, down and around. Exposure was 1.6 seconds.
Tag Archives: lights
holiday displays with your compact
1. Look for a small quiet neighborhood light display and ideally have someone else drive.
2. Find a display you like and stop the car. (cul de sac streets are safest)
3. Set your camera to its lowest ISO and largest f/number (usually f/8 on compacts).
4. Compose your picture. Then pre focus by pressing the shutter half way down.
5. Ask your driver to start moving VERY slowly.
6. Press and HOLD the shutter button down and keep holding til you’re past the display.
7. Repeat these steps until you get something you like or until someone calls the police 🙂
These trees are white wire spiral frames. The colored areas are wire framed gift boxes.
TIP: If your image has more movement than you like, adjust your aperture to a smaller number.
chihuly
The Desert Botanical Garden’s Luminaria is extra special this year with an exhibit of Chihuly glass. I spent two hours shooting mostly abstracts because it was so dark but did manage to get a couple of normal shots such as the one above. Below is an abstract of Scorpion Tails that were throughout the garden.
