I owe an apology to the lady who stepped in front of my camera to take a flash photo; I said that the flash was messing with my long exposure, and could she step to her right? Turns out, her flash illuminated the tree on the left, and the person on the right perfectly. I’m sorry, you actually did a good thing!
The park videographer Steve Bumgardner was also there last night; Watch for his video on Twitter!
I’ve long admired the art of lightpainting, but it often lacked a certain something: Color. Sure, you can use gels, or different types of flashlights, but still you’re limited to a very narrow range of colors. Not any more. If you have an iPad, download this app:
It’s free (yay!) and very simple; It makes your iPad screen into an adjustable light of just about any color you want. It’s a soft, diffused light, which means an even coverage with no hot spots. The downside is that it will take longer to lightpaint larger items.
Give it a try!
The Los Angeles Aqueduct flows along the Eastern Sierra, carrying water using gravity alone. It has been the focus of a heated debate between the ranchers of the Owens Valley and the City of Los Angeles over water rights.
This is the parking lot just inside the Tioga Pass gate to Yosemite National Park. Opening day, June 5th, 2010
