I wish I could claim the idea as my own, but I cannot. I found a similar photo on deviant art months ago, and it has been ingrained on my memory since, as well as being on my to do list. This challenge presented another opportunity for it. Here is the photo that started it for me:
//jogiart.deviantart.com/art/Fabia-Light-45559125
A lot of comments were curious about how this was done... its rather simple. Just get a sparkler, and trace the outline of the car. I bought sparklers that last 3 minutes to do this shot, so each take was only 1 sparkler. 4 takes later and this is the result. But, as ASTONishing mentioned in his comments, be careful not to actually touch the car with the sparkler, they burn really hot.
Thanks to all the great votes and the favourites. This result is a huge confidence boost :D
Also, a huge thanks to jeger for helping me with this shot, and for letting me use his car. It is the same car as this shot:
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I would be worried about the paint... As a matter of a fact, I would be surprised if this didn't mar the clear coat... Polymers + Burning embers (sometimes magnesium in sparklers...)... = Not so good...
Still, A WONDERFUL image... I'd love to do this, but I don't know if I would feel comfy with the paint being hit by burning chunks of crap..
I'm adding this to my favorites, and keeping you away from my cars..
I really like this one. I also learned something from the comments (using the bulb setting). Thank you for your suggestions on my light painting thread... they are useful. :)
Thanks for the link to the shot that inspired you - the one area in which I think it beats your own version for me is the way the light from the sparklers also makes the car itself visible - one can see the door, the registration plate, the radiator grill and the body of the car...
That said, I like the way your sparkler lines are thicker and show more of the flying sparks than the original version.
Thanks for the link to the shot that inspired you - the one area in which I think it beats your own version for me is the way the light from the sparklers also makes the car itself visible - one can see the door, the registration plate, the radiator grill and the body of the car...
That said, I like the way your sparkler lines are thicker and show more of the flying sparks than the original version.
Damn! That is so freakin' awesome. Major congratulations on the Blue. I like how someone thinks sparklers are natural light, and voted a 1. And props to Jon for having the stones to let you get that close to his ride with fissionable material. :-P
Grats on the ribbon and good job on the photo, I know what its like to do something like that as I did it with my Camaro quite some time ago except I used a mini-mag light with the top removed...
I like this. Kind of like the light painting Ben Willmore (Where is Ben) does. I suspect you did it with a sparkler to give the sparky effect, which I like. I'm glad you put a horizon line in.
A quite impressive effect has been achieved and it has been well performed. Only the shade of light at the left back is somewhat disturbing. From a phptografic point of view I am less impressed, but based on this study you could make a sparkling advertisement. I rate this high because I never saw something alike before.
I am sure you used sparklers...I was going to do something with sparklers and people but got lazy. I look at this and I'm definitely going to do something with sparklers the next time around when light is the subject.
I think you did an amazing job here. I predict a blue or a close tie to a blue with one other entry I like as blue. If not, then most definitely a red.
great idea! I hope you didn't ruin your paint. The magnesium and other metals that burn on a sparkler, shoot off at about 3000 degrees. I hope you clay bar it after that shot =)
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