Thanks for all the wonderful comments and some very generous votes people :)
For those who just couldn't see the "painting with light" in my image I am providing this test shot captured about 20 minutes before with much more ambient light. You can see that without the big 4-cell maglight I used on the the pier it was quite dark with little warmth.
For those who saw the topic as needing a moving light source as the subject- sorry I could not help you here ;)
BTW- That lamp next to my friend has just one candle in it, the scene was really quite dark.
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I'm gonna bet you get some DNMC comments, BUT not from me! If the pier lighting is a sunset, you STILL got a light painting and if you did it with a flood then I have to say OMG the shadows under the dock are just awesome with the highlights on the piers. Either way it is a BEAUTIFUL image!!!