I just wanted to share a couple of my last projects with you. The project is the sandcastle, but the purpose of building the sandcastle is to photograph it after the sun goes down. The first stands about three to three and a half feet at the tallest points. It took about two hours to build and uses a 30 second exposure lit by a single flashlight as I walk around the castle (bridge). The second stands about seven feet tall and took over seven hours to stack all that sand. Man do my muscles ache! I used bulb exposure so I'm not exactly sure on the time. I would guess about 1.5 to 2 minutes of exposure. Same single flashlight, but this time I had my son hold up a blue and then a red gel in front of the lens at the appropriate times.
Lee, that is too cool. The top shows the ends lit up more than the center which makes perfect sense with what you described. I would not have thought that would be possible, both are eerily amazing. That seven footer appears to be the ultimate drip castle with a most surreal moat.
awesome! Just seeing the different light colors in the second one and the span of the bridge of the first was enough to catch my eye. ( J )
Lee - It is amazing what a human being can accomplish with a little sand, a tad of water, the right lighting, and a camera. The effect is magical!
"Experiment" makes it sound like I don't know what I'm doing, but I know what you mean and thanks.
Love the first photo. It is always fun to see what a cheap flashlight can do.
Oh but the flashlight used on these photos costs about $75. ...it was given to me.
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