Night photography: Burned orange 1966 Lincoln with flame job
Burned orange 1966 Lincoln with flame job — by Joe Reifer
Technical details: Three exposures of 7 minutes were stacked for 21 minute long star trails (7 minutes at f/9.5, ISO 200). There is a 1 second interval between exposures — any longer would show gaps in the star trails. The Canon 5D Mark II is clean at 7 minutes without the need for noise reduction, as long as the ambient temperature is not too warm.
On the first image I did not light paint. The 2nd and 3rd exposures had different light painting. After the first three images were complete, I reviewed the light painting on the back of the camera. The interior and side of the car looked great in image #3, but there was a hot spot above the front grill. I did a fourth exposure of 3 minutes at f/8 to re-do the light painting on the front of the car. Below are all 4 images in Lightroom.
Here are the steps involved in post-processing the final image:
I hope this behind the scenes look at creating a light painted image with long star trails is helpful.
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Howard Grill:
Thanks for the explanation of how you did it…really provides helpful insight. Very cool shot!
31 March 2010, 7:05 pm