Night is falling, and it seems appropriate to me to share with you my (our) first attempts at light trails drawing, made with a Canon S5 IS digital camera, which was set up on a bench in the park (settings: 15 seconds exp., F/3.5, ISO 100).

The date is April 23rd, and the participants are: me, Ani, Nixo, Katya (and Raly).

We used a small bottle and a cup to mark the two boundaries of the frame, and 2 lighters (with blue lights). Here are some of the best shots:

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First try! (Btw, I think I dropped the “E” from my name, but well… Flick’r also dropped theirs, so I can live with that!) ;-)

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Second try…

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And this is “NixoNixo” — or actually, Nixo2! ;-)

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An attempt to draw a naked woman… Hmmm… I think it rather resembles a Blue Alien, you know, but with a bit of imagination… :-D

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“Katya” in light trails…

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“Ani” in light trails… :-)

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And this beautiful flower was drawn by Ani, in just a few strokes!

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A portrait of a dog (again by Ani)

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Fat Cat — by Nixonixo.

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A smiley! :-P

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A ghost-like figure…

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This is a Sumo Fighter, using some “mixed” technique — I was standing in a weird pose, and Nixo was painting the countours! :)

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This is the Masterpiece of the Evening — “A Knight and his Dame”, by Ani and Nixo!

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“Ping-pong Players” — 4 of us were participating to create this drawing — two of us posing, and two — drawing!

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It was super-fun! I hope that with some better equipment and some more experience, we could create in the dark at least La Joconde or Smaug the Dragon! :-)))

7 thoughts on “Light Trails painting (drawing) in Sofia by night…

  1. This is pretty cool. I have yet to try this technique for my photography skills. I always try to do it and then something else comes up and it gets sidelined :(

  2. @Sarthak:

    Well, just go out on a dark evening/night, take your Canon with you. Try with 15-30 seconds @ around F/4, then try at longer exposures and higher F number. Use some small diode lights, and draw anything you like! It’s especially good to go out with friends — lots of fun! :)

  3. that was really awesome im learning about light trails for my Art Photography homework and i think this puts a modern twist on things, you did a great job you should be proud! :)

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