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<p>John, both lights appear to be common halogen work lights given their respective power cable size. I have a couple of 12V LED work lights that look similar but the power cable is of a much thinner wire gauge.</p> <p>What Matt said about ink viscosity makes sense, although I have observed a similar effect as the photo you linked to using fountain pen ink in small quantities. Interestingly, you'd expect lower viscosity ink to diffuse quickly, but it doesn't if you add it to water slowly as they seem to in the photo.</p> <p>All this reminds of fluid dynamics that I've all but forgotten about, but I bet food dye will work just fine if you can experimentally determine the right combination of fluid temperatures, viscosity and flow rate, and of course timing of the photo/video. </p>

<p>Might try fountain pen ink; they come in a variety of colors. </p>

<p>Those pictures are pretty awful, but they do represent something that is familiar to us today, so it probably illustrates how we might perceive photos differently depending on the context under which they are presented.</p> <p> </p>

<p>New York Times article on the site that also includes commentary about the ethics of the site's practice: <br> <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2004/07/29/technology/online-diary.html">http://www.nytimes.com/2004/07/29/technology/online-diary.html</a><br> from<br> <a href="http://www.foundphotos.net/about.html">http://www.foundphotos.net/about.html</a></p>

<p>A site containing modern found photos:<br> <a href="http://www.foundphotos.net/index.php?galleryNum=139&page=2&tn=">http://www.foundphotos.net/index.php?galleryNum=139&page=2&tn=</a></p> <p>I suppose we can characterize them as the modern equivalent of <a href="/photodb/user?user_id=614297">Gene M</a>.'s Found Film from an earlier time:<br> <a href="http://westfordcomp.com/updated/found.htm">http://westfordcomp.com/updated/found.htm</a></p>

<p>This might only peripherally relate to the OP, but I came across a few interesting articles about time capsules while researching how to build one. The consensus among historians about the usefulness of their contents was nicely summarized in a Wikipedia page:<br> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_capsule#Criticism">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_capsule#Criticism</a></p> <p>Quote from the article:</p> <blockquote> <p><em>"According to time capsule historian William Jarvis, most intentional time capsules usually do not provide much useful historical information: they are typically filled with "useless junk", new and pristine in condition, that tells little about the people of the time.<sup id="cite_ref-jarvis_10-0" ><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_capsule#cite_note-jarvis-10">[10]</a></sup> Many time capsules today contain only <a title="Artifact (archaeology)" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artifact_(archaeology)">artifacts</a> of limited value to future historians. Historians suggest that items which describe the daily lives of the people who created them, such as personal notes, pictures, and documents, would greatly increase the value of the time capsule to future historians."</em></p> </blockquote> <p> <br> When I browse <a href="/photodb/user?user_id=614297">Gene M.'s</a> Found Film homepage or <a href="https://www.google.ca/search?q=found+film+landscapes&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=TCXOVIqcGMm5ggTAsoKoCQ&ved=0CCoQsAQ&biw=1440&bih=813#tbm=isch&q=landscape+photography+1900s">early landscape photos on Google Images</a>, I appreciate the fact that the images were taken at all and the beauty each photographer must have felt to compel each of them to make their photo.</p> <p>In a hundred years, or a thousand years, landscapes will be altered and life will change in ways we can't even begin to imagine, and people of the future will value each and every photo they see from today that will help them make sense of their own world independent of any artistic merit, then or now. <br> </p>

<p>That's an impressive shot, Glenn! It takes the common light-painted orbs photo to the next challenge, and isn't that what photography is about?</p> <p>I look forward to seeing the light-painted human figure stepping out of an opening of the orb. :-)</p>

<blockquote> <p><em>"BTW I agree with the concerns of the blogger."</em></p> </blockquote> <p>There is a surprising resemblance between the blogger's work and those he blogs about:<br> <a href="http://www.ucphoto.me/browse">http://www.ucphoto.me/browse</a><br> <br> Could the underlying psychology be that he subconsciously resents his own inability to overcome what he perceives to be mediocrity, thereby projecting his own inadequacies onto others? Note his choice of language:</p> <blockquote> <p><em>"Part of the problem.... Another problem... The third and final problem is that all those beautiful images didn’t speak to my soul. It’s as if, at some point, I realized that what the photographer was thinking of, when he pressed the shutter and when he processed the image, was “How can I wow the viewer, get more accolades online, and make more sales?”</em></p> </blockquote>

<p>I neglected to add, many of the pictures I linked to by Vincent were shot more than 10-15 years ago long before the style and technique was commonly thought to be ubiquitous. </p>

<p>I bet few, if any, of those photos were made by full time photographers making their living at it. </p> <p>Not surprisingly, the democratization of photography has also elevated average skill sets by a far greater margin than we'd like to accept; an enthusiastic amateur in just about any artistic domain can now achieve performance levels rivaling masters of the past. </p> <p>I was thinking about all those Juilliard graduates; they all become world class teachers if they're unable to pursue a professional career in their respective training in a crowded and very limited professional space. The consequence of that is access to professional teaching at the highest level thereby creating the next generation of skilled amateurs.</p> <p>The author of that blog is an amateur photographer making his living in IT so his comments are not surprising. His purpose in photography is to stand out from the crowd and he doesn't have to worry about paying bills; in contrast with the pro who has to eat like Vincent Taylor whose work is sold in galleries and gift stores throughout Hawaii and licences stock usage worldwide. <br> <a href="/photodb/folder?folder_id=232970">http://www.photo.net/photodb/folder?folder_id=232970</a></p> <p> </p>

<p>John, just another guess at his technique; </p> <p>The light source will only produce a bright glare if it was stationary; a bright trail will result if it was in constant motion. I suppose he might have used direct or angling of the penlight to create accents. </p> <p>His penlight might also have been modified for momentary operation; a switch that is press-On-release-Off. This is evident in the photo you linked to where lines are not continuous, in particular the surfboard. I suppose he could have just used the On-Off switch but that would have been less convenient and take longer. </p>

<p>A few PN photographers have made similar pictures; this is one example:<br> <a href="/photo/6607976">http://www.photo.net/photo/6607976</a></p>

<p>John, just guessing, but I think it might be possible to simplify the process and make more predictable the air-drawings with a light pen. </p> <p>Have a look at <a href="http://shop.dariustwin.com/Shiny-Bones/i-2htQxvC/A">this picture</a>. His silhouette is clearly visible behind the skeleton and an accomplished artist skilled at pencil sketching can quite easily do it in under 30 seconds. In fact you can see the airplane light trail in the background. </p> <p>To facilitate the light sketch and to make them consistent and repeatable, imagine if he had an assistant in the pose he's painting, standing beside the camera so the assistant's outline can be "traced". This process can then be repeated with great accuracy - with the assistant in an animal suit if applicable. I imagine a sketch on a big piece of cardboard might work equally well. </p>

<p>Darren Pearson has made an impressive stop motion video with light painting. A ton of work. <br /> <a href=" - 2:24<br /> Here are some of his other works:<br /> <a href="http://shop.dariustwin.com/">http://shop.dariustwin.com/</a><br> His Facebook page:<br> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/LightPaintingPhotographyOfficial">https://www.facebook.com/LightPaintingPhotographyOfficial</a></p>

<p>Impressive for a 12 year-old, Lex. </p> <p>Sadly I was always too insecure to do street photography but I do sneak in the occasional snap if I can be unobtrusive. I don't know if this qualifies as street photography but this is about the distance I work from and feel comfortable with.</p> <p>Shot about 10 years ago:</p> <p><img src="http://d6d2h4gfvy8t8.cloudfront.net/2678559-lg.jpg" alt="" width="640" height="640" /></p>

<blockquote> <p><em>"only one ("fantaisiste") pointed primarily at "whimsical"</em></p> </blockquote> <p>Whimsical can be farfelu, saugrenu, enjoye, fantaisiste, or leger, depending on context; I think the most suitable translation in this case might indeed be "Une photographie fantaisiste" in the context of playfulness. </p> <p>Of course I'm Chinese, so take that with some *soy sauce. :-) </p> <p>*grains of salt</p>

<p>We as consumers will naturally tend to look at products in an application context, and Google, in the case of the Glass, sees it as an experimental product toward their vision of the future. </p> <p>Eric Schmidt of Google said at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland that Google's vision of the future in computing is that it will become a part of our presence rather than a product we interact with. There's a lot of depth to that simple comment, and if you subscribe to it, then you will view the product and its potential in a whole new context. </p> <p>Many in the commercial, industrial and medical sector get it, and have embraced Google Glass and have developed applications for it. It's one of those things that are so far into the future, like Google's self-driving cars, that it's a long ways off mass adoption, rather it's a first step toward the realization of a vision that someday might evolve into a strong technical platform and take the lead in a world of reordered dominance.</p> <p>Google is one of those companies who will radically break from tradition in ways that make little sense to the casual observer, like why they would invest in Space-X, develop Google Glass, self-driving cars, map the world's surface with ambitions of mapping the world's oceans. Nonetheless, I think the world is a better place with Google than what it might have been without it.</p> <p>On Glass, here's an interesting teardown:<br> <a href="http://www.catwig.com/google-glass-teardown/">http://www.catwig.com/google-glass-teardown/</a></p>

<p>Although I generally find auto-start music annoying, I'm also not in the target demographic of the site.</p> <p>Maybe potential customers - anyone getting married and planning for it - will find the music pleasing and put them in the wedding mood; who knows. It might be useful to ask a few recently married friends or family for their opinion. </p>

<p>Hi Heather, I looked at your site and noticed an inconsistency when viewed on a desktop, a laptop and a couple of tablets; </p> <p>The default "Portfolio" page behaves differently from the "Wedding" page in that the former can only be navigated through Previous-Next arrows while the latter is swipeable on a touchscreen; the latter is preferred.</p> <p>The "Portfolio" page also does not auto-resize correctly if the tablet orientation is changed from landscape to portrait. It appears to be optimized for landscape viewing only. </p> <p>Otherwise, nice photos, and I concur with the previous comments. </p>

<p>Nice picture, Mark; too bad the sky's a bit bland. </p> <p>More than the picture, I appreciate your effort to drum up some activity around here. It didn't go unnoticed. :-) </p>

<p>Regan, have you given some thought to how you might fulfill your end of the bargain in such an arrangement? </p> <p>Any hotel that will accept a bartering arrangement will be able to easily fulfill their obligations, and I imagine they will require you to deliver your photos in completion before you depart since they will have no recourse once you leave. </p> <p>With that assumption, you'll have to factor in the time required to take some number of photos in a foreign environment in your proposal and be very specific about what you'll deliver, and because photography aesthetics is an intangible, you'll also need to be concerned with their satisfaction in order to avoid any dispute that might arise while you're in a foreign country.</p> <p>The upside can be very positive if both parties are happy with the arrangement and the delivery of the respective promise, but the downside can get quite ugly if anything goes wrong especially if you' re in a foreign country. I'd avoid it if at all possible. </p>

<p>In French Quebec, the word is often slurred in a sentence to sound like walla. :-) </p>

<blockquote> <p><em>"but if there is no agreement in place to use these details then you might have a right to ask him to remove </em><em>that data"</em></p> </blockquote> <p>I can't see how any truthful attribution to the content of a photograph which you own the copyright can violate any law. </p>

<blockquote> <p><em>"I'm not an attorney but I know that all legal contracts must have an expiration date."</em></p> </blockquote> <p>The expiration date may refer to the Offer and Acceptance portion of a contract. The OP's forfeiture of any rights to the image falls into the Consideration aspect of the contract which would have no expiration date. <br> <br> That'd be my interpretation. <br> </p>

<p>Wait till it crawls onto the camera's mirror, then push the shutter, and Splat! See image below:<br> <img src="http://static.photo.net/attachments/bboard/00S/00SAgt-105930584.jpg" alt="" width="620" height="422" /></p>