Sky Mountain Lodge Light Painting

Posted by on May 15, 2013 in Blog, Light Painting, Photography, Places |

Log cabin in the woods near nightfall

Our Neck of the Woods | May 10, 2013 | 8:05pm | Sky Mountain Lodge, ID | f/11 | 6.0 | Canon EOS Rebel T3

This cabin is across the way from Sky Mountain Lodge.  Fortunately no one was there, or they would have probably been annoyed by the number of cameras parked outside their home and the large lights flashing past their windows.

 

Bare trees on the edge of a pond, brightly illuminated against a dark blue night sky and mountains

Sparse | May 10, 2013 | 8:21pm | Sky Mountain Lodge | f/13.0 | 25.0 | Canon EOS T3

As “Blue Hour” passed through the sky turned a breathtaking shade of cobalt.  We only had to paint light over the trees, and the pond naturally picked up the reflection.  Since my shutter speed was open so long, you can see a neat streak of red in the background, indicating the tail-lights of a passing car down in the valley.

 

A log lodge in the woods at night

All Our Own | May 10, 2013 | 8:35pm | Sky Mountain Lodge, ID | f/14 | 20.0 | Canon EOS Rebel T3

There’s nothing like the stillness and quiet of a secluded cabin in the woods.  The lodge was a little difficult to light paint because the windows reflected so brightly, but my flashlight-wielding teammates really pulled it off!  I did some tiny spot editing in Photoshop to remove a glare from one of the lower windows.