Ontario based photographers
Stephen Orlando always searches a way to bring new ideas to the widespread
photographic sub-genre of light painting. His incredible photographs capture
the hypnotically repetitive motions of kayakers, canoers and swimmers as they
paddle through the water, turning their movement into gorgeous woven braids of
light.
Orlando’s photographs use
programmable strips of LED lights that can blink or swap colors over time,
which is how he was able to ensure that every paddle stroke was captured. In an
exposure of twenty to thirty 30 seconds, the kayak becomes invisible, but the
trail of light left behind as they paddle gets picked up and turned into a stylish
lightshow.
The gifted photographer has
plenty more long-exposure light paintings of other activities as well. He says
I am an avid outdoor fanatic and photographer and I also have an engineering experience.
These three things culminated in the production of these photographs and the
shape of the light trails turned out to be what I was expectant. You know, i
did a great planning for these photographs and I planned out the expected path
beforehand. The unanticipated result was how visually attractive they are. The
lights trails in these photos were not formed in Photoshop, nor are they
composite images. They were made with cautious timing, appropriate lighting and
patient friends. I did have to waterproof the lights, particularly for the whitewater
kayaking photos. Source: Boredpanda