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Light Painting

Very cool! Well done too, because that takes some doing, I think.
Thanks. Actually, it's been so long since doing this (May 2014), I kinda' forgot how I did it, but it was very simple. If I recall correctly, I used a short string of battery powered Christmas lights, put my camera on Bulb, ran out to the position, twirled the lights in a circle while trying to remain centered, then ran back and closed the shutter. I think I saw it on YouTube or something.
 
Took a number of tries to get a decent result. The upper part of the house and trees were lit by a mostly full moon. I used a flashlight to paint parts of the lawn and lower foliage to look like moonlight from above. I ran inside and manually popped a speedlite with a blue gel downstairs then another speedlite with a red gel upstairs. 138 second exposure in bulb mode.

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Took a number of tries to get a decent result. The upper part of the house and trees were lit by a mostly full moon. I used a flashlight to paint parts of the lawn and lower foliage to look like moonlight from above. I ran inside and manually popped a speedlite with a blue gel downstairs then another speedlite with a red gel upstairs. 138 second exposure in bulb mode.

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Very beautiful!
 
It's a technique that I like to subtle use in landscapes to simulate a waining Sun:
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