Camera Rotation Light Painting of a tree.

Let me take you back to my Austin trip one more time. I want to share some images of that adventure that you have not seen yet. Of course, one has to be a Light Painting. It became a thing I guess. I take a walk and constantly imagine what it would look like at night with different lights or colors. So also this tree. Little below you also get to see the original place by daylight. Check this out.

Lasst mich euch noch einmal zu meiner Austin-Reise mitnehmen. Ich möchte noch einige weitere Bilder von diesem Abenteuer mit euch teilen. Natürlich muss mindestens eins ein Light Painting sein. Immer wenn ich einen Spaziergang mache und stelle mir ständig vor, wie die Stelle wohl nachts mit verschiedenen Lichtern oder Farben aussehen würde. Hier also mal wieder ein Baum. Unten gibts den auch am ursprünglichen Ort bei Tageslicht.

![](https://images.ecency.com/DQmUsnqzmEBZzy7VvuuHi4okFpSteiSgrbw6kVEoJVD5CKE/2023_01_15_23_austin_a_28_lr_2.jpg) ## What were the settings?

The images you see are 130 and125 seconds-long single-exposure time photographs. The camera was set to ISO 100 and the Laowa 12mm Zero D F2.8 Lens was set to F22.

Alle Nachtaufnahmen hier sind einzel Aufnahmen 130 und 125 Sekunden Belichtungszeit. Die Kamera war auf ISO 100 und das Laowa 12mm Zero D F2.8 Objektiv war auf F22.

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## Principle method For these shots, I was about a meter away from the tree. At the 12mm focal length, this gave me yet enough of the tree bark structure at this interesting fork. I set my rotation tool to the 90° setting so I can feel a little bump while rotating in the dark. The original set was already tilted at a 45° angle for the starting point of the exposure. After the trigger, I was shedding light from the right-hand side in white and red behind the tree for every step repeating these steps for a full 360° rotation in four steps.

## Prinzip und Methode Bei diesen Aufnahmen war ich etwa einen Meter vom Baum entfernt. Bei der 12mm Brennweite reichte das locker. Wichtig war die Gabelung und die Baumrindenstruktur. Ich stelle mein Rotationswerkzeug auf die 90°-Einstellung, damit ich beim Drehen im Dunkeln eine kleine Unebenheit spüren kann. Das gesamte Teil war um 45° als Startpunkt geneigt. Nach dem Auslösen gabs ein bisschen Licht von rechts in Weiß und Rot hinter den Baum. Das ganze dann vier Mal. Für die ganze Belichtung also volle 360°-Drehung in vier Schritten.

![](https://images.ecency.com/DQmYt3VFYzviAymYN3vTS4wJdJofW1FCmGxMmmAz1MVsn5y/20230119_090612_lr.jpg) ## Tree in Light | Daytime impression

When revisiting the day photos I kind of regret that I went too close for the featured shot. The other two trees in the foreground make a cool addition in the composition that I missed during the night. I guess: zoom out would have been nice. Did not see that at night here.

Wenn ich mir die Tagesfotos noch einmal ansehe, bedauere ich irgendwie, dass ich fürs Light Painting die andere Bäume nicht mit rein genommen habe. Die beiden Bäume im Vordergrund sind eigentlich ne coole Ergänzung für die Komposition. Schade, dass ich es nachts hier nicht gesehen habe.

![](https://images.ecency.com/DQmfT5N4r17kDtMECN2BhndrCvu5V4ZVEBCbeKGJVDnyvjM/20230120_152743_lr.jpg) Taking a walk to make space for creativity and letting go of the everyday pressure. ![](https://images.ecency.com/DQmTrLj8m59JcjNSdK99WRMeqDKgQTivvuJB36gfqEWLMiZ/20230117_124824_lr.jpg) ## Wander into the far distance | lasst uns in die ferne schweifen

While looking for some cool spots on the property I found this little hidden viewpoint overlooking the hills around Austin, Texas. No sign no nothing to find it. I was lucky but I guess someone knows exactly what they were doing here.

Auf der Suche nach coolen Plätzen auf dem Grundstück fand ich diesen kleinen versteckten Aussichtspunkt mit Blick über die Hügel rund um Austin, Texas. Kein Zeichen, nichts, um es zu finden. Ich denke mal ich hatte Glück, aber ich denke, jemand wusste hier genau, was sie taten.

![](https://images.ecency.com/DQmTzCCMHDUVHYHRv9P2tKPjLehsdAMGs8Yb5Jb7kaNuxng/20230117_123903_lr.jpg) ![2022_01_gh_divider_light.png](https://images.ecency.com/DQmdtdGnAk5C9nXED4pzERHvwPk2f4qYJ9jD3zsZdUMJ3JL/2022_01_gh_divider_light.png)

Camera Rotation is what? My head is spinning I have done that so many times. As I have shared with you in so many of my posts on the topic of Camera Rotation. Yes, it is just what the name suggests. The camera is being rotated during the exposure, sometimes in steps sometimes in a continuous motion while doing so I also light up the scene.

Prinzip Kamera Rotation Light Painting? Mir dreht sich jetzt noch alles im Kopf. Wie in einigen meiner Posts beschrieben ist Kamera Rotation Fotografie genau was der Name schon meint. Die Kamera wird einfach während der Belichtung gedreht und dabei wird das Subjekt ausgeleuchtet.

https://gunnarheilmann.com/wp-content/uploads/CameraRotation-GunnarHeilmann-Device-800px.jpg The setup on the right is what I used for these shots. https://gunnarheilmann.com/wp-content/uploads/Camera-Rotation-LightPainting-Gunnar-Heilmann_banner01.jpg

When interested in this specific niche photography technique, there is an article on my website and here on Hive as a blog post. Link below:

Neugierig dann schaut doch mal auf meiner Seite vorbei? Interesse an Kamera Rotationen, hier ist mein Beitrag als Inspiration. Den Artikel gibt es natürlich auf meiner Website und hier auf Hive als Blogbeitrag.

Here you can also find your inspirational Camera Rotation images [published here on my website](https://gunnarheilmann.com/camera-rotation/) and here on [Hive as a blog post.](https://hive.blog/photofeed/@gunnarheilmann/camera-rotation-photography-and-light) ![2022_01_gh_divider_light.png](https://images.ecency.com/DQmdtdGnAk5C9nXED4pzERHvwPk2f4qYJ9jD3zsZdUMJ3JL/2022_01_gh_divider_light.png) ## Bonus material 😎 ![](https://images.ecency.com/DQmeEJaZNkzvJyG3hoB8P2zrPD22rJxEgFXGfktdvn1FoNs/20230119_231906_lr.jpg) FYI this is not an intentional Light Painting but surely I pressed the button somewhere .. found it on the chip and wtf .. and yes .. loved it and wanted to share also with you! Enjoy the rest of your Sunday! ![2022_01_gh_divider_light.png](https://images.ecency.com/DQmdtdGnAk5C9nXED4pzERHvwPk2f4qYJ9jD3zsZdUMJ3JL/2022_01_gh_divider_light.png) I hope you found these images inspirational. If you have more questions please do not hesitate to ask. I am happy to share my knowledge. If you think this is Spam, why did you read this far and why the fuck bother you? Move on from your self-righteous mind state and bury yourself. Don't bother about what others may find interesting. Just stay in your bubble and ... All there is left to say is Cheer Up! ![2022_01_gh_divider_light.png](https://images.ecency.com/DQmdtdGnAk5C9nXED4pzERHvwPk2f4qYJ9jD3zsZdUMJ3JL/2022_01_gh_divider_light.png)

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