This was done with a technique called "light painting"--the motorcycle was put on the center stand so that the rear wheel could spin freely. Then, while I spun the wheel with one hand, I "painted" it with an LED flashlight with the other, all the time with the shutter open.
The starry night sky in Creel, Mexico, after a long day on the motorcycle.
"What are YOU looking at, putz? I'm a KTM 450 EXC, and I'm a one-eyed monster that you probably can't handle." (That turned out to be true."
My cheap KLR 650, but what a fun bike it was. I love the composition and lighting of this picture.
This was done with a technique called "light painting"--the motorcycle was put on the center stand so that the rear wheel could spin freely. Then, while I spun the wheel with one hand, I "painted" it with an LED flashlight with the other, all the time with the shutter open.
This was done with a technique called "light painting"--the motorcycle was put on the center stand so that the rear wheel could spin freely. Then, while I spun the wheel with one hand, I "painted" it with an LED flashlight with the other, all the time with the shutter open.
This was done with a technique called "light painting"--the motorcycle was put on the center stand so that the rear wheel could spin freely. Then, while I spun the wheel with one hand, I "painted" it with an LED flashlight with the other, all the time with the shutter open.
See photo in original gallery.