Spinning the wheels - Light Painting Camera Rotation on Train Wheels

Some of the last images from the exciting night in the Dresden train depot. Something that simply has to rotate as it was designed. So let us do that. Rotate the wheel set.

Hier dann eines der letzten Bilder der Nacht im Dresdner Bahnbetriebswerk. Es wurde zum Rotieren designed also lassen wir es in under Fotografie auch rotieren.

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Finding a new rotation axis

This time it's a twelve-step Weel spin. Camera Rotation Light Painting on a train wheel set.

Drehen wir mal das Drehgestell. Camera Rotation Lightpainting in zwölf Schritten.

What were the settings?

It was certainly not a heart surgery so not that complicated.

What you see is a featured Light Painting is a single 86 second exposure time photograph. The camera was always set to ISO 100 and the LAOWA Zero D 12mm F2.8 Lens to F11. The Camera was rotated during the exposure in twelve steps where I lit the wheel set indivudually..

Was Ihr als Cover Light Painting seht ist eine einzige Aufnahme mit 86 Sekunden Belichtungszeit. Die Kamera stand auf ISO 100 und die LAOWA 12mm Zero D F2.8 Linse auf F11. Während der Aufnahme wurde die Kamera in zwölf Stufen gedreht und das Rad wurde jedes mal eingeleuchtet..

How did that work?

The "start" of the show here is the wheelset. Let us get ready for the Camera Rotation

For this part I selected a set that was more or less in a darker area. I am sure there were more beautiful or ancient once but here it was dark with less ambient light.

Für diese Aufnahme hatte ich eine dunkle Ecke mit wenig Lichtverschmutzung gefunden. Sicher nicht das Schönste Radset aber in der dunklen Ecke.

Everytime comes first a simple lightinging test on the wheel-set using white and yellowish for the color effect. Here we just do a quick 180° turn to get comfortable with the camera set up. The Rotation head has these little nobs that help me with the rotation in the dark. With twlefe steps to perform very useful.

Als erstes schnell mal Einleuchten üben, mit in bisschen weiß und gelb und dann einfach mal 180° Drehung. So zum warm werden. Der Rotationskopf hat so kleine Noppen die einem im Dunkelen helfen die nächste Position zu finden. Bei zwölf Schritten sehr hilfreich.

Then do a 4x 90° then we go all in with 12 steps.

As published before the four step shot was already super cool - from there one has to go one step further. So the 12 step rotation in the featured shot was just a result of seeing this so nice.

Dann mal schnell die 4x90 Grad Dreheung testun einfach nur mal in weiß. Als ich das im Kasten hatte war ich schon mal super begeistert. Das sieht auch schon echt cool aus. Aber für meine finales Foto wollte ich wie Ihr oben gesehen hattet auch das gelb mit drin haben.

Camera Rotation is what?

As I have shared with you in many of my posts about Camera Rotation. Yes it is just the name suggests. During the exposure, the entire camera is being turned in a few angles and while doing so I also light up the scene.

Prinzip Kamera Rotation Light Painting?

Wie in einigen meiner Posts beschrieben ist Kamera Rotations Fotografie genau was der Name schon erläutert. Die Kamera wird einfach mitten in der Belichtung gedreht und dabei wird das Subjekt ausgeleuchtet.

When interested in this speciall niche technique, there is an article I published on my website and here on Hive as a blog post. Linke below:

Interesse an Kamera Rotationen, dann könnt Ihr meinen Artikel als Inspiration nehmen. Den gibts auf meiner Website und natürlich hier auf Hive als Beitrag. Link folgt.

Please find your inspirational Camera Rotation insights and inspiration published here on my website and here on Hive as a blog post.

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Here is the spot for big THANX to all involved. This location was truly special to me and an exciting night with friends.

Thank you SVT Görlitz

Felix, Thomas of course Danilo, looking forward to another adventure.!

Hier kommen dann eigentlich die ganzen Danksagungen. Heute nur schnell:

Danke SVT Görlitz Es war echt ne sehr cooler Lokation. danke das Ihr uns rein gelassen habt.

Danke Jungs, eas war mal wieder super cool. Felix, Thomas und natürlich Danilo mit euch jeder Zeit wieder!

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It's meant to rotate, here in a 12 Steps - Camera Rotation