Worms alight!
Posted: Sun Apr 08, 2007 5:04 pmWhile in New Zealand in February with Sheepie, his uncle took us for a hike up a dry riverbed in the dark (which was fun 
) so we could see some glowworms in a spot he knew of. Aside from the fact his uncle, a keen bushmen, managed to walk up the damn creek like it was a concrete pathway while we stumbled and tripped; it was a fascinating, but photographically challenging experience.
How do you take a shot of glow worms in the dark when all you'd get for your troubles is white specks. My solution was to use a torch to light paint during part of a long exposure so you could see some of the vegetation. I'm not really happy with the results but thought I'd share them here anyway.
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) so we could see some glowworms in a spot he knew of. Aside from the fact his uncle, a keen bushmen, managed to walk up the damn creek like it was a concrete pathway while we stumbled and tripped; it was a fascinating, but photographically challenging experience.
How do you take a shot of glow worms in the dark when all you'd get for your troubles is white specks. My solution was to use a torch to light paint during part of a long exposure so you could see some of the vegetation. I'm not really happy with the results but thought I'd share them here anyway.
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