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Names in light at Wild River

Thirty-second exposures by the campfire, one name per frame, written with a flashlight.

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A clear April night at Wild River. The camera sat on a tripod for 30-second exposures at ƒ/4 and ISO 800. The fire lit the foreground, the last of the twilight held in the sky, and each person stepped into frame to write a name with a flashlight.

The trick is writing backwards from the camera’s point of view, or writing normally and flipping the frame later. These are all written straight, which took a few attempts.

Nikon Z 6II — NIKKOR Z 24-70mm f/4 S — 24mm · ƒ/4 · 30s · ISO 800
Nikon Z 6II — NIKKOR Z 24-70mm f/4 S — 24mm · ƒ/4 · 30s · ISO 800
Nikon Z 6II — NIKKOR Z 24-70mm f/4 S — 24mm · ƒ/4 · 30s · ISO 800
Nikon Z 6II — NIKKOR Z 24-70mm f/4 S — 24mm · ƒ/4 · 30s · ISO 800
Nikon Z 6II — NIKKOR Z 24-70mm f/4 S — 24mm · ƒ/4 · 30s · ISO 800