PixelSure Photography

This is my first attempt at shooting the earth's rotation. It was more difficult than expected and easier than first thought, if that makes sense. This particular photo was taken in Olympus' live composite mode at a focal length of 22mm; ISO 1600; @ f/4.5; max aperture- 4, with live composite set for base exposure of 10 seconds. This was shot over about 30 minutes. I was hoping to achieve a full rotation but after about 25 minutes it was apparent I was only going to achieve a partial image of it. However, I did like how the star trails gave me an abstract sense of rain over the beach. And I'm looking forward to doing some more work with astrophotography and acquiring a scene or two illustrating the full circle of the earth's rotation.   

Upside down peace is symbolic of struggles for peace or even why some claimed an upside down peace sign is satanic. Personally, I think it's born from the tree of life; illustrating the essence of a peace warrior. 

This photo is from my last creative adventure with live composite photography. I know, it's not the greatest light painting you've ever seen BUT it was neat seeing this grid line chief take form. This was taken just before midnight at the corner of a residential street and hwy 98; in Olympus' live composite mode; 24- 4 second exposures, and over a 15 minute time frame. During each exposure I moved the lens and began rounding the lines in an attempt to create an abstraction of a horses mane; the chief's head dress took form instead. Nonetheless, it was fun working with the tripod on the hood of my car and learning to use the camera to draw with head and tail lights.  (edited 04/01/2019)