Dahlia and LED Water Light Photographs
/Seeing the Bruce Munro light installation at Longwood Gardens inspired me to do some experimentation with LED water lights. We purchased a package with a submersible LED light that changed colors and came with 100 clear acrylic pieces to reflect the light in the Longwood gift store.
Looking around for a subject - I decided that my dahlias were prolific enough this year to sacrifice one for the project.
The first series is of the whole flower - positioned over the light and crystals. Just as in the Bruce Munro pieces, the longer exposure for the photograph intensifies the color.
The second series is of petals. The crystals are more visible. The petals almost give the image a painting type texture.