Lightpainting photograph created in Joshua Tree National Park, CA. Done in a single shot purely with lights and lit objects.

An old joshua tree clinging to life, with earth rotation seen in the stars above. The light noise comes from the Palm Springs/Coachella Valley area. 10 image stack/blend for star trails, captured consecutively

Light painting in Joshua Tree National Park, California. Done in a single shot.

Real photo created with light and motion; captured in a single shot. Physiogram, lens swap, tripod swap, weird lenses (Canon TS-E 24mm, Takumar 50mm)

Rock climber making the big move on Planet X, Joshua Tree National Park, California

Lightning strike over Joshua Tree National Park, CA. Single shot.

The Little Rock Candy Mountain Gap, Joshua Tree National Park, California

Light painting photo with 16-way camera rotation on black fiber optics gelled pink and purple; 8 rotations in focus and 8 rotations defocused. I capped the lens between rotations to capture it all in a

Star trails over Joshua Tree National Park, California. Approximately 30 minutes of exposure, stacked and blended in the "comet trails" style. Shot consecutively from the same location.

My daughter loves pink so I usually do one lightpainting with pink when I go out. Shot during blue hour in Joshua Tree National Park, California. Done in a single shot.

Light painting in Joshua Tree National Park, California. Done with real lights in a single shot.

Light painting in Joshua Tree National Park, California. Done in a single shot; no composite or layering.

Beautiful night in Joshua Tree NP

Real photograph created with lights and a long exposure. Joshua Tree National Park, California

Light painting in Joshua Tree National Park. Done by rotating the camera 8 times on a gimbal, lighting a joshua tree on each rotation, then spinning an orb by hand with lights. Done in a single capture;

Joshua trees at blue hour with ambient sunset. Single capture, long exposure: shot in Joshua Tree National Park, California.

This is a real photograph created with lights, motion and a single long exposure. No computer graphics or alterations. The spirogram, or physiogram, was created by swinging a light on a string hanging

Light painting in Joshua Tree National Park. Single capture photograph created with lights and a long exposure.

The dwarf juniper and balanced rock is quite possibly the most sought after photographic scene in Joshua Tree National Park, California. Captured here at sunset. Miramontes Photography