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Anonymous
Hey /p/, I've got a bit of a suggestion/request for you.

I have a point and shoot camera and, while it's convenient, it's not very useful when I want full control over the camera's functions with things like shutter speed, ISO, etc... and in getting accessories for it (like a wireless controller, specific-purpose lenses, etc.....)

SO I'm here with my point and shoot, toying around with what probably amounts to 80% of the reason that amateurs with no skill buy a DSLR (playing with light effects), and it occurs to me that I have a solution for my desire to try some of these light tricks out: I can suggest my ideas to you guys and, if anyone's intrigued or interested enough to bother and try it, they can do it and post the results.

I should note that this is not a class project or anything like that. I'm just interested and thought it might be fun if someone wanted to try some of this stuff out. With that said, if anyone wants to read on, here's the idea:
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>> Anonymous
The basic idea is that you would get a lot of small LED lights and some small lightweight batteries. Tape them up (like "LED throwies") and attach them to paper helicopters. It's important that everything is light but that the paper doesn't collapse and the lights plummet like a rock. They need to affect these paper helicopters as little as possible.

Now, once you've arranged a decent array of different colors and number, set up a camera at the bottom of a building and leave the ledge of the roof in frame. Get a friend (or if you're really amazing, go up yourself) with these lights and (if you're alone, with a camera) take a photo of the LED lights falling slowly to the ground. For this I think it might just do you best to set the camera shutter to "bulb" rather than any number of seconds, and I really suggest getting a friend to do this, since I don't know if a wireless camera controller can do bulb shots.

Repeat several times (or don't) and please don't hesitate to post here with your results if you feel like it. I'd be interested in seeing how it would turn out.

Okay go ahead and flame me.