About this limited edition photograph:

The light painted photograph “Pulpit Rock Steps Red” was created at Pulpit Rock in Will Baker Park in Decorah, Iowa.

Pulpit Rock is a popular hiking destination in Decorah, Iowa. Featuring a scenic hiking trail and stone steps leading up a natural crack in the limestone face, this trail ultimately leads you to a beautiful view of both the city of Decorah and the towering Pulpit Rock formation below. 

I created this light painted photograph by placing over 100 tea light candles on the stone ledges and steps. I also skimmed red light across the face of the rocks to bring out the stone’s texture using a flashlight and a red colored gel filter. I placed my Canon T3i camera on a tripod and used a long exposure of 355 seconds to create this light painted photograph.

This photograph came off my camera as-is, and involved zero post-processing or Photoshop.

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