Bending Light!

This image of the Urban Light Sculpture at The Los Angeles County Museum of Art was achieved by simply moving my camera around in patterns while shooting on a slow shutter speed. I could have done this for hours creating all kinds of different designs. (In fact, I did spend about an hour just goofing around with this technique in this one spot.)

I'm still fascinated by the ability to "bend light" in photography. I just think it is amazing and so much fun. Just the concept of bending light is kind of a mind-blower to me.
One thing I find interesting about it is that the dazzling effects are achieved simply by the camera "looking" at something a little longer than normal (or a lot longer than normal).

That got me thinking, how would our view of things change if we took a little more time with them? Looked longer. Looked deeper. Looked at, around, through, under, above them. Up close and then far away. We might have a deeper understanding of our subject (people or things) if we did.

Whether it's through a camera lens or just your own eyes at your world, look longer. And see what you didn't see before. I like that quote, "When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change."