David Gulliver spent £10,000 and 250 nights over three years using light painting techniques to capture incredible images of the Olympic rings on the island of Guernsey without digital manipulation. He took advantage of long exposure photography and light painting to produce his psychedelic works of art depicting the Olympic rings, spending significant time and money perfecting this process.

1. The Olympic rings have never looked as psychedelic.
With 172 days before the start of the tournament, financial executive David Gulliver has paid homage
to the eagerly anticipated games with these incredible Olympic rings.
David has spent £10,000 and 250 nights over the last three years prowling the island of Guernsey at
night to capture these incredible images - without using digital manipulation.
Just under six months before the start of the tournament, David Gilliver has spent £10,000 and 250
nights over the last three years prowling the island of Guernsey at night to capture these incredible
images
Three Wise Men: The 32-year-old financial executive, took advantage of a photographic technique
called 'long exposure' which he combined with his own style of light painting to produce his works of
art

2. ‘I am still amazed by the whole process of light painting every time I venture out to make new work,’
said David.
‘There is something quite magical about it.
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‘Even though I have been making light paintings for approximately three years now, I still feel a real
sense of excitement every time I walk back to my camera to view the finished photograph.
‘I find the Orbs particularly mesmerising and very calming to look at.
‘Some of my work has also been met with a
certain level of scepticism.
Light painting, light drawing or light graffiti relies on using exposure times
‘I think some people are not convinced that I do not use Photoshop to add the lights to my images.
‘I guess I should take that as a compliment though.
‘I can whole heartedly confirm that I create all of the lights you see in my photographs on location.
‘No trickery is ever used to add or subtract any lights from my photographs.’

3. The photographer used a light source, held in his hand, to 'paint' within the photograph while it was
being taken
'Give me Shelter': The image depicts a purple orb resting in a bus shelter
With clever titles such as ‘Where Rainbows Sleep’ for an image of a rainbow seeming to weave its
way into an attic space, and ‘Give me Shelter’ for a purple orb resting in a bus shelter these pictures
could make your head spin.
‘Light Painting, light drawing or light graffiti, is a photographic technique that relies on using long
exposure times,’ said David.
‘This is coupled with a hand-held light source that is used to ‘paint’ within the photograph while it is
being taken, usually outdoors and at night.
‘The camera will be placed on a tripod, and the camera shutter is triggered remotely by using either a
cable release cord or remote control device.
‘Once the exposure has started, the photographer can then use a variety of light sources to literally
‘paint’ within the picture frame by walking around the landscape.’