In particular this is true because of course there is no electrical grid,
and all the light and power has to be brought in. Some people are
efficient and use batteries and even solar, others bring in noisy generators,
and there is a power grid around center camp.
I went out one night with a tripod and the new D60 which is able to do night
photography, even at ISO 200, and shot a few shots of interesting camps, cars
and people.
Check out my panorama pages for my first working panoramas of Black Rock City
at night.
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People gather around a burn barrel in center camp. Some have musical instruments
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Entrance to the Cafe at night
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The Man at night, shooting a laser beam along a meridian.
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The Extra Action Marching Band built this galleon (La Contessa), and had a battle with a marching band that came by. They were quite a good band, even managing Brass Techno.
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A giant lite-brite
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People warm their hands at a fire-spouting artwork
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At night the giant panoramas were lit up and had a constant crowd
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Probably not a street legal duck
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Crowd mills in front of the cafe at night, as pirate ships roam the desert
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Promenade to the man at night
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A party rages on a 2-deck bus
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Lorax camp has great blacklight
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Another camp with great blacklight with the light pyramid behind it
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Tons of people had el-wire suits. This guy is being shot from behind. Rarely did they stand still long enough to shoot
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This rotating light under a parachute is there every year. Never did figure what it means but people like to chill next to it.
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The car with the scales of CDs, at night with its operators
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The pyramid of light
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Flame dancers on a nautical pickup truck
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I loved the Church of Funk, and they really did play funky music, a nice change from constant Techno.
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3 Camps together, including new day camp getting ready to celebrate
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These guys projected great videos onto their dome for a cool effect that can't be captured in a still
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Used jigsaw parts boards are the new artist's material.
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The man at night. blue for the nautical theme.
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Various art and camps at night
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Misfit Science camp and the ever-popular Dr. Megavolt's Tesla truck
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Our neighbours had a maze leading to a dance floor. Very nice
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