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Today we learned that attaching fireworks to a small quadcopter drone and taking long-exposure photos as it flies around gets you right into the Department of Luminous Light Painting. That’s exactly what professional concert photographer Calder Wilson did to create these three awesome photos.

Wilson is still experimenting with this technique, which he started testing back in January using fireworks leftover from New Year’s Eve celebrations.

“…Wilson recommends that firework drone photos be done with at least two people. You’ll need to carefully plan triggering the camera shutter, lighting the firework on the drone, taking off, and piloting while the camera is exposing the shot. In one of his shots, Wilson managed to capture a prominent moon halo behind his firework light trails.”

Visit Calder Wilson’s website to check out his professional photography. You can also follow him on Facebook and Instagram.

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