I've photographed the weir at Monsal Dale many times and thought a series of orbs running across the top of the weir might work well.
It was a bit of a tricky one to pull off and took a bit of planning before we went for it. Firstly I got into position in the centre of the weir while Andy set the cameras running and then climbed up the bank and made his way up onto the top of the weir while I started to spin the first orb. I then moved to the next position changed the ball of light head and spun the next orb while Andy spun his first, then we both ended up on both ends of the weir and another change of head to spin the final orbs. Next made our way back down in complete darkness and I painted a some light to the waterfall and rocks to bring out the detail.
Normally when spinning an orb you use a marker on the ground and spin over the top of it but as we were standing in the water this wasn't possible so I'm really pleased that the orbs came out so well and all made possible by the amazing Denis Smith Ball of Light tool.
This was all done in one exposure and took us over 6 minutes to complete.

Photographer: Stephen Elliott