Heh mine was flash though
A few shadows were cast from the flash
In pitch black though, and a ceiling to bounce off you can really get those sort of pop efffects
I'm still yet to perfect light painting but my mate Tom is pretty good at it
And messing a round with the squiggling
The great thing about light painting is that you can control the light
By shining it upwards, stronger highlights and shadows were created, giving it more definition
Be sure to check out his set here too
http://www.flickr.com/photos/tomfromrdy ... 615755519/
Just a few tips,
-Lower ISO/ASA would be better so as to reduce the amount of noise
-As you said f/8-11 is usually the sweet spot for sharpness. Any higher and most cameras tend to lose a bit of crispiness
-Avoid pointing the torch at the camera (unless you want to draw kewl stuff)
-If you have a softbox or even a plastic milk bottle and if your torch is bright enough, use it for diffusion for nice even spreads
