Ah, the LED. What a money saver, that is, if you have the cash up front. I do not. I currently use two strings of 3 par 38 cans because I started all this in 2009 with zero electrical know how. For 2010, I attempted to make three flickering flame LED lanterns that turned out O.K. Each run on a 9V battery that lasted through the several evenings that I had them lit. You can see the 2010 lighting in my You Tube video here . As you can see, I had a lot of colorful light that doesn't necessarily do justice to the level of detail I put into my props. I'm sure most of the haunters out there are familiar with Skull and Bone who has a great tutorial on the dynamics of lighting. If you haven't seen Pumpkinrot's masterpieces do yourself the favor. The Davis Graveyard is a great example of using very natural looking lighting. My goal for 2011, in addition to adding at least 12 more props (ooh, that's one a...
