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This was my first attempt at star trails photography, and damn, it was cold out. I cannot stress how cold it is just sitting there in a lawn chair while you supervise your camera in the middle of foggy nowhere with that damn cow bellowing nonstop over there, and those horses over there sounding like a shambling horde, and then the eventually discovery that you didn't point your camera in the right direction. Whoops! And that was on the second time out there! The first time, I went out there (about 30 minutes from home), and got to the spot, got all set up, only to find that I forgot my SD card at home DX
Well, it was fun, and this was the result. Hope you like, and hopefully more to come.
Well, it was fun, and this was the result. Hope you like, and hopefully more to come.
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As for the exposure, this was 61 frames stitched together, and each frame is 30 seconds long (go here for an example of what one frame would look like with a higher ISO]. Those 30 seconds all count towards the stars actually getting picked up by the camera :P That's one reason why spinning the camera won't work. Another reason is that spinning the camera wouldn't create a perfect circle: it would be all wonky.
And as for the purple light, alter the white balance: use Tungsten for a blue sky, and use Shade for an orange sky (I used Cloud Cover... I think that's what it's called). And for light pollution, if you don't live in/near a big city, just start driving into the country, and find a spot with no lights in one direction. That's what I did.
I got all of these tips from a trick photography book by photoextremist.com, which is an incredibly helpful book for me. Try it out.
As for the exposure, this was 61 frames stitched together, and each frame is 30 seconds long (go here for an example of what one frame would look like with a higher ISO]. Those 30 seconds all count towards the stars actually getting picked up by the camera :P That's one reason why spinning the camera won't work. Another reason is that spinning the camera wouldn't create a perfect circle: it would be all wonky.
And as for the purple light, alter the white balance: use Tungsten for a blue sky, and use Shade for an orange sky (I used Cloud Cover... I think that's what it's called). And for light pollution, if you don't live in/near a big city, just start driving into the country, and find a spot with no lights in one direction. That's what I did.
I got all of these tips from a trick photography book by photoextremist.com, which is an incredibly helpful book for me. Try it out.
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