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Another star trails shot. this time, I got something in the foreground (it's a utility pole, in case it's hard to see). The really bright line in the lower-right area is the moon.
I may be trying this again tonight, and hopefully I won't bump my camera halfway through DX (you can see it where the trails jump slightly... this is so sensitive to motion).
Anyway, if you want to learn how to do this yourself, note me, and I'll send you a tutorial.
I may be trying this again tonight, and hopefully I won't bump my camera halfway through DX (you can see it where the trails jump slightly... this is so sensitive to motion).
Anyway, if you want to learn how to do this yourself, note me, and I'll send you a tutorial.
Category Photography / Abstract
Species Unspecified / Any
Size 1280 x 848px
File Size 122.6 kB
I don't need a tutorial, but it's always nice to see the ISO, stop and exposure times you used.
as a side note, it really ticks me off that modern cameras have made using bulb more difficult rather than easier compared to earlier cameras. Wouldn't it be nice if the IR remote for my Nikon would open the shutter with one press, and close with the second? GRRRRR. Is that really too much to ask? Good luck finding a place to plug in my old cable release.
as a side note, it really ticks me off that modern cameras have made using bulb more difficult rather than easier compared to earlier cameras. Wouldn't it be nice if the IR remote for my Nikon would open the shutter with one press, and close with the second? GRRRRR. Is that really too much to ask? Good luck finding a place to plug in my old cable release.
I KNOW!!!! Gah! I have a port for a cable release, but I don't have one, so I use a cheap trick instead: take 2 rubber bands and a quarter. Place the camera on 30" and (for my camera) high-speed release. Pretty much it starts another photo as soon as this is done. fit the rubber bands so that they force the quarter to hold down the button.
As for the settings, I used 30", ISO 250, f/3.5, Tungsten as the white balance, and matrix as the metering mode. I also use manual focus, with the focus set to infinity, and a very steady tripod (lol). I took a total of 117 photos, which with a .1 second gap between photos, took me from 11:50pm-1:00am, approximately. I was getting tired and impatient near the end, and I had class in the morning. I can't remember where I found it, but I use a program called startrails.exe to stitch the photos together. I tried bulb mode several times, before I tried the program, but the first time the whole damn photo was too bright. The second time, too blurry. The third time, the camera died towards the end, and I was left with nothing but frustration.
As for the settings, I used 30", ISO 250, f/3.5, Tungsten as the white balance, and matrix as the metering mode. I also use manual focus, with the focus set to infinity, and a very steady tripod (lol). I took a total of 117 photos, which with a .1 second gap between photos, took me from 11:50pm-1:00am, approximately. I was getting tired and impatient near the end, and I had class in the morning. I can't remember where I found it, but I use a program called startrails.exe to stitch the photos together. I tried bulb mode several times, before I tried the program, but the first time the whole damn photo was too bright. The second time, too blurry. The third time, the camera died towards the end, and I was left with nothing but frustration.
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