Thursday

April 6, 2017

Had a bit of fun experimenting with star trailing.
It’s not perfect but not too bad for a first attempt.
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19 comments:

  1. Margaret D6 April 2017 at 16:24

    Looks ok to me.

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  2. Helen6 April 2017 at 16:27

    Brilliant first effort.

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  3. Laura~Pretty Pix6 April 2017 at 16:39

    Cool capture!

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  4. Elephant's Child6 April 2017 at 17:10

    Oh wow.
    How did you do that?

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    1. CountryMum6 April 2017 at 19:43

      This photo is made up of 26 photos taken one after the other over 15 minutes. Each photo has an exposure of 10 seconds. Then it is a matter of stacking the photos one on top of the other in a software program to show the stars movement. I don't have Photoshop or any fancy software but I did find this awesome (and free) downloadable program called StarStax that is purely for creating star trails.

      It is incredible how much the earth moves in relation to the stars in that amount of time, given that can't really see it with the naked eye!

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    2. Kim8 April 2017 at 00:29

      Thanks for sharing the "how I did it!" I don't think I have the settings to do it, but I'll have to double check. Very cool!

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  5. Sue (this n that)6 April 2017 at 19:23

    Really fabulous photo Lynda! Love your new header too :D0

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  6. Anonymous6 April 2017 at 22:29

    I haven't come across that setting on my camera. I am impressed. The stars travel in circular motion.....no, it is Earth that is turning, not the stars. That makes sense, but I kind of thought that went across the sky. We can faintly see stars here. Light overwhelms them. I remember sitting on the deck of a houseboat on the Murray and seeing a gazillion stars in the sky. It was magical. http://highriser.blogspot.com.au/2012/09/hello-sailor.html

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    1. CountryMum7 April 2017 at 16:52

      I was surprised by the arc of the circle that the star trail formed, and the movement is counter-clockwise. For some reason I was expecting it to be clockwise.

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    2. Anonymous7 April 2017 at 20:23

      Not really thinking this through, but maybe it is because Earth turns clockwise that stars go anti clockwise?

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  7. Rhodesia7 April 2017 at 02:24

    I think you have done a great job. Well done Diane

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  8. Ruth Hiebert7 April 2017 at 02:47

    Amazing shot! Even more amazing when I read how you put it together.

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  9. Bill 7 April 2017 at 03:18

    Great shot! Amazing.

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  10. Raewyn7 April 2017 at 05:00

    What a great effect! Interesting to read how you did it!!!

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  11. Chookyblue......7 April 2017 at 06:13

    Your having fun here I can see.....

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  12. Rose7 April 2017 at 13:25

    I think it is wonderful!

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  13. Margaret D7 April 2017 at 14:51

    That is very clever of you - well done.

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  14. Graham Edwards8 April 2017 at 07:45

    I'm impressed. I tried a few such photos when I lived near Napier but, ironically, although we were behind the hills above the city the light from the city really interfered with my feeble attempts.

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  15. orvokki10 April 2017 at 19:39

    This is so nice photo-art. Good for you.

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