I went to the lake over the holiday. I hadn't planned on doing a star trails photo but when night time came around there was no moon out and the stars were bright. I planned on venturing the Cullman, AL fields alone but my sister and her friends came with me. Lost the last 40 exposures or so because my camera had built up condensation without me knowing. You would think I would have learned my lesson from the last time this happened.
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Experimental Photography,
Star Trails
I wanted to do another star trails photo really badly last night. I checked the sky at dinner time and it was really cloudy. I was pretty bummed, but a few hours later the sky had cleared up tremendously.
I scouted startrails locations a few weeks ago, and I thought this tree would make for a good one. When I pulled up and got out of the car, I stood there in awe! I hadn't been there at night, and there were more stars in the sky than I have seen in a long time. After getting everything set up I literally did nothing but stare at the sky for over an hour.
I didnt realize it but the lens had built up a lot of condensation over the last 10 pictures. Due to this, my foreground exposure shot was ruined. Thank God the light from the cars passing by lit up the tree.
If you click on the photo and look closely there are little green lightning bug trails all around the grass and the top of the tree. At first I thought they would distract from the picture but I think they add something magical to the picture.
So tonight Lauren and I went to Corner and I had my second attempt at star trails photography. The conditions were a lot better although the moon was almost full. I wasnt as worried about people shooting me so I was able to worry a little more about settings, composition, and exposure. I think this one is a lot better and I am very satisfied. I also had my shutter release cable which came in the mail this week. Tell me what you think.
Tonight, after much anticipation I decided to try my hand at star trails photography. To put it simply, this is where you take one extremely long exposure for usually an hour, or hundreds of pictures spread out over the span of an hour and merge them together in photoshop or another program. When you do this on a clear night you are able to see the the stars move in the sky, which leave trails. Matt and I were in very un-ideal conditions but I think the finished result isnt that bad. I did this without a shutter release cable, with no battery grip, and with possibly the cheapest tripod I have ever used. I decided to take multiple exposures instead of one long one and we did it over the span of about 30-40 minutes. I was unable to take a foreground exposure and I also cut the camera off before it was finished processing the photos.(We were on someones property and they turned on their lights when the dogs started barking. We had been warned that the man likes to shoot and then ask questions later) I promise to have more of these coming as soon as my shutter release cable and battery grip come in. Hope you enjoy.
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