star trails!!!

afoto · Apr 16, 2012

i haven't had a chance to shoot star trails in over a year.

if you can believe it, i almost didn't bother taking this last night because i looked out the window and saw some clouds on the horizon.

how sad would that have been, i think the clouds actually add a really cool dimension to the photo.

unfortunately, i hurt my ankle on friday and wasn't actually able to venture down and take the shot from the beach, maybe next time!

my one sadness is that i didn't shift the camera a little over to the right so the north star wasn't so close to the side of the image.

d700
16-35mm
30 minute exposure

c&c always welcome. if there are any other star trail shooters out there i'd love any tips and ticks you've picked up as this is still a relatively challenge thing for me to shoot.

startrails by hippy_henna, on Flickr

analog.universe · Apr 16, 2012

Awesome colors

spacefuzz · Apr 16, 2012

I agree, great colors

afoto · Apr 17, 2012

thanks guys!

Desi · Apr 17, 2012

Beautiful photo.

yerlem · Apr 17, 2012

amazing! Not to distract from you beautiful picture, but I wanted to ask a general question; are remote controls for nikons easy to find?? I'm going to the states next week and I was thinking of getting one..

afoto · Apr 17, 2012

yerlem said:
amazing! Not to distract from you beautiful picture, but I wanted to ask a general question; are remote controls for nikons easy to find?? I'm going to the states next week and I was thinking of getting one..

hey yerlem, i actually ordered mine off ebay from somewhere in japan for like $2.... hahahah it works amazing! but i think you can buy nice nikon ones from any camera shop as well for like... $90?