first attempt at star trail photog

[AF44]

took this one in lake powell, utah

16 minute exposure, 400 iso, 18mm, f:4.5

tell me what you think!

 

[BoblyBill]

All I see is a red X...

 

[dry3210]

Thats pretty crazy. I assume a run of the mill lens wouldn't be able to pull this off?

 

[motorshooter]

What are the sqwiggly looking lines near and intersecting the brighest star?

 

[AF44]

actually this is with the stock lens on the camera... the squiggly lines in the pic are me trying to get the camera where i want it when the shutter is open... or aliens!

 

[toofpaste]

Aliens sounds like the logical choice.

 

[Scott7117]

Wow cool shot! I've never been able to get very good results with star trails.

The only thing that bugs me is the amp glow in the top left, but I suppose there's nothing you can do about that. I'd also recommend bumping the ISO down to it's lowest setting.

Thanks for sharing!

 

[Easy_Target]

took this one in lake powell, utah

16 minute exposure, 400 iso, 18mm, f:4.5

I would've done it at the lowest iso possible.

Thats pretty crazy. I assume a run of the mill lens wouldn't be able to pull this off?

You assume incorrectly. You can do it just about anywhere if you have a tripod, cable release and little to no light pollution *cough* NYC *cough* or hazy skies.

 

[astrostu]

You'd also probably not want to do this when the Milky Way fills a significant part. Because you're doing trails, the Galaxy just looks like a broad, fuzzy cloud that - to me, at least - interferes with the rest of the composition.

A shorter exposure and/or lower ISO would help reduce the magenta glow in the upper left.

 

[invisible]

The magenta glow is probably the sensor getting hot. Try shorter exposures (maybe not longer than 10 minutes), with low ISO.

 

[AF44]

thanks a lot for all the replies next time i will try a lower iso and not pointing it at the milky way and see what kind of results i get