H4X1MA
No longer a newbie, moving up!
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- Aug 10, 2011
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So I'm trying to create one of those north star spirals, but I have no idea how to set this up. Last night I went out, did a 13 minute exposure at f16, ISO100 and ended up with black and a few speckles. Upon bringing it into Camera RAW I could salvage a spiral, but not without insane grain (pushing the image limits?). I plan to try this again tonight, or tomorrow, and since my last trip was a complete fail; I gained no experience.
I know that a higher ISO would be better, but I also know that a higher ISO is going to introduce more grain.
Maybe my location is just bad; I'm on top of a mountain, overlooking a pond, with little to no light pollution. I would think that this would be ideal, but maybe I'm just wrong?
Can some vets give some pointers?
I know that a higher ISO would be better, but I also know that a higher ISO is going to introduce more grain.
Maybe my location is just bad; I'm on top of a mountain, overlooking a pond, with little to no light pollution. I would think that this would be ideal, but maybe I'm just wrong?
Can some vets give some pointers?