Star trail in the back yard

[Ozzie_Traveller]

G'day all

Just another star-trail shot from the back yard of the place I am visiting today. A 60-minute exposure of 60 x 1-minute exposures, stacked using 'startrails.de' software


exif- Panny FZ-2500; 60 exposures of 60s x F2,8; ISO-800; lens at 1x zoom / 24mm FFequiv

As always, feedback welcome
Phil

 

[jeffashman]

Very nice abstract!

 

[Digger...]

I dont see any cockys sleeping in the tree.

 

[SharonHearn]

Amazing I love it.

 

[slat]

Nice one.

 

[Ozzie_Traveller]

I dont see any cockys sleeping in the tree.

Aaaaahh ya cheeky bugga
Phil

 

[Tartness9094]

G'day all

Just another star-trail shot from the back yard of the place I am visiting today. A 60-minute exposure of 60 x 1-minute exposures, stacked using 'startrails.de' software


exif- Panny FZ-2500; 60 exposures of 60s x F2,8; ISO-800; lens at 1x zoom / 24mm FFequiv

As always, feedback welcome
Phil

Great photo, it's a technique that I have been meaning to try for a long time now. I am going on holiday soon so maybe I will give it a try then.

 

[Ozzie_Traveller]

Great photo, it's a technique that I have been meaning to try for a long time now. I am going on holiday soon so maybe I will give it a try then.

G'day mate

Overall it's quite easy - esp with the 'right' software
I suggest you download from "www-startrails-de" (change the - marks, you know all about it) and use that ... it's good software created by a photographer/astronomer fella

camera on tripod - continuous mode - remote device to keep it going - 30 seconds exp time - F2,8 or thereabouts - use JPG mode - ISO-800 - MF mode (strangely AF don't work real well for the stars) - and the camera will keep going until the battery runs flat, maybe 400 frames later

Stacking the images on my std laptop takes about 10 minutes for 300 images

Hope this helps
Phil