I promised a while back that I would do some star trail photography, because the Canon 6D allows for that with the "Blub" mode. Now I'm able to hold that promise.
Last night I went out to shoot some new material (more on that later), and stopped by the city park. The sky was bright and clear, and you could see the stars well. I set everything up, took the shots, and these are the first two results.
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For the first exposure the shutter stayed open for 11 minutes. F-stop 8, ISO 100, 50 mm
This second one was shorter. Shutter stayed open for 2:30 minutes. F-stop 8, ISO 100, 50 mm
I will do a tutorial on this subject matter soon, and explain how you can get images like these. Also I will try it out more myself. The park last night wasn't an ideal place to do this, I will talk about that more in the tutorial. But I think that the images came out nicely.
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this is my first time ever hearing of star trails or blub mode... can't wait to see more..
ReplyDeleteAnd I can't wait to go out and make more.
DeleteWow...these star trails are so very impressive captures.
ReplyDeleteThanks!
DeleteMersad, these are more effective than the complete circles I have done.
ReplyDeleteI like them. Try taking a compass and point the camera north. the stars will then make circles around the foreground.
It is not easy, you need a thirty second exposure maximum and a dark frame to cut out the noise. Make sure noise is switched off in your camera. You don't want to have to wait for a black frame for every exposure. I take hundreds of images at thirty seconds an exposure. Then put the lens cap on for the black frame. It has to be done whilst the sensor is still hot. I then run them in Photoshop using Screen blend mode. If I get a clear night I'll do one they are a cold but fun job.
I usually light the foreground with flash, van headlights or a torch on both the first and last frame then pick the best.
No. Don't ask me to show you my work. I post it and forget all but a few images a year.
I'll not dig any out I'll do a new one. There are no end of tutorials on it and some really slick free software programs to stack star trails in.
Thanks for reminding me I'll have another go.
Thanks for the tips Adrian. I really appreciate it. I will have to study this further and your tips will certainly be helpful!
DeleteReally nice shots, Mersad; and I appreciate the shooting information.
ReplyDeleteI knew you would. Thanks for visiting Linda.
Deletereally neat star trails!
ReplyDeleteThanks Theresa.
DeleteWonderful star trails and terrific captures as always, Mersad!! Thanks as always for sharing! Hope your week is going well!!
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by.
DeleteThese are neat captures and I look forward to your sharing more about this technique.....I have done a little research on the "bulb" mode but continue to do more information....
ReplyDeleteI will to a tutorial real soon.
DeleteVery cool captures, Mersad! Thanks for sharing, looking forward to see more of your star trails. Have a happy week!
ReplyDeleteNice job! I'm partial to the longer exposure. I like the longer trails it produced.
ReplyDeleteI like the results as well.
DeleteLove those star trails - nice work!
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to the tutorial you are going to do. These are fascinating.
ReplyDeleteWill try to make it soon.
DeleteI really should give this a try. I live in the perfect location with absolutely no light pollution. Really like your results.
ReplyDeleteThose are ideal circumstances.
DeleteÖhh, ich verstehe es jetzt nicht. Wie kann man (oder deine Kamera) bei Tageslicht Sterne sehen?? Sonst sind tolle aufnahmen. :-) LG
ReplyDeleteDiese Aufnahmen sind nicht bei Tage gemacht. Es sind Nachtfotos, aber weil die Blende der Kamera lange aufbleibt (im ersten Foto 11 minuten, und im zweiten 2:30) bekommst Du einen hellen Himmel mit dem Sternenzug.
DeleteOk, danke, interessant, bei mir geht es nur bis 2 Minuten offen lassen...LG
Delete2 minuten kann auch efektiv sein!
DeleteNice work Mersad, this is one area I really don't know much about.
ReplyDeleteI hope the tutorial that'll follow soon will be of enlightenment.
DeleteReally fun pictures! I wonder if I can do that with my new camera? I'll have to check. Thanks for the encouragement about my gardening! I think I will plant fewer things this spring and wait till fall to expand the list. Nothing better, as you say, than fresh veggies!
ReplyDeleteI don't think that your camera has it. But you can check on the dial, there should be a letter "B" written on it.
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