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My first startrails shot
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<blockquote data-quote="dickelfan" data-source="post: 240702" data-attributes="member: 12339"><p>Ok here are the details:</p><p></p><p>nikon d7000</p><p>afs-nikkor 18-105 3.5-5.6</p><p>shot at 18mm</p><p>1600 ISO</p><p>f 3.5</p><p>30 sec (used a cable release, and locked the button so that it continued taking pictures)</p><p>I had the autofocus off, and manually focused as best I could by taking a shot, and then reviewing it and zooming in, and kept doing until I was happy with it</p><p>took around 100 pictures</p><p></p><p>I used the above linked program to put the pictures together, and then after it was processed I touched it up a little bit in lightroom 4, basically just bringing out some of the blue</p><p></p><p>Here is the first original untouched picture taken. As you can see there were lights on across the lake so I moved the camera to have the boat block as much of them as possible. There was also a little light coming from my In law's house, and from a few hanging colored lights behind me.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH]65043[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Again, this was my first time ever taking a star trail picture, and I will be trying again, so any advice is really appreciated.</p><p></p><p>I u</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dickelfan, post: 240702, member: 12339"] Ok here are the details: nikon d7000 afs-nikkor 18-105 3.5-5.6 shot at 18mm 1600 ISO f 3.5 30 sec (used a cable release, and locked the button so that it continued taking pictures) I had the autofocus off, and manually focused as best I could by taking a shot, and then reviewing it and zooming in, and kept doing until I was happy with it took around 100 pictures I used the above linked program to put the pictures together, and then after it was processed I touched it up a little bit in lightroom 4, basically just bringing out some of the blue Here is the first original untouched picture taken. As you can see there were lights on across the lake so I moved the camera to have the boat block as much of them as possible. There was also a little light coming from my In law's house, and from a few hanging colored lights behind me. [ATTACH=CONFIG]65043._xfImport[/ATTACH] Again, this was my first time ever taking a star trail picture, and I will be trying again, so any advice is really appreciated. I u [/QUOTE]
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