My first startrails shot
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Don Kuykendall_RIP
RIP :(
Since you have not filled out your profile and added your camera could you tell us what camera, lens and EXIF data you used for this shot. It came out so nice with all the reflection in the water.
I'll post all of the info when I get home later today...sorry, should have posted last night but it was late.
I used a Nikon D7000 with an 18-105mm lens with a 30 second exposure. Took about 100 pictures and then used a free program online to put them together. I was worried it wouldn't look good, because when scrolling through the pictures I could see that a cloud made its way through the picture. But I think for first time it came out pretty good.
I used a Nikon D7000 with an 18-105mm lens with a 30 second exposure. Took about 100 pictures and then used a free program online to put them together. I was worried it wouldn't look good, because when scrolling through the pictures I could see that a cloud made its way through the picture. But I think for first time it came out pretty good.
This is what I used, probably some others out there that are better but it worked and was the first one I saw.
Startrails application
Startrails application
RockyNH_RIP
Senior Member
very nicely done!! Thanks for sharing the particulars!
Pat in NH
Pat in NH
dramtastic
Senior Member
Very well done.
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.
Again, this was my first time ever taking a star trail picture, and I will be trying again, so any advice is really appreciated.
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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.
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
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