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Oliviero
20th of March 2009 (Fri), 18:17
Took this one right outside where I live. I tried to make star trails but the light from the buildings was too bright obviously so I had to make do with this one. What do you guys think?

http://i41.tinypic.com/33oteh2.jpg
ChristopherJ1968
20th of March 2009 (Fri), 20:21
quite interesting really. personally, I would've gone with the smallest aperture and a long 20 - 30 second exposure time.

But i like the shot
MawcDrums
20th of March 2009 (Fri), 23:18
See on the left of the backhoe theres a pillar (slight) of light rising into the sky near that bright star?

That is called (believe it or not) a light pillar, haha. Here's some I saw the other day:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3516/3279817269_7c6fdf6dbe.jpg
ChristopherJ1968
20th of March 2009 (Fri), 23:46
See on the left of the backhoe theres a pillar (slight) of light rising into the sky near that bright star?

That is called (believe it or not) a light pillar, haha. Here's some I saw the other day:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3516/3279817269_7c6fdf6dbe.jpg

Good eye. I've never witnessed this before
tonydee
21st of March 2009 (Sat), 01:39
The Firefox EXIF plugin is reporting 30 seconds, f/5.6 and ISO3200...? Normally you'd want ISO100, and - as Christopher points out - a narrower aperture. But then, I'm bored by star trails, and I quite like your shot. Cheers, Tony
Oliviero
21st of March 2009 (Sat), 06:09
Thanks guys, much appreciated. I kinda abandoned the idea of making star trails, that's why I used those settings. Also I figured that I'd have to use a large aperture and/or high ISO in order to make the stars pop out, perhaps this is not the case?
tonydee
21st of March 2009 (Sat), 06:16
Also I figured that I'd have to use a large aperture and/or high ISO in order to make the stars pop out, perhaps this is not the case?

Not the case. A high ISO delivers worse signal-to-noise ratio than an equivalent exposure taken with a lower ISO (but slower shutter and/or wider aperture), and higher noise beside the stars suggests less contrast and "pop". The aperture is likewise irrelevant to "pop", as long as your depth of field includes infinity, which you'd almost have to go out of your way to avoid on a shot like this.... ;-)

Cheers, Tony