lots of fireflies & star trail (2+ hrs images)

mtbdudex · 21st of July 2011 (Thu)

This picture made it to NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) for August 5 ,2011 post#17 in this thread
http://photography-on-the.net/forum/...3#post12881073

I meant to capture about 45-55 minutes of 20 second exposures 10:40pm - 11:30pm, but fell asleep, woke up 3am.....and went outside to retrive the set-up.
The T1i battery had died, even though hot night the dew point was enough below the actual temp the lens stayed clear.

specs:
Canon T1i + Canon Lens 15-85 @ 15mm, each 20 sec exposure, over 370 images, just over 2 hrs of images.
Captured as RAW, import into Aperture 3, no PP whatsoever, just export as TIFF for StarStax to make startrails. All done in Mac OsX.

The moon rose around 12:30am, and its reflection is seen in the 2 garage windows as it ascended.
Copyright © by Mike Rosinski,
(btw I've never put a gaudy watermark across any of my images before, but once this went to APOD it's all over the web...)

Credits:
Stacking software: http://www.markus-enzweiler.de/StarStaX/StarStaX.html

Quote:

Copyright © by Markus Enzweiler.
StarStaX is a fast multi-platform image stacking and blending software, which is developed primarily for Star Trail Photography.
Besides star trails, it can be of great use in other settings, see here.
StarStaX allows to merge a series of photos into a single image, where the relative motion of the stars creates structures looking like star trails.
StarStaX is available as Freeware for Mac OS X, Windows and Linux.

FstopMiami123 · 21st of July 2011 (Thu)

Shame about the fireflies.

Armando

martyn_bannister · 21st of July 2011 (Thu)

That's a very good shot. Maybe a bit chaotic for my taste, but good none the less. Those critters were everywhere! Thanks for sharing.

mtbdudex · 21st of July 2011 (Thu)

Actually I knew the fireflies were out if force, but not this heavy!

Made a 15 second video clip
(can we embed YouTube videos here?? How?)
You can see the moonrise in the garage lower RH and upper middle window.
This video is between 10:45pm and 1am.

This shows the stars rotating as pin points of light along the NCP (North Celestial Pole, near Polaris), and you can see individual fireflies in it:
Click to watch YouTube HD 720p video StarTrail timelapse 7-20-2011 2+ hrs in 15 seconds

I re-processed this star trail video timelapse using the cumulative image saving feature in StarStax.
The cumulative stacking then timelapse gives a different effect/feeling.
Click to watch HD 720p video "Timelapse StarTrails and fireflies stacked@ 60fps "

Specs:
Camera Canon T1i
Lens Canon 15-85 @ 15mm f3.5
ISO800 20 sec exposure each
Over 370 frames Processed all in MacOSX
StarStax, Time Lapse Assembler, iMovie11

Credits:
Time Lapse Assembler, http://www.dayofthenewdan.com/projec...se-assembler-1

Quote:

Time Lapse Assembler allows you to create movies from a sequence of images.
Provide it with a folder containing sequentially named JPEG images and it will produce a Quicktime compatible movie file for use in iMovie or other editing software.
Features
Exports MPEG, H.264, Photo-JPEG, and RAW movies
Select between 0.1 and 60 fps (new in version 1.5)
Allows resizing of finished movie
Now supports Leopard!
Make sure your source folder images are all the same size
Requirements
Mac OS X 10.5 or higher
Quicktime 7.2.1 or higher

kezug · 21st of July 2011 (Thu)

That is an awesome shot! The fireflies around these parts are tremendous. I too tried taking some extended shots for fireflies, but this really is a great stack.

martyn_bannister · 22nd of July 2011 (Fri)

Yeah, I like the video far more than the trail. That's neat!

Wouldn't it have been cool to get a closeup of the windows with the moon rise! Setting that shot up perfectly would really be something

markweaver · 22nd of July 2011 (Fri)

Great shot. The fireflies give the shot a frenetic feel. Love it.

natawijaya · 23rd of July 2011 (Sat)

there are indeed a lot of fireflies there... the video is much better, I really enjoy it...

ROGERWILCO357 · 24th of July 2011 (Sun)

awesome shot love the fire flies think it makes the shot new..

Footbag · 24th of July 2011 (Sun)

Pretty nice. I wonder if there is a program that would let you do a median or sigma stacking method. It may be possible to remove the lightning bugs. You would almost be treating them as hot pixels.

forrestt · 25th of July 2011 (Mon)

This image is nothing less than awesome. Five stars out of Five; period. KC

mtbdudex · 27th of July 2011 (Wed)

2nd video moved to after 1st video, see post#4 above.

hayloo · 29th of July 2011 (Fri)

Love the fireflies.

CalebG · 29th of July 2011 (Fri)

Very cool stack, I like the lightning bugs, looking forward to watching the video when I get on a landline

Bloodbean · 31st of July 2011 (Sun)

Nicely done!

21st of July 2011 (Thu)	#2
FstopMiami123 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 1,525 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: lots of fireflies & star trail (2+ hrs images) Shame about the fireflies. Armando __________________ Canon 5D MKii gripped Canon 40D gripped 17-40 L Canon 70-200 2.8 IS L Canon 50mm 1.8 Canon 2x II 580EXII www.arcophotos.smugmug.com

21st of July 2011 (Thu)	#3
martyn_bannister Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 568	Re: lots of fireflies & star trail (2+ hrs images) That's a very good shot. Maybe a bit chaotic for my taste, but good none the less. Those critters were everywhere! Thanks for sharing.

21st of July 2011 (Thu)	#5
kezug Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: N.W. Indiana Posts: 315 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: lots of fireflies & star trail (2+ hrs images) That is an awesome shot! The fireflies around these parts are tremendous. I too tried taking some extended shots for fireflies, but this really is a great stack.

22nd of July 2011 (Fri)	#6
martyn_bannister Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 568	Re: lots of fireflies & star trail (2+ hrs images) Yeah, I like the video far more than the trail. That's neat! Wouldn't it have been cool to get a closeup of the windows with the moon rise! Setting that shot up perfectly would really be something

22nd of July 2011 (Fri)	#7
markweaver Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Fairfax VA Posts: 416 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: lots of fireflies & star trail (2+ hrs images) Great shot. The fireflies give the shot a frenetic feel. Love it. __________________ Mark XTi \| 5D MkII \| Zeiss 21/2.8 Distagon \| Zeiss Jena 35/2.8 Flektogon \| 24-105 L \| 70-200L f4 \| 10-22 f3.5-5.6 \| 50 f1.4 \| 24mm f/2.8 \| Sigma 15mm Fishy \| Tokina 2x Tele www.flickr.com/photos/marksweaver/

23rd of July 2011 (Sat)	#8
natawijaya Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Abu Dhabi Posts: 27	Re: lots of fireflies & star trail (2+ hrs images) there are indeed a lot of fireflies there... the video is much better, I really enjoy it... __________________ http://natawijaya-photography.blogspot.com

24th of July 2011 (Sun)	#9
ROGERWILCO357 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: michigan Posts: 1,494	Re: lots of fireflies & star trail (2+ hrs images) awesome shot love the fire flies think it makes the shot new.. __________________ EOS 5DMKII gripped;EOS 7D;30D:Rebel Xti Digital;24-105L,70-200 f/2.8L.II,85mm f1.2L.II,16-35Lmk2, SP AF90mmF/2.8DI,28-135mm x 2,580EX II-430ExII with Pocket Wizards II,(Adobe CS5)

24th of July 2011 (Sun)	#10
Footbag Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Scranton, PA Posts: 147 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: lots of fireflies & star trail (2+ hrs images) Pretty nice. I wonder if there is a program that would let you do a median or sigma stacking method. It may be possible to remove the lightning bugs. You would almost be treating them as hot pixels. __________________ Adam My Astrophoto Gallery

25th of July 2011 (Mon)	#11
forrestt Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Western North Carolina Posts: 428 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: lots of fireflies & star trail (2+ hrs images) This image is nothing less than awesome. Five stars out of Five; period. KC __________________ The Glory of Art is in the pointing to the Greatest Artist of All. http://blueridgepics.smugmug.com

27th of July 2011 (Wed)	#12
mtbdudex Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: SE Michigan Posts: 1,131 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: lots of fireflies & star trail (2+ hrs images) 2nd video moved to after 1st video, see post#4 above. __________________ Mike R, P.E. .....iMac 27"(i7), iPad2, iPhone4, 24" iMac, AppleTV(160), MacBook Canon: T1i + lens:70-200 L f2.8 IS II / TC 1.4x 2x / 15-85 / f1.4 50; FEISOL tripod CT-3441S + CB-40D Ball Head Telescope: Celestron EdgeHD 800 CGEM Schmidt-Cassegrain + gear My top 10 in Astrophotography. . .DIY acoustic panels Last edited by mtbdudex : 7th of August 2011 (Sun) at 06:13. Reason: moved the cumulative stacked video

29th of July 2011 (Fri)	#13
hayloo Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 31	Re: lots of fireflies & star trail (2+ hrs images) Love the fireflies.

29th of July 2011 (Fri)	#14
CalebG Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Oregon Posts: 298 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: lots of fireflies & star trail (2+ hrs images) Very cool stack, I like the lightning bugs, looking forward to watching the video when I get on a landline __________________ Caleb Garvin of Natural Images Photography On Flickr

31st of July 2011 (Sun)	#15
Bloodbean Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Christchurch, New Zealand Posts: 241	Re: lots of fireflies & star trail (2+ hrs images) Nicely done! __________________ 7D, Rok 8mm, Sigma 10-20, Canon 17-55, Canon 50 1.4, Tamron 90 macro, 70-200L f4, FDn 135 f2, Sigma 170-500, Celestron C8 2,000mm f10 My Flickr page

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