1st star trail, & a ?

Lisa · 9th of March 2009 (Mon)

Ok, Is it normal to have red & blue specks on the photo? They don't appear on here but it did when I opened it. Please ignore the dirty house

Aaagogo · 10th of March 2009 (Tue)

a traditional star trail shot is done at night.

Karl Johnston · 10th of March 2009 (Tue)

How did you do this shot in the daytime ? Wow I didn`t know that was possible...That`s magnificently cool !I don`t see any red or blue specs, but that could possibly be noise or dead pixels most likely.

Dusty · 11th of March 2009 (Wed)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kajuah

How did you do this shot in the daytime ? Wow I didn`t know that was possible...That`s magnificently cool !I don`t see any red or blue specs, but that could possibly be noise or dead pixels most likely.

This was done at night.
The long exposure and post processing has brought out the 'light' sky and made it look like daytime.

Lisa any red/blue specks that may be visible in the original full frame is due to long exposure noise and/or hot pixels.

Lisa · 11th of March 2009 (Wed)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dusty

This was done at night.
The long exposure and post processing has brought out the 'light' sky and made it look like daytime.

Lisa any red/blue specks that may be visible in the original full frame is due to long exposure noise and/or hot pixels.

Thanks, I thought my camera was messing up (shows what a noob I am)

Yes, it was done at night the moon was off behind the camera.

Adrena1in · 11th of March 2009 (Wed)

To reduce the glare from the moon, (I don't mind a bit of it...in fact I prefer a bit of sky-glow with such pictures), what you could try doing is shortening the exposure time. At my site, 3 or 4 minutes is usually the limit, (at ISO 800 or 1600 I mea), so I don't go much above that. If I'm doing trails I might even just set the exposure to 30s or 1 minute, put the camera into Burst mode, then lock the remote shutter down. I go away and let the camera take dozens and dozens of images over the course of an hour or so perhaps. Then I stack the images together using something like Startrails.de.

The bonus is you can instead stack the images into an animation package or something and make a timelapse!

Lisa · 11th of March 2009 (Wed)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Adrena1in

To reduce the glare from the moon, (I don't mind a bit of it...in fact I prefer a bit of sky-glow with such pictures), what you could try doing is shortening the exposure time. At my site, 3 or 4 minutes is usually the limit, (at ISO 800 or 1600 I mea), so I don't go much above that. If I'm doing trails I might even just set the exposure to 30s or 1 minute, put the camera into Burst mode, then lock the remote shutter down. I go away and let the camera take dozens and dozens of images over the course of an hour or so perhaps. Then I stack the images together using something like Startrails.de.

The bonus is you can instead stack the images into an animation package or something and make a timelapse!

Thanks, I'll have to try this sometime.

Karl Johnston · 11th of March 2009 (Wed)

Wow that's amazing, you could've told me this was taken at 12 pm and I would've believed it !

Shows what a newbie I am

Lisa · 12th of March 2009 (Thu)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kajuah

Wow that's amazing, you could've told me this was taken at 12 pm and I would've believed it !

Shows what a newbie I am

I'm the noob, I've only had my XS for about a month. This forum has been a great help.

9th of March 2009 (Mon)	#1
Lisa "At least once a day" Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 2,325 IMAGE EDITING OK	1st star trail, & a ? Ok, Is it normal to have red & blue specks on the photo? They don't appear on here but it did when I opened it. Please ignore the dirty house __________________ Gear (full list) Canon 6D & 60D Photobucket

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Aaagogo Goldmember Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Daytona Beach, FL Posts: 2,403 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: 1st star trail, & a ? a traditional star trail shot is done at night. __________________ Your 1st 10,000 images are your worst One photo out of focus is a mistake, ten photo out of focus are an experimentation, one hundred photo out of focus are a style

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Karl Johnston Rare exception that I didn't say anything stupid" Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Canadian Arctic Posts: 9,020	Re: 1st star trail, & a ? How did you do this shot in the daytime ? Wow I didn`t know that was possible...That`s magnificently cool !I don`t see any red or blue specs, but that could possibly be noise or dead pixels most likely. __________________ Adventure The Canadian Arctic With Me Canadian Features Editor of Let's Be Wild Adventure Magazine

11th of March 2009 (Wed)	#6
Adrena1in Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Winchester, Hampshire, UK. Posts: 1,703 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: 1st star trail, & a ? To reduce the glare from the moon, (I don't mind a bit of it...in fact I prefer a bit of sky-glow with such pictures), what you could try doing is shortening the exposure time. At my site, 3 or 4 minutes is usually the limit, (at ISO 800 or 1600 I mea), so I don't go much above that. If I'm doing trails I might even just set the exposure to 30s or 1 minute, put the camera into Burst mode, then lock the remote shutter down. I go away and let the camera take dozens and dozens of images over the course of an hour or so perhaps. Then I stack the images together using something like Startrails.de. The bonus is you can instead stack the images into an animation package or something and make a timelapse! __________________ Canon EOS 450D, Sigma 18-200mm, Canon 50mm f/2.5 Macro, 2x TC, Revelation 12" f/5 Dobsonian, Mintron PD2285-EX webcam.

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Karl Johnston Rare exception that I didn't say anything stupid" Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Canadian Arctic Posts: 9,020	Re: 1st star trail, & a ? Wow that's amazing, you could've told me this was taken at 12 pm and I would've believed it ! Shows what a newbie I am __________________ Adventure The Canadian Arctic With Me Canadian Features Editor of Let's Be Wild Adventure Magazine

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