Church under stars

I have been wanting to have ago at this for some time now. Didn't get the church straight, it was so dark!
Taken with the 17-40 L first image 278 sec f/6.3, the second was 1627 sec f/7.1.
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I love the second one. Its really great. EXIF info?

Thanks Michael. Is this the exif?
Exposure 1627sec
Apeture f/7.1
Focal Length: 17 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Exposure Bias: 0/2 EV
Flash: Flash did not fire

Orientation: Horizontal (normal)
X-Resolution: 72 dpi
Y-Resolution: 72 dpi
Software: Adobe Photoshop CS2 Windows
Date and Time: 2006:11:18 19:51:37
YCbCr Positioning: Co-Sited
Exposure Program: Manual
Date and Time (Original): 2006:11:18 19:35:12
Date and Time (Digitized): 2006:11:18 19:35:12
Shutter Speed: -2147483648/1
Metering Mode: Pattern
Color Space: sRGB
Focal Plane X-Resolution: 3954.233 dpi
Focal Plane Y-Resolution: 3958.763 dpi
Exposure Mode: Manual
Compression: JPEG
Image Width: 3152 pixels
Image Height: 2052 pixels

Focal Length:17 mmISO Speed:100Exposure Bias:0/2 EVFlash:Flash did not fire
Orientation:Horizontal (normal)X-Resolutio
Focal Length: 17 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Exposure Bias: 0/2 EV
Flash: Flash did not fire

Orientation: Horizontal (normal)
X-Resolution: 72 dpi
Y-Resolution: 72 dpi
Software: Adobe Photoshop CS2 Windows
Date and Time: 2006:11:18 19:51:37
YCbCr Positioning: Co-Sited
Exposure Program: Manual
Date and Time (Original): 2006:11:18 19:35:12
Date and Time (Digitized): 2006:11:18 19:35:12
Shutter Speed: -2147483648/1
Metering Mode: Pattern
Color Space: sRGB
Focal Plane X-Resolution: 3954.233 dpi
Focal Plane Y-Resolution: 3958.763 dpi
Exposure Mode: Manual
Compression: JPEG
Image Width: 3152 pixels
Image Height: 2052 pixels
n:72 dpiY-Resolution:72 dpiSoftware:Adobe Photoshop CS2 WindowsDate and Time:2006:11:18 19:51:37YCbCr Positioning:Co-SitedExposure Program:ManualDate and Time (Original):2006:11:18 19:35:12Date and Time (Digitized):2006:11:18 19:35:12Shutter Speed:-2147483648/1Metering Mode:PatternColor Space:sRGBFocal Plane X-Resolution:3954.233 dpiFocal Plane Y-Resolution:3958.763 dpiExposure Mode:ManualCompression:JPEGImage Width:3152 pixelsImage Height:2052 pixels

I like them, maybe include a bit more church next time.

Cool shots, I like how in the first one, that although the wall is fairly illuminated in the bottom right corner, it's well balance with the lit up tower and the brighter section of the sky in the left. The second one has a nice sense of motion from those stars! Neat mini-series!

R.ticle One

Thanks Mr B Snappy, next time i will get more of the church.
Thanks to R.ticle One for the kind comments.

The second one is great. What's the subject here? The church or the interplay between the church and the motion of the stars. It's my opinion it's the juxtaposition of the spinning stars against the solid permanence of the church. The worldly church with it's steeple anchored solidly on our planet reaching up to the stars in effort to connect spiritually with the heavens.

If you agree with this interpretation then I feel the second one is excellent. The first one doesn't convey the theme nearly as well mainly because there is less movement in stars and less sky.

I'm glad you didn't get the church straight.

Joe

Canonada wrote in post #2284553
The worldly church with it's steeple anchored solidly on our planet reaching up to the stars in effort to connect spiritually with the heavens.

Joe

Thanks Joe that's some description

I love that 2nd shot.

Very nice captures, especially the second one.

Great shot I love the second one. I have never tried an exposure for more than 30 sec, to get a longer exposure you need to set the the camera to bulb and hold the shutter button for the duration? or am I totally wrong.

Poster Of U wrote in post #2287206
Great shot I love the second one. I have never tried an exposure for more than 30 sec, to get a longer exposure you need to set the the camera to bulb and hold the shutter button for the duration? or am I totally wrong.

It's a lot easier to do with a remote....

Beautiful photos!

Good job! I love those. What do you do while waiting for the shot and noize reduction?

Johan Groenewald wrote in post #2287617
Good job! I love those. What do you do while waiting for the shot and noize reduction?

FREEZE
I make sure i stand well clear of the tripod and jump up and down or jog on the spot to keep warm. As for waiting for noise reduction to do it's job, well i had taken the long exposure and packed up. It's about 5 mils to home. It still hadn't finised, infact my partner had made a nice hot drink before it finished writing.
And thanks for all the great coments.