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Jun 25, 2010 08:24 |  #1

i thought i would give it ago on photoshop before i went out and did it for real haha.. let me know what you think !!

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Jun 25, 2010 09:13 |  #2

The first shot is great! I think the second shot needs more contrast. Still, the trails are gorgeous!


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Jun 25, 2010 09:56 |  #3

Well your astronomy artwork is done very well . What is the city in the first image and where did you take the startrail image or did someone else take it ? Also i agree the second image needs a little more contrast especially the startrail back ground area . Can you post a pict of the original startrail image ??




  
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Jun 25, 2010 10:02 |  #4

thanks :) yes i agree with your advice on the second shot it is almost a bit dull! the city is london.. no i took the star trail image off the internet but the actuall photo is mine.. i cant wait to get out and take my own though..

here is the image i used.. http://www.theusner.eu …2-0042_UTC_startrails.jp​g (external link)




  
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Jun 25, 2010 13:23 |  #5

WOW :shock: ! You did very good on the startrail image ! Keep up the good work and look forward to seeing more great images !




  
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Jun 26, 2010 15:02 |  #6

thanks :) heres one more

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Jun 26, 2010 22:24 |  #7

Marvelous!!

The second one looks totally fake though because you can see the boat and the wake from the boat. What's up with that?


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Jun 27, 2010 06:48 |  #8

I like the idea, and like the execution in #3. In #1 you can see star trail over top of the lower buildings, #2 I agree with everyone else.




  
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Jun 29, 2010 13:23 |  #9

wizcreations wrote in post #10432689 (external link)
The second one looks totally fake though because you can see the boat and the wake from the boat. What's up with that?

He admitted that it was fake. He took his own photos and edited the star trails into them from a different shot.


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Jul 08, 2010 20:01 |  #10

Really cool! I would love to see the difference when you go out and do it all in the camera.


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Jul 10, 2010 12:35 |  #11

were the star trails from another shot, or were they all done in photoshop? I tried making my own on this pic but they didn't look right going all around in a circle http://www.flickr.com …/60937636@N00/4​265562795/ (external link)

here was my first real circle startrails http://www.flickr.com …/60937636@N00/4​686645304/ (external link)

I would be very interested in the process you used if they are all pp, thanks


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Jul 11, 2010 17:21 |  #12

Wow. These are great. My only nitpick is that you have moving objects like the boats which clearly haven't moved very much contrasted with star trails that would have taken a long time to get. But still very interesting to look at.


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Jul 14, 2010 12:16 |  #13

thanks for all the support!!

@bmwcolin . i plan to go out and do it for real so keep possted!! :)

@CalebG . they were from another shot .. yours look good i especailly like the second one! bascialy i took the original photo that was just a 30 sec exposure .. took a star trail image of the internet layed it over the original and changed the layer mode to blend or overlay or what ever looked better.. i then simply rubed out the exsess bits! easy! ;)

@DigitalFool . thanks very much :) i think your right and it is defo somthing to consider in the next set!




  
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Jul 15, 2010 15:18 |  #14

Cheater! hehe :) Looks cool!


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Jul 18, 2010 08:10 |  #15

Scottdog129 wrote in post #10543126 (external link)
Cheater! hehe :) Looks cool!

Haha not cheating .. using my initiative ;)




  
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