Photographs by Timothy S. Allen
Exploring the World with a Camera
Star Trails
This is the result of 96 – 30 second images taken over a 45 minute period. These images were loaded into a free /donation software StarStax.net. They were taken during a class “Night Photography” taught by Darlene Hildebrandt http://www.digitalphotomentor.com at Sitka Center for Art and Ecology, Otis, Oregon, USA.
July 16, 2015
30 sec., f 3.6, 3200 ISO, 16mm on a Tamron 16-300mm lens using a Canon Rebel T3i.
This is link to Darlene’s site on taking start trails. http://www.digitalphotomentor.com/how-to-shoot-star-trails-and-sample-images-for-you-to-practice-stacking/?utm_source=Digital+Photo+Mentor&utm_campaign=90a4818303-DPM_Blog_Broadcast&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_ec33f1d0c3-90a4818303-263971753&mc_cid=90a4818303&mc_eid=4b153cd298
Thanks for all the details on how you made this nice image Tim.
You’re welcome. We need to talk before the Tuesday meeting.
Incredible! I’ve never attempted a star-trail image before. I’m too lazy to clean my sensor properly beforehand.
The real challenge in Taiwan is finding dark skies.