First Effort @ Star Trails

[ColoradoBrit]

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Freezing night and i just about managed a fifteen minute shot, which for my first effort appears pretty good?

I took a smaller timed shot just to get an idea of where the lens was actually framed as it was pitch black. Once i felt that i had enough foreground in i then hit the bulb setting and headed back to the car, put the heater on full blast and relaxed!....

Any advice and comments would be most welome and i an going to give it another go using a longer exposure to see what the result woul be.

[Christhephotoguy]

I love it... Esp since you can still see the landscape.

[carlyfan]

Very Nice!!! I love it! It is way better than my first try... and my second.......... and my third. I just can't figure out what I was doing wrong. Wonderful photo!

Lisa

[thall17]

Love to try this...maybe tonight!

[mambo]

I like this

I tried this a while back without an off camera shutter release. I had to give up after 5 minutes because I could no longer ffel my fingers

[medioco]

Hi, im new to photography therefore failry useless at the mo! ha, i love your shot, what is the technique for this?

[Chippee]

Wow, I love this!!!! Excellent shot. I am dying to try this... can't figure out how to use the bulb mode though

[fotozer]

Hello Brit, nice shot . If we leave the gear out in the open for 15 - 30 mins...would the camera/ lens wud get affected due to cold?...and is it necessary that there should be no / less light where we place the gear?...kindly advice.

[Cat695]

Originally Posted by Chippee

Wow, I love this!!!! Excellent shot. I am dying to try this... can't figure out how to use the bulb mode though

Select M (manual) on the top dial then go to your shutter setting...turn the shutter speed all the way down...ie 1/250 then into seconds then finally bulb.....It only mentioned "bulb" in my instructions.....just keep turning the wheel.

[theosus]

I would assume you close the aperture down quite a ways for this? just because the shutter is open for so long, and the stars move so slowly, I am guessing around 20 or so?