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Starry starry night


 
BetterPhoto.com Photo Contest Finalist   Starry starry night
Starry starry night
Besides the regular sunrise and sunset landscapes I have also been working on night-time landscapes and in particular star-trails.

Still a lot to learn but here's one of my first test shots.

greetings,

Jeroen Stel

For those of you interested in the technical details:

Canon Eos 1D Mark IV

Exposure mode: M
Exposure compensation: - 1/3
Flash:no
Flash exposure compensation: -
Metering mode: Evaluative
Drive mode: AI Focus
ISO: 50 (L)
Lens: Canon 10-22mm @ 12mm
Focal length:12 mm
AF mode: Manual Focus
On tripod
Levels/Curves/USM/Contrast/Saturation/Noise Ninja/Home stewed Sharpening-mix/ Adobe Photoshop CS5

1x shot at:
F4 / 30 sec/400ISO

125x shot at F8 / 20 sec / 1000 ISO

Worked on tripod ofcourse and used a remote control.

Stitched together in Photoshop and some post processing to reduce noise.

Jeroen Stel

  
 
 

Mary Timman 		 

Very nicely done. Love the tone to set the mood and the star trails are really neat.


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April 02, 2011

 

Susan Shingleton 		  What an AWESOME shot! I love the mood it sets. Thanks for sharing the "how to".


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April 30, 2011

 
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Usman M. Bajwa's Gallery 		  Beautiful capture and CONGRATZ on this fab Finalist!!!

UB.


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May 19, 2011

 

Merna L. Nobile 		  It is with great pleasure that I offer my congratulations on your award for the month of April. Merna



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May 19, 2011

 
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