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Star Trails · **7 Likes**

These are my first 2 star trails photo's ever. Still a work in progress and hope to get better at this.

**burzum** · 03-25-2014, 08:49 AM

lovely shot!

Quest4ADV · 03-25-2014, 09:01 AM

That 2nd shot is a killer!

Very nice!

jpsassy1965 · 03-25-2014, 11:51 AM

Thanks guys

london.paul1 · 03-25-2014, 12:04 PM

Beautiful work on these, I love #2!!

reeftool · 03-25-2014, 05:55 PM

Nicely done!

**ROBEFFY** · 03-25-2014, 06:07 PM

Impressive, especially pic 2. That cactus and background is great

mole · 03-25-2014, 06:40 PM

Great job on both of these - a testimony to your patience and skill!

sherrvonne · 03-25-2014, 09:14 PM

Wow ,how is that done? I think I have experienced time travel now!

pixie · 03-25-2014, 10:51 PM

Wow, very nicely done, much better than when I first tried at it. Congrats! Did you light paint the foreground with a flashlight? Just wondering....

daacon · 03-26-2014, 03:12 AM

Have to agree #2 is outstanding.

slowpez · 03-26-2014, 11:54 AM

Perfect, especially the second one. You should be proud of these.

jpsassy1965 · 03-26-2014, 09:44 PM

Originally posted by sherrvonne

Wow ,how is that done? I think I have experienced time travel now!

Hi
you use you camera's intervalometer to take a series of shots (this is 100 30 second shots) at specific intervals (15 sec in this case) and use a photo stacking program (I use startrails) to stack the photographs on top of each other. I then use Lightroom 5 to perfect the look. Some things that are important to remember are to turn off all of you camera's noise reduction software as it takes to long for the camera to process those images and screws up the sequence. I hope that helps you understand. I am a newbie at this too and I just read a lot and just did it with pretty good results. Can't wait to see what I create 6 mths from now.

when-daybreaks · 08-29-2014, 01:55 PM

Intervals? You had 15 sec.s between each 30 sec. Exposure?

Your photos are awesome!!! By the way

**Heinrich Lohmann** · 08-29-2014, 02:25 PM

That is good work, thanks for showing us.

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03-25-2014, 08:49 AM	#2
burzum Site Supporter Join Date: May 2010 Location: Boston Posts: 172	lovely shot!

03-25-2014, 09:01 AM	#3
Quest4ADV Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: St Augustine, FL Posts: 118	That 2nd shot is a killer! Very nice!

03-25-2014, 11:51 AM	#4
jpsassy1965 Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Sahuarita, AZ Photos: Albums Posts: 63 Original Poster	Thanks guys

03-25-2014, 12:04 PM	#5
london.paul1 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Lexington, KY Photos: Albums Posts: 287	Beautiful work on these, I love #2!!

03-25-2014, 05:55 PM	#6
reeftool Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Upstate New York Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 9,555	Nicely done!

03-25-2014, 06:07 PM	#7
ROBEFFY Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Northern Ontario Photos: Gallery Posts: 248	Impressive, especially pic 2. That cactus and background is great

03-25-2014, 06:40 PM	#8
mole Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Tennessee Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,432	Great job on both of these - a testimony to your patience and skill!

03-25-2014, 09:14 PM	#9
sherrvonne Pentaxian Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Texas Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,975	Wow ,how is that done? I think I have experienced time travel now!

03-25-2014, 10:51 PM	#10
pixie Pentaxian Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: California Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 873	Wow, very nicely done, much better than when I first tried at it. Congrats! Did you light paint the foreground with a flashlight? Just wondering....

03-26-2014, 03:12 AM	#11
daacon Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Alberta,Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 20,914	Have to agree #2 is outstanding.

03-26-2014, 11:54 AM	#12
slowpez Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: South Carolina, USA Photos: Gallery Posts: 18,461	Perfect, especially the second one. You should be proud of these.

03-26-2014, 09:44 PM	#13
jpsassy1965 Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Sahuarita, AZ Photos: Albums Posts: 63 Original Poster	Originally posted by sherrvonne Wow ,how is that done? I think I have experienced time travel now! Hi you use you camera's intervalometer to take a series of shots (this is 100 30 second shots) at specific intervals (15 sec in this case) and use a photo stacking program (I use startrails) to stack the photographs on top of each other. I then use Lightroom 5 to perfect the look. Some things that are important to remember are to turn off all of you camera's noise reduction software as it takes to long for the camera to process those images and screws up the sequence. I hope that helps you understand. I am a newbie at this too and I just read a lot and just did it with pretty good results. Can't wait to see what I create 6 mths from now.

08-29-2014, 01:55 PM	#14
when-daybreaks Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Ohio Posts: 72	Intervals? You had 15 sec.s between each 30 sec. Exposure? Your photos are awesome!!! By the way

08-29-2014, 02:25 PM	#15
Heinrich Lohmann Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Airdrie, Alberta Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 8,097	That is good work, thanks for showing us.

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