Originally posted by texandrews That's truly whack. And I don't even like star trails...also, there's something about it that is reminding me of Aboriginal art.
Originally posted by TDvN57 Amazing picture and explanation. Thanks Ed.
Originally posted by itshimitis Now repeat it with 12 - 24 Sigma lol
Originally posted by dsmithhfx That's a pretty wild image, Ed.
Originally posted by tuco Wild. You should submit this to the flat earth people. But I'm sure they will dismiss it as a NASA fakery chip they put inside of every camera.
Originally posted by wa2kqy Hi,
See what happens when you shoot two small format cameras at the same time? You generated a wormhole! Next thing we know, the Event Horizon will show up. Again!
Excellent illustration of the effect, though.
Stan
Originally posted by mikeSF Ed, that is amazing. brilliantly conceived and executed!!
Originally posted by barondla Fantastic images. The bridges were worth all the pain and trouble. I also love the image made with 2 Nikon/14mm combos. Never thought about the patterns changing so much depending on where the camera is pointed. Can't wait to see what you shoot next.
Previously I asked if some wear and tear could be saved on the 645Z by substituting a K-1. You said the quality decrease would be too great. I wondered how much quality difference would show up on star trails? Looking at this incredible Nikon shot, it is easy to see that it's missing some of the Z quality. I expected this on landscapes, buildings, etc, but not on star trails. Fascinating.
Thanks for sharing,
barondla
Thank you so much, everyone, for the kind and witty comments on the shot. I did this quite some years ago, but I haven't widely shown it before now because I wasn't meant to be there at night time ;-)
Tuco - I am sure the flat Earth people would simply say that it proves the Earth is orbiting the Sun, not that the Earth itself is round ;-)
Texandrews - I hadn't thought about the Aboriginal art comparison, but completely see what you mean. Thank you! The effect of the heritage must have affected the image without my conscious knowledge...
Paul - yes, a sequence with 12mm lenses would be interesting, thought perhaps this effect is already enough!
Barondla - If I wanted to do this with the 645Z, with the widest lens being only 25mm (equivalent roughly to a 19mm), I would need at least three of them side by side, and even then, I wouldn't get the vertical coverage. Oh well, maybe I will just shoot with 12 645Zs and cover the whole 360 scene! (If only!)
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645Z with 6x7 200mm f4 lens (final version)
Oh, and some judicious tidying up of the city skyline around the edges of the shot!
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