Star-trails from our Workshop
A very cold night, and a mostly clear sky greeted us and our students for last night's workshop. The clear sky however gave way to thin clouds which don't work as well in a stacked star-trail.
All the same, our students enjoyed themselves and learnt about the fascinating world of star-trail photography.
View all photos taken: Monday, 28th June 2010, This photo: 8:19pm
Cool blue sky works well with those trails David!!
Great to hear the workshop went well.
Woot! well done.
Love the plans too, mainly the one turning
Nice shot David.
The stacking seems to have worked well for the stars themselves, but I'm not too sure of the effect it's created with the staggered cloud movement :( Please don't take that negatively though - I think it's really good to see as it shows a scenario where a long exposure (30min+) bulb exposure would work well.
Congrats on the workshops too ;)
Glad your workshop was a success. Looks like a top spot you have there.
Nice. I love the colour of the sky.
But still a beautiful image David!
Looks good to me Dave. I don't find the clouds a problem
I quite like the effect as the clouds move through. Nice foreground.
Great work !
Nice pic David..was a good night..and yes a little on the cool side.
excellent shot!
[http://www.flickr.com/photos/36021204@N03] Thanks Adam :)
[http://www.flickr.com/photos/joelsergent] Thanks Joel!
[http://www.flickr.com/photos/mikesenior] Thanks!
[http://www.flickr.com/photos/mrbernie] Exactly Bernie, that was one of the points we made to our students.
[http://www.flickr.com/photos/32491696@N00] Yeah it's not a bad spot at all Dave. A bit too close to Brisbane, but generally pretty decent.
[http://www.flickr.com/photos/iamwazzam] Thanks Warwick. Combination of tungsten white-balance and the lightening of the sky by the moon.
[http://www.flickr.com/photos/fracturedfotos] Decent enough Jeff ;-)
[http://www.flickr.com/photos/ross_m] As we told people last night, some will take issue with the clouds (I tend to fall into that camp), while others will love them as they are. All down to personal taste really.
[http://www.flickr.com/photos/thea_m] It's more the jagginess of the clouds caused by the stacking procedure rather than their presence.
[http://www.flickr.com/photos/christophephoto] Thanks!
[http://www.flickr.com/photos/30437033@N03] Sure was nippy Phil, and still was this morning when I got up. I trust you had an uneventful trip home ?
[http://www.flickr.com/photos/ndoetz] Thanks!
Yes I made all the right turns on the way home for a midnight finish.
Nice Dave. I looked at mine... but I knew yours would be better ;) I was not stacking for long enough really.
Was a good night... glad it all worked for us in the end!
Thanks
Kane
Awesome! And the most gorgeous blue sky! Fantastic work!
Ah, that tree again. Im still amazed at how many different great shots you can get here.
[http://www.flickr.com/photos/30437033@N03] Ah, so home about the time I hit the hay, and I didn't have to drive anywhere! ;-)
[http://www.flickr.com/photos/kanegledhill] Definitely different with the clouds. Keen to see how people went with the long exposures as I didn't do any of those.
[http://www.flickr.com/photos/cobra_11] Thanks!
[http://www.flickr.com/photos/tristenmurray] I'm going to have to find a new location soon - can't hold all the star-trails courses at this one tree. Variety is the spice of life after all.
Hey - glad you finally had a successful Star trails workshop ...
This looks like it was taken in the middle of the day !!
noice
Hi David ... I would like to know how long was the exposure for this picture, the f stops and ISO. Excellent picture, very well done ...
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[http://www.flickr.com/photos/kathrine-carter] Thanks Kath - took some scheduling, but we finally got there. Of course, less clouds would have been nice.
A full moon definitely lends a lot of light to the scene.
this one looks nice. all my attempts at doing this have failed. will try harder
stunning, Dave
Excellent !
bella fotografia
[http://www.flickr.com/photos/valentinopane] thanks!
I like the clouds and planes as well, they add real depth and interest to the photo. The colours are so vivid. Cool shot!
[http://www.flickr.com/photos/51341286@N06] Thanks. I wasn't a big fan of the clouds, but that's what we had that evening.
superb shot! how did the green come out so colourfull on the grass?
[http://www.flickr.com/photos/aylward84] Light-painting :)
magnifique !
Great!
Beautiful strar trail, and excellent shot :)
Now I can really say "Heaven Gracious"!
[http://www.flickr.com/photos/44475334@N02] Thanks :) The clouds went a bit funny with the stacking method though.
Gorgeous star trail David . What a beautiful final image
Well done!