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General Category => Astronomy & Space => Topic started by: paulster78 on March 31, 2011, 11:28:19 pm



Title: Startrails over Omagh
Post by: paulster78 on March 31, 2011, 11:28:19 pm
An experiment in the back garden with long exposures. This is 124 images stacked, i really like star-trails and intend to create more of these in the future.  I have been researching locations that would produce an interesting foreground like Castles, ruins and stone circles so watch this space.  Results should be much better with darker skies away from town lights.

All images 30 seconds, f3.5, ISO400 + 2 dark frames, developed in startrails.de software

(http://i613.photobucket.com/albums/tt215/paulster78/Astronomy%20Related/Startrailsfor.jpg)


Title: Re: Startrails over Omagh
Post by: JohnC on April 01, 2011, 01:20:10 pm
Looks good to me,Paul-Martin has derelict buildings/castles  in some of his night shots so you should be near some.


Title: Re: Startrails over Omagh
Post by: Anton on April 01, 2011, 06:37:49 pm
Nice one Paul, these are one of my favourite subjects to shoot  I never get bored of  them, I recommend trying star trails with a church as the main foreground together with the North Star in the frame.

Cheers.


Title: Re: Startrails over Omagh
Post by: markt on April 02, 2011, 09:30:06 pm
Excellent image Paul - I look forward to seeing more at different locations :)


Title: Re: Startrails over Omagh
Post by: jjb on April 05, 2011, 10:13:03 pm
Well done getting the star trails paul.


Title: Re: Startrails over Omagh
Post by: paulster78 on April 10, 2011, 09:44:26 pm
John wrote
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Paul-Martin has derelict buildings/castles  in some of his night shots so you should be near some.

Thanks John ive been doing a bit of research of ruins/castles/churches and stone circles and have a list of locations now


Anton wrote
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I recommend trying star trails with a church as the main foreground together with the North Star in the frame.

Great advice Anton and ive took you up on it ;)

Thanks Mark and Jonathan as well.