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p.1 #1 · p.1 #1 · Star Trails - High Park Lookout

I've been trying to figure out star trail photography and captured this last night. It's 224 stacked images with a foreground picture at a longer exposure. I toned down the foreground exposure a bit. Any tips will be appreciated.
Jim

http://www.wyjim.com/FM/StarTrails_Exp0_GapFilling_Thr5Amt2_1200px.jpg

Oct 15, 2015 at 05:25 PM

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p.1 #2 · p.1 #2 · Star Trails - High Park Lookout

Pretty sweet. But you might actually benefit from exposing the foreground a bit more. The details will pop the foreground scene.

Oct 15, 2015 at 05:47 PM

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p.1 #3 · p.1 #3 · Star Trails - High Park Lookout

Thank You Rohanban, I appreciate your comment.

I set the exposure at '0' instead of '-2' and like it better. I made some adjustments to the edit. I feel the foreground needs some kind of pop that might be accomplished through editing, shooting that frame earlier in the evening (dusk), or light painting.

http://www.wyjim.com/FM/StarTrails_Exp0_GapFilling_Thr5Amt2_Bkgr0_PerCrop_1200.jpg

A similar shot in daylight:

http://www.wyjim.com/FM/IMG_6854.jpg

Oct 17, 2015 at 01:35 AM


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