Captured these shots from a great camping trip on Forked Lake in the Adirondacks with two good friends over the weekend. These were stacked to show the passage of 20 minutes, a clock in motion. It's the Big Dipper (part of Ursa Major).
-Nick
http://www.frontiernet.net/~nick_l/star_trail.jpg
Edited by nlamendo on Aug 13, 2007 at 08:17 AM GMT (Reason: typo)
Tom Basore wrote:
Nicely done Nick, how many frames is this? I like the leaves, it almost looks like fall.
Thanks Tom,
This is a stack of 20 one minute exposures plus one dark frame subtraction. The leaves are lit up a camp fire that was burning near by. It wasn't till after I shot these that I realized I was using the wrong ISO. I meant to use ISO 800 instead of 200 that these were all shot with. The result is fewer starts but a darker sky.
-Nick
canandaigua ph wrote:
a skillful capture of a great take on the theme Nick.........'very sharp star trails!
'Hope you had a good time in the woods!
Peter
Hello Peter,
Thanks, I had a great time, it was the highlight of my summer.
-Nick
Nice clean capture Nick and no sign of the inevitable 747, satellite, or meteor streaks. I personally like to shoot this longer for side-by-side trails but then it's hard not to blow out your foreground subjects. Well done!
Vipermike wrote:
Nice clean capture Nick and no sign of the inevitable 747, satellite, or meteor streaks. I personally like to shoot this longer for side-by-side trails but then it's hard not to blow out your foreground subjects. Well done!
Thank You Vipermike,
To be honest, I was hoping to capture a Perseid meteor that night. Our camp site was heavily wooded and the dock/lake front, with the clearest view, faced north. The mistake of using ISO 200 kept the sky nice and dark. There aren't that many planes flying over the Adirondacks.
-Nick
Excellent work. I like the foreground elements too, the orange cast gives it an autumn feel.
Hello Andrew,
Thanks. When I left Friday morning for a weekend of camping in the Adirondacks, I didn't know what the WA was. When I found out Sunday night what the WA was, I decided to try and use the mistakes I took the night before. I was really trying for a Perseid meteor capture, instead I ended up with something for a WA entry.
-Nick
Wonderful shot, Nick, my friend! I think you really did use the right ISO after all. Sometimes, the photography angels correct our mistakes for us. Lovely!
Strad wrote:
Wonderful shot, Nick, my friend! I think you really did use the right ISO after all. Sometimes, the photography angels correct our mistakes for us. Lovely!
Fond regards,
Endre
Thank so much Endre,
Yes, you are right, when you get lemons, make lemonade.
-Nick
correct our mistakes for us. 
Lovely!