Revenge of the Star Trails

[yanyewkay]

I not pro.. but I also check the moon rise time ;p keke but most of the time.. I just see a clear night.. pack my equipment and go out to shoot

 

[CYRN]

Just for my info, which dslr is the best for astro photography?

Canon.... 20Da

 

[slippers]

awesome

 

[nuts]

Thanks slippers!

awesome

 

[jsbn]

Kinda curious, anyone knows if there's any place in Sydney that will be able to do this kinda star trail capturing?

 

[nuts]

Kinda curious, anyone knows if there's any place in Sydney that will be able to do this kinda star trail capturing?

The Blue Mountains mabbe?

 

[munwai]

Wow!.. Awesome!

 

[trenyi]

So roughly is it about 3-4hrs one has to allow the shutter to stay open in order to capture the trails. Please advise.

 

[ykia]

Kinda curious, anyone knows if there's any place in Sydney that will be able to do this kinda star trail capturing?

Bondi Beach... face the ocean from one of the car parks. Close enough to get to within 30mins. You might even want to stay at one of the hotels there and walk out at night.

 

[icarus]

So roughly is it about 3-4hrs one has to allow the shutter to stay open in order to capture the trails. Please advise.

3-4 hours if the sky is pitch black, moon-less and cloudless

 

[nuts]

Thanks munwai!

So roughly is it about 3-4hrs one has to allow the shutter to stay open in order to capture the trails. Please advise.

There's no fixed timing... If you notice, I've included all the timings in sec and some is as short as 15min...
Of course, 3-4hrs is also possible but as mentioned by icarus, it would have to be really dark...

 

[bluemon_27]

Wow ! NIce nice !

 

[BlueBull]

:thumbsup:

Solid effects and nice shots......

 

[sehsuan]

if there's a sporadic meteor, EVEN better!

 

[nuts]

Thanks bluemon_27, BlueBull & sehsuan for the comments!

if there's a sporadic meteor, EVEN better!

Eh, watch too much smallville? :bsmilie:

 

[sehsuan]

Thanks bluemon_27, BlueBull & sehsuan for the comments!


Eh, watch too much smallville? :bsmilie:

no la. there WILL be sporadic meteors on any day - question is only whether it can be spotted or not. learnt that while doing a little stargazing

 

[nuts]

Oh ok, I was referring to myself then... :bsmilie:

no la. there WILL be sporadic meteors on any day - question is only whether it can be spotted or not. learnt that while doing a little stargazing

 

[AReality]

nice trails!
2nd one is my fav.

 

[staad3]

Nice, nice.....
How do you gauge not overexposing the buildings below, eg the glasshouse? by experience?

 

[nuts]

Thanks AReality, staad3!

Nice, nice.....
How do you gauge not overexposing the buildings below, eg the glasshouse? by experience?

I guess its a mix of experience, luck and estimation. Being digital also helps quite abit for the shorter ones as you can take shots and gauge from there...