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This is from 40x 40 second exposures (just under 27 minutes) stacked in Photoshop CS6 using the time-lapse function in an Olympus Pen E-M5 and an Olympus m.Zuiko 12mm f/2.0 @ f/6.3, ISO 250.
I was pleased with the results because although there is no man made light pollution where my friend's place is, there was an almost full moon behind the camera.
Very nice, interesting effects and the varied colours show up really well.
Didn't all those long exposures cane the batteries to death though?
Ciao ... John
I think someone did a dummy run and ran out of batteries after nearly three hours; I think that was an E-620 from memory.
I was cautious and had a spare battery that I used after the first two shots of around an hour in total. With an E-620 and others you can turn the screen on itself and save some battery.
I've always gone for straight stars/milky way but never tried star trails. That is an impressive clean sky you have there.
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Two super shots. I too have a leaning towards the fish-eye. The pinkish tinge, which I believe is called Venus's belt, plus the more central circle of light framed with a rising tree-line really works for me.
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Hello Ian,
Those are excellent shots with the foreground interest and blue skies. I used to do these in the film days but never with a full moon. The camera sensor has picked up the star colours very well too.
Regards Jim.
I'm going to have a go, conditions permitting, at star trails tonight here in suburban Hemel Hempstead (the forecast seems to be clear for tonight). You can see stars here at night despite the light pollution so I should be able to get something...
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