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So, instead, you might (a) start the sequence when there’s still a little light in the sky and stack for the maxima (in which case frame #1 will give the whole image, with the rest just contributing the trails), or (b) additively stack the frames to give the equivalent of a super-long exposure without reciprocity failure.
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If its truly dark, applying the same algorithm to the whole frame will generally give only a silhouette for the foreground, since even at high ISO 20 or 30 seconds won’t be enough. For the sky, “stacking” just means taking the maximum value at each pixel across the sequence of images.

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The problem is how to treat the foreground. Digital capture makes the process apparently much simpler – you simply shoot a large number of almost consecutive exposures and stack them after the fact to mimic the effect of a long single exposure. I asked her if it was really that conspicuous, and she said yes, adding that as I emerged from the bus, I looked like a kid in a candy store.Shooting star trail photos on film required a generous measure of luck (or experience) to judge whether the reciprocity failure inherent in a lengthy exposure would give a pleasing result. And can you imagine trying to photograph hummingbirds or butterflies with this thing? One of my co-workers spotted me as I got off the bus, and she was smiling when I heard her say something like, "I knew you'd be going after that!" Later we had an exchange of e-mails, in which she told me she wished she had had a camera of her own to record my grin for all the world to see. (I assume that is just the weight of the camera.) It just isn't the kind of camera one could use, say, to take snapshots of a family barbecue or the kids' soccer games.

The photographer told me it costs about $15.00 to develop one image taken with it, and that it weighs about 30 pounds, although I don't know if that is just the camera itself or including the tripod. Although the camera fascinated me, I think I will stick with digital. I had never seen one of these cameras, so I got out and made a beeline for the photographer, with whom I chatted for several minutes as he took a few pictures of the Old Courthouse. This morning I got off my bus a block earlier than usual when I saw a man taking photographs with a large-format camera, which was mounted on a tripod in front of the Wells Fargo building. I have a lot more ideas in store when that happens. I can't wait to try more things like this in the future, especially when there is no moon. Originally, I didn't really think the light pollution from Fountain Hills would turn out the way, but now I think it adds a really cool fade to the shot! This being my 4th star trail, I'm finally starting to get the hang of it as, this time, I really didn't take too long to set up. I really liked the way the moon lit up the foreground (mountains, cacti) so I decided to point my camera a little that way. Originally, I wanted to get the North Star in this shot to give the effect that the stars were rotating around a fixed point but the moon was too close to the star so I wasn't able to do that shot. Thank God I wasn't alone out here, I had my dog and a friend to keep me company during these 3 pretty long hours.
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15x8 Non-Traditional Digital Photography For this shot, I ended up going out to Saguaro Lake a little last fountain hills the night before a full moon. I think by setting this goal for myself, I'll be able to keep my hobby alive! Because of lifestyle, I'll make Sunday at 11:59 PM the end of each week and Monday at 12:01 AM the beginning of each week. I'll be going off to college soon, and I really don't want to lose my passion of photography in doing so. I think I'm going to try and have a goal of posting AT LEAST one photo every week of this year.

Full moon was lucky enough to light the foreground really well. Finally got to test out my new Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM ultra wide zoom lens as well as my new tripod! Without a doubt most successful startrail so far.

Week 01/52 299 images stacked 25 seconds each Batched edited in Lightroom.
