My First Star Trails

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I have always loved star trail photogrphy but never had a go my self, so on Tuesday night with the sky nice and clear i went out and took my first shot.

Startrail's by Alex Nam, on Flickr

I was quite pleased with it, i think next time i need to get the north star in for some more circular trails. any advice would be great :)

Alex
 
I've no advice worth offering as I have only just started stat trails myself, but I like this shot, especially for a first attempt :)
 
This is an exceptional first attempt (y) I also like the lighting that you've done on the foreground, maybe consider bringing some colours into the forground lighting the next time that you do something like this (y)

Matt
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Thank you both.

Matt, after shooting this i have been looking at more star trail shots seen how some people use coloured light in the foreground, i will have a ply with this next time :)
 
Excellent Alex... really liking that. Orion and Sirius really stand out on those trails too. Some good star colours coming through (Betelguese - Left shoulder of Orion is a pinkish colour for instance - in the middle)
 
Great first trails.
Adding to what Matt has said maybe use colourd gels on the radio mast i spy bottom left of the picture.
Go for a portrait composition and get polaris above it ;)
 
Thanks again for all the advice, just need some clear nights to have another go haha
 
panicattack said:
Lovely shot :clap:...How long did you expose your shots for? Just so i have an idea of what i am doing when i give it ago
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Thanks mate,

I took 74 30 sec exposures and use starstax to stack them, took around 45 mins to get the shot :)
 
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