Two New Photos

August 13, 2010 | Category: Nocturnal Photography, Photography

Here are a couple of star trails photos from this summer. I wouldn’t say that they are portfolio worthy, but I’m trying to make an effort to post more often and not be so picky about the work I share.

This photo was taken in early summer. The thing that looks like a railroad track is actually a large wooden flume.

Specs: Nikon D3, Nikon 17-35mm 2.8, f/4 at ISO 640. 16 frames stacked at 4 mins each = 1 hour total exposure. I lit the “track” from underneath using a gelled flashlight. It was EXTREMELY dark (new moon) hence the wide aperture, long exposures and high ISO.

This is a more recent photo, taken during the peak of the the Perceid meteor showers. There are some faint meteors, but disappointingly only one bright one. It’s also noteworthy that this was taken at the same location as this photo.

Specs: Nikon D3, Nikon 17-35mm 2.8, f/8 at ISO 640. 50 frames stacked at 3.3 mins each = 2.75 hour exposure. I lit the foreground with a green gelled headlamp.

Tags: california, Dan Newton, flumes, Light painted, Meteor, nevada, night, Nikon D3, perceid meteor showers, photographer, Reno, Star trails

9 Comments

Tom Compton
on August 13th, 2010
1
Dan, The green gel adds some interesting contrast but love the leading line of the flume.
cale
on August 14th, 2010
2
Don’t even know what to say, great job Dan. Those trails are lookin’ loooonggg
craig
on August 15th, 2010
3
Alright, alright, I will post something.
Very nice, both shots very nice
Mario
on August 17th, 2010
4
Hi Dan!

Glad to see some fresh posts here!

I wonder how to stack the frames? Is it done in Photoshop? Have you used a special blend-mode?

Best wishes!
Mario
Kevin
on August 28th, 2010
5
I like the green color the best. I think I will have to post what I got soon. I’m still pissed that I missed that huge meteor. Nice Catch!
EF 70-200MM
on September 17th, 2010
6
very interesting photos….I’m not sure about the green, but it seems to work.

Tim
Gary Roberts Art
on November 4th, 2010
7
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Yogi
on January 18th, 2011
8
Dan, Simply awesome.. I’ll try to do something similar..

Thanks
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