Thanks, Tim! I should have clarified; I was planning on doing exposures of about 20 - 30 minutes. I'm hoping to get some shots over a beach or something. My biggest concern now is getting the trails to swirl in a pretty pattern over the beach or whatever else is in the frame, but I guess I'll just look for the North Star and hope for the best.
I like your star trail shots! I can see what you mean about them looking a little fuzzy though. Thanks for the other star trail samples. The colors in them are very vivid! Amita > -----Original Message----- > From: Tim Sherburne [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Sunday, November 07, 2004 11:41 PM > To: Pentax Discussion List > Subject: SPAM-LOW: Re: star trails refresher > > > > Amita... I think the 1000 with the 28mm will give you good results. > > "As long as possible" may not give you quite what you're > looking for. The lengths of the trails are directly > proportional to the amount of time the shutter spends open, > and (IMO) the more dramatic trails tend to be shorter, ie > less than 1 hour. Also, the longer the film is exposed can > lead to more significant light pollution and lower contrast. > It's really something you've got to play with. Here's a few > that I've taken: > > <http://www.sherb.org/albums/startrails/index.html> > > I have yet to get nice crisp trails; I think the problem is > partly the acutance of the film, but very slight vibrations, > lengthy shutter times, and condensation may be affecting my results. > > Here are some other examples that are far better than what > I've come up > with: > > <http://www.astrophoto.vze.com/astro/trazos.html> > > Also, adding something to the frame other than just star > trails will help build interest in the image. > > t > > On 11/7/04 19:18, Amita Guha wrote: > > > As I mentioned before, I'm hoping to get some star trails > this week, > > and I want to make sure I'm not forgetting anything. I want > to use the > > slowest film and the widest lens I have at the widest > aperture for as > > long as possible, correct? And obviously I want to try for a good > > composition. Am I forgetting anything? I'm probably going > to stick my > > SMC-A 28mm on my K1000 and use ISO 100. > > > > Thanks, > > Amita > > > > > > >
