Album Night Shots and Star Trails

[Yvonne]

is the big bright spot on the left the moon?
Again a totally great shot.

 

[Bill]

is the big bright spot on the left the moon?
Again a totally great shot.

That's no moon. It's a space station.











ok.. its the moon.

 

[HomerJ]

cool shot! kind of looks like your camp chair caught on fire.

LOL! It totally does!!! I missed that the first time!

 

[wes242]

It was pretty close with the size of the flames that came off that fire!

 

[barl0w]

From last weekend just outside of Goblin Valley State Park along Wild Horse Road:

 

[Deadeye008]

Trails 2012 by Deadeye008, on Flickr


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[Nick]

Looks like the world is coming to an end!

 

[Bill]

Deadeye008

so did you adjust the blending layer on each shot?

 

[Deadeye008]

so did you adjust the blending layer on each shot?

I went at it a little different route. I uploaded the files into Lightroom. Adjusted the exposure to -5 on the first image. Adjust the exposure, contrast and highlights on the last picture to make the stars really bright. I then saved the metadata to file. I loaded all the files into LRTimelapse. LRTimelapse has a blending feature called "linear", all you do is hit the button and it takes all the images and gradually adjusts each image in sequence until there is a smooth linear transition from the first image to the last. I then saved the metadata to file. Went back into LR and read the metadata from file to update the files in LR. I then simply exported jpegs of those files and ran them through StarStax. This process seems a lot easier to me than having to adjust all the files/layers manually in PS. Total time(not including exporting the files from LR which takes the most time) was maybe 10 min.

 

[HomerJ]

I went at it a little different route. I uploaded the files into Lightroom. Adjusted the exposure to -5 on the first image. Adjust the exposure, contrast and highlights on the last picture to make the stars really bright. I then saved the metadata to file. I loaded all the files into LRTimelapse. LRTimelapse has a blending feature called "linear", all you do is hit the button and it takes all the images and gradually adjusts each image in sequence until there is a smooth linear transition from the first image to the last. I then saved the metadata to file. Went back into LR and read the metadata from file to update the files in LR. I then simply exported jpegs of those files and ran them through StarStax. This process seems a lot easier to me than having to adjust all the files/layers manually in PS. Total time(not including exporting the files from LR which takes the most time) was maybe 10 min.

You cheated!!!! LOL!

Note to self: Must get LR

 

[wes242]

Had a little clouds come though, and a Ranger!

 

[Deadeye008]

Trails by Deadeye008, on Flickr

 

[Yvonne]

the moon tonight

 

[barl0w]

The Moab Maiden under the night sky, including the Big Dipper.


Under the Dipper by IntrepidXJ, on Flickr

I love this!

 

[barl0w]

the moon tonight

That looks a lot like mine!


Super Moon by Scott Barlow, on Flickr

 

[Yvonne]

That looks a lot like mine!


Super Moon by Scott Barlow, on Flickr

how did you get all the details in it? I haven't done anything to mine yet, but maybe I can enhance it a little bit with software

 

[Bill]

Standing Rock by Summit42, on Flickr

 

[Yvonne]

Standing Rock by Summit42, on Flickr

wow and wow and wow!!! I love it!!!

 

[wes242]

Thats pretty sweet! What did you use to light up the rock? your headlights?

 

[Dave]

Sittin' on the dock of the bay... by ashergrey, on Flickr

Roughly 40 minute exposure from the dock at Sheep Creek on Flaming Gorge.