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Fuji - 3:30am

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Full View Is A Must

This shot was taken at 3:30 am. Polaris (the North Star) is in the upper right corner. All landscape lighting was courtesy of the waning moon, almost directly overhead during this 19 minute, 30 second exposure.

Having never done star trail shots like this before, I discovered how difficult it is to focus in the dark (obvious, huh?). The shot after this was a 30 second exposure with beautiful arcing star trails, including one that hovered along the slope of Fuji. But apparently I bumped the lens and the shot was out of focus.

This is a work in progress. I'll have to return and work out a few more things, so expect shots like this sometime down the road.


Velvia, sharpened, resized, bordered.
Image size
910x610px 124.08 KB
Make
Canon
Model
Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL
Shutter Speed
1177/1 second
Aperture
F/8.0
Focal Length
18 mm
ISO Speed
100
Date Taken
Dec 2, 2004, 2:48:00 AM
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squeakymikey's avatar
What a spectacular shot! It gives me quite an eerie feeling when I look at it.