Reaching for The Stars

Gallery: LandscapePosted October 13, 2011188 views6 comments

2 hours of star trails exposed on Provia 100F film with Mamiya RB67 medium format camera. Foreground is moonlit by a 70% illuminated moon. Drum scanned. As close the the slide as possible, no additional post processing.

I'm planning to make a silhouette shot of that tree during the Winter, if the conditions permit it. Actually this was the original idea but I could not resist the temptation to try a moonlit version too.

Thanks for looking!

Comments

6 comments

Comment posted by Taylor Reed on October 13, 2011 at 6:35 PM

There is just something appealing about star trails done with film that digital seems to have a hard time replicating. Very nice.

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on October 13, 2011 at 7:31 PM

As you probably know, I am not a big fan of star trails but many of the other elements work for me. I love the light on the foreground earth mound and tree and the color in the sky is beautiful.

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Comment posted by Youssef Ismail on October 13, 2011 at 8:04 PM

The light is very nice on the foreground and the trails are nice and long but not so over powering. I like the image.

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Comment posted by Youssef Ismail on October 14, 2011 at 4:34 AM

Boris, You did not mention what aperture you made this at. With a 70% moon I would expect the aperture closed quite a bit for a 2 hour exposure.

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Comment posted by Boris Pophristov on October 14, 2011 at 12:08 PM

Thanks guys! Youssef, aperture was f/5.6. Never underestimate film reciprocity failure, especially when shooting very long exposures. 2 hours were a little bit too much here but I needed longer trails.

Registered on February 1, 2011, 15 Posts, 73 Comments

Comment posted by Phil Pogledich on October 14, 2011 at 1:20 PM

This is a very interesting and effective shot, at least for my tastes. The magenta cast on the cliff bugs me a bit and I do find the land a bit bright. Still quite a nice shot. I look forward to seeing you efforts during the winter.

Registered on August 24, 2009, 123 Posts, 3099 Comments