The Lonely Planet by Alistair Wilson
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My first real attempt at some star trails, I thought the South Celestial Pole would be a bit further up in the image but it ended up being just out but I think I still like this one. This tree is the same tree in my image Speed of Light. This technique will definitely require some more practice, the tree is lit from car headlights coming off Lysterfield Road in the distance. Borrowed mum’s new/old Canon 5D for this one with a 24-70mm f2.8 L series attached.

Settings

  1. Canon 5D, 24-70mm f2.8 L USM. FL: 54 mm
  2. 30 seconds @ f2.8 × 50 shots, ISO 800
  3. No Filters
  4. Adobe Lightroom 2, Startrails software & Adobe Photoshop CS4

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About Alistair Wilson

Photography for me is an outlet, a way I can express myself through images rather than words. I look at the subjects I shoot from every possible angle that I can imagine and with the right light, the vision in my head becomes a reality. My passion for it began after high school and over the past several years it has become my release, my way of seeing from a different perspective..

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f2 8, iso 800, old, southern cross, dark, long, night, park, sky, exposure, tree, go, star, south, first, paddock, canon, wellington, release, trails, wilson, lysterfield, software, state, shutter, startrails, roads, 5d, timelapse, pointers, alistair, 24 70mm, kelletts

Comments

  • Elucidate
    Elucidateabout 3 years ago

    Very well done! I love the star trails.

  • Thanks, they definitely look pretty cool!

    – Alistair Wilson

  • Sarah Lipow
    Sarah Lipowabout 3 years ago

    This ROCKS:)

  • Thanks Sarah, appreciate it :)

    – Alistair Wilson

  • igotmeacanon
    igotmeacanonabout 3 years ago

    bloody nice shot mate or shots

  • Thanks mate, was out there for a while! ended up taking 135 but just used 50 otherwise it was a bit overdone

    – Alistair Wilson

  • kathy s gillentine
    kathy s gillen...about 3 years ago

    Fantastic capture

  • Thankyou Kathy

    – Alistair Wilson

  • Mindy McGregor
    Mindy McGregorabout 3 years ago

    Great work!

  • Thanks Mindy :)

    – Alistair Wilson

  • RickGeorge
    RickGeorgeabout 3 years ago

    Wish all my first attempts worked as well as this. Nice one Alistair.

  • Thanks Richard!

    – Alistair Wilson

  • Craig Hender
    Craig Henderabout 3 years ago

    Nice one mate! Very well done.

  • Cheers Craig

    – Alistair Wilson

  • Jared Revell
    Jared Revellabout 3 years ago

    It’s come out great Alistair, perfect use of the tree !
    I wrote a blog about star trails using the southern celestial pole (and how to locate it)
    It may help you identify the pole location, blog post link here

  • Cheers mate, will have a look next time!

    – Alistair Wilson

  • Nori Bucci
    Nori Bucciabout 3 years ago

    Oooooh…this is awesome Alistair!!!!

  • Thanks Nori

    – Alistair Wilson

  • Wayne England
    Wayne Englandabout 3 years ago

    Great pic Alistair. Just wondering how you knew to take multiple shots and not one long exposure which presumably would have caused a purplish ghosting around the edges (a trait of the sensor). Did you try that first and discover it or did someone tell you about it? I tried long exposures on digital after using film and wondered what I was doing wrong! Thank god for google!
    I’d recommend posting it in the Astronomy group too if you haven’t already. They would love it. Great shot!

  • Hi mate, google for sure, used this program called startrails i always research something for a little bit before trying it out! or try too anyway

    – Alistair Wilson

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