Startrails and Human Journeys
Taken looking south to Wollongong from Providential Point, Royal National Park, just south of Sydney Australia.
This is my first attempt at a multi-exposure blend. This image is a combinations of 57 X 30sec exposures using the fantastic Startrails Photoshop Action that you can download free from this excellent site:
www.schursastrophotography.com/software/photoshop/startra…
I was put on to this action by Dave Burrow whose amazing startrails image can be seen here:
http://www.redbubble.com/people/davidburrows/art/321722-3-startrails
The brilliant thing about this PS action is that the longest exposure you need to take is 30sec and so it virtually eliminates the noise problem of conventional long exposure startrails. You can imagine how much noise this shot would have as a 30min exposure.
The straight lines are some of 9 planes that flew through these exposures over the half-hour I was taking them – amazingly consistent flight paths. It got so busy I had to delete some of the planetrails, hence the little gaps in the startrails.
Startrails and Human Journeys belongs to the following groups:
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Jeff Burns
Amazing
Douzy
Hi Geoff. Great work here (the usual!). Pity I had already seen it on flicker, I miss the “surprise” effect but I still find it stunning nonetheless. I like the straight flight paths, which break the almost too perfect curvy lines of the startrails. It’s a bit like a dance between nature and human creation.
John Segon-Fis...
Awesome work Geoff!!!
Helene Kippert
Brilliant work Geoff
Juilee Pryor
this is just so beautiful and that were I live in the little line of lights in the distance. looks so pretty doesn’t it.
lonebearimages
This is a stunningly cool image, Geoff! I think you ought to post the original too; There’s something incredibly compelling about the star-trails and the jet-trails. Fantastic colors and excellent details. Wonderful composition; and really superb post-processing work. Cheers! Chris
Lee Burgess
Wow Geoff… You never cease to amaze me… The perfect composition here with the silhouetted mountain side and bright lights of the city.. And what a neat trick that action is!! :)
I saw it here first.. so figured I’d comment here!!
Antanas
Great work
Geoff Coleman...
Thanks guys for your wonderful comments – very much appreciated.
And thanks to whoever put this on the featured page.
Dave Aarons
Excellent, well done
Brian Puhl IPA
Very nicely done! I like it alot! Very crisp and clean, great work!
RoughDiamond
say what????
I’ll have to re-read that but it all sounds fantastic!
I can’t wait until I have my own computer and I”m not sharing anymore.
Mundy Hackett
Great work Geoff, not something we see much of here subject wise, bravo!
Mardynn
Very Nice.
Grahame Clark
wow – what a fantastic idea for getting around noise issues. Can’t wait for the sun to set! : )
Alan Findlater
beautiful shot very nice work
Lindsay Knowles
Great shot Geoff
Mary Lake
Awesome!!
Daniel J. McCa...
Fantastic photo.
Gino Iori
Fantastic image.
Paul Louis Vil...
What a stunning piece! :D
Jacqueline Rojo
Geoff, all your images are so majestic, they really leave me in awe and make me feel so hmble when seeing them! So classy and perfectly briliiant!
Jonicool
Stunning work! Love the title and thanks for the info too!
Luke Meers
What an amazing shot! well done. and thanks for the PS tips!
Megan Dacy
Woooooow. Just wow.
Johan van Niekerk
Just one word: WOW!
Sharon Stafford
You seem to be a master of shutter speed. Love your water photos too! I’m planning a trip to a mountain top in July, and I hope to attempt some star trail photos, so thanks for the technical details!
Geoff Coleman... replied
Thanks for your lovely comment Sharon – you should get some brilliant starlit skies from a mountain so good luck with the startrails