250 minutes
This 250 minutes of night sky shot over Salt Spring Island in BC, Canada.
Shot with a Canon 40D and a Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8 lens.
Check out the video
I have printed this at W4(25cmX37cm) and it looks fantastic.
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MoxieNox
Holy cow.. This is absolutely stunning!! Instant fave!
OldBirch
Wow! The sky must have been pitch black to see that many stars! Or did someone just hit me over the head with a bottle? Great shot!
tdub303 replied
maybe you drank that bottle….hehe.
I hope you are well. i enjoyed canada. i really want to move home soon.
Katrina De'Vries
This is amazing!
SD Smart
Amazing work – The video is stunning too.
A.M. Ruttle
Wow to both the image and the video – excellent!
J. Scott
Fantastic work! Video is VERY COOL!
Mark Elshout
Amazing! It is my understanding that this only works in certain parts of the world and you need a compass and a reasonable knowledge of stars to achieve it. Great job. Well Done!
tdub303 replied
Much easier than you think. Google ‘locate north star’ and you will get easy instructions on how to locate the north star. these shots can be done without the north star, too.
Shelley Warbrooke
Really like this shot. The video is awesome too!
alkukitz
I want to do this, in fact, there is a location in Pennsylvania where no flights occur and the state park is geared for this kind of shooting. Did you worry about planes flying overhead? It’s a wonderful shot. How did you keep the shutter open that long?
tdub303 replied
I never thought of planes beforehand. Here is another shot that has planes, satellites and iridium flare all in one shot. I never realized how much junk is floating around in our skies…
I never kept it open that long though it would be possible with a cable release. I did use a cable release and the ‘continuous shooting’ mode to shoot 300 thirty second exposures. I then stacked those shots to get this image. Check the vid to see an animation of them getting stacked up.
gabbielizzie
congradulations on your feature
Mark Elshout
Did you say “locate the north star”. I am not so sure we have the north star in the southern hemisphere. I guess I would be looking for direct south then. You must also need a place with minimal city light wash I guess.
Mark Elshout
And just out of interest, how did you go with battery power keeping your shutter open for 250 minutes? extra battery pack?
tdub303 replied
250 minutes was the life of 1 battery. I would have kept shooting if the battery had not died.
David James
Wow, very impressive. I did one once with my Olympus C7070 and had to computer control the shutter release for 4 hours then layer in photoshop.
tdub303 replied
I am guessing yours is pointing at the celestial south. What focal point were you shooting at? This is 11mm.
David James
Yeah, celestial south. I don’t remember what I focussed on, it was about two years ago now. It was at the wide end of the C7070 lens which has a 27mm (35mm equivalent) focal length. Thanks for your reply :)
wolfcat
Great shot
For those wondering the South celestial pole is 4 and a half lengths of the southern cross down from the southern cross :-)
this was my attempt at it here
Keith G. Hawley
Absolutely awesome shot!
Nigdaw
Brilliant shot. I liked the video too, a great piece of art.
nadine henley
wow
Erhan OZBIYIK
Patient, knowledge and the result is GREAT ..
COngratulations.. Well deserved :)
Steven de Siow
Amazing…....
Carole Brunet
Incredible…! Instant fav.
Steve Scully
This photo will be featured with the rest of the top ten and two honorable mentions! Please submit it to the group NOW so that it may be featured! (If it is already part of the group, please remove it and resubmit it, Thanks!)
Ian Stevenson
sensational
ciccone
Awesome photo!! I want to try this someday:)
CourtneyE
wow, this is amazing.
Karel Kuran
Great shot. Beautiful
Daniel Davison
wow! really cool shot!
martincanale
Fantastic, the video is great too