![]() ![]() She then stacks these images which composites the images using Statistics, in Adobe Photoshop. Editor)ĭeborah says, “I stack stars because it gives me more flexibility with the outcome of an image.” She creates most of her star trail photographs using an exposure time of 30 seconds making a number of photographs over the course of three-quarters of an hour or so. ( Check your camera’s manual to see if your specific model incorporates this feature. The built-in interval timer can be found under the shooting menu. To simplify the process of shooting the individual shots every few minutes, Deborah sets her camera’s interval timer to make the consecutive images. In addition to shooting multiple images and stacking them, using as low an ISO as possible will also limit noise in the final image. Another reason to use shorter exposures is to reduce the occurrence of noise that can show up in an image captured during long exposure shooting. This allows them to produce a more dramatic effect in the final image. Many photographers use a technique of shooting multiple, shorter length, time exposures and stack them during post-production, using Adobe Photoshop or another program that will allow you to stack multiple files into one photograph. We spoke with two photographers-Deborah Sandidge and Diana Robinson-to find out their techniques and tips for great star trail images. A star trail occurs when you photograph the stars over a long period of time, from minutes to hours. The final shot came out great, with minimal noise.Photographing Star Trails is a unique way to capture the night sky in a photograph. Just a little light from a campfire and the EVF was bright enough to see the tent…I could have never composed in this low light with my DSLR optical viewfinder. And another thing that I really like was the ability to use the EVF viewfinder to compose in the dark. After two hours of being turned on, my Z6II still had three bars of battery life….much improved from earlier versions. ![]() Then my camera processed (you will see the blinking Job NR on your top panel) the Long Exposure Noise Reduction for another hour to reduce noise. I started the exposure, went to bed, and woke up one hour later to stop the shot. The North Star gives a great center point in your composition on one hour shots. I positioned the North Star over our tent for a strong composition. I set my exposure to bulb, used a Nikon MC-DC2 locking cable release to lock the shutter open for one hour. Nearby campfires from other campers added the nice red glow to the red rock.įor the next shot, I used ISO 100, F2.8 at 1 hour. I triggered a SB5000 speedlight in the tent (Cree sat in the tent for the silhouette). With my mirrorless cameras and lenses I just set it to the infinity mark. I set infinity focus using the illuminated focus panel on the lens…that’s it! No daytime infinity focus to figure out exactly where to focus for infinity. Focusing the new Z 14-24mm F2.8 is simple. Noise reduction turned on, which will double your exposure time. More time in the field, less time behind a computer in the office editing. I’ve always preferred doing things in camera if I can, so I decided to go for a single frame image. But just how much better are the results using one frame versus stacked images? I’ve done comparison shoots and you do get less noise using stacked images…but not much. The results were fantastic.įirst question, one frame or stacked images for the star trail shot? Stacked images are used when you are trying to reduce noise as much as possible, and multiple images allow you to add effects like comet tails to your stars. Nothing beats sleeping under the stars…and photographing them at night! I was excited to get a chance to try out my Z6II with the Z 14-24mm F2.8. ![]() I just returned from spending three fantastic days camping in the desert. ![]()
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