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Moving Celestials II by ~jchsoad:iconjchsoad:

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probably not as good as the last one. thought this one was decent. adjusted levels

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~whitepegasus7191 May 28, 2008, 8:10:58 PM
how long was this? I assume very long shutter speed.
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~jchsoad May 29, 2008, 9:15:15 PM
roughly 15 minutes

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~whitepegasus7191 May 31, 2008, 8:03:10 PM
I would have to time that with a timer.

What lens did you use may I ask?
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~jchsoad Jun 1, 2008, 6:21:57 PM
standard watch or clock will work, standard lens 18-70mm, f number at 7 to 9

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~whitepegasus7191 Jun 2, 2008, 5:29:33 PM
Ah, well I can handle that since I have a 18-55mm lens..but I did not get good results when I tried a exposure of about 35 sec and I got some fringing at the edges of the picture, but I'm not sure if the lens' isn't good or it's the city lights that cause that to happen, but it looked pretty bad. Maybe if I go somewhere where it's darker I can test it and see if the same occurs. However I wouldn't be willing to make a trip just to test it.

what lens did you use?
(besides the fact that it's a 18-70mm lens of course...)
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~jchsoad Jun 2, 2008, 9:08:33 PM
i used a Nikon IF ED Lens. city lights will make it look really bad. avoid any ground lights, i try to get to an area as dark as possible, a field is good for wide shots. the effect is based on the light displaced by the stars any interference gives you odd results.

though if you want to play with city lights or traffic movement use settings similar to this pic "[link]"
move the iso down to 200 or 100, f number 8 and go from there. alot of this is trial and error

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~whitepegasus7191 Jun 7, 2008, 11:47:54 PM
translation? (f/_)

so that's what that was. interesting, I thought it was the lens giving me fringing.

that is a cool shot. I think that you have to find the right spot to have the best effect with those lights.

Thanks for the tip, I'll try it out. =D
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~jchsoad Jun 8, 2008, 6:09:42 AM
f number is the setting that controls the depth of field of the camera. it also controls the amount of light allowed into the camera. you can find it in your settings menu. the lower the f number 2.8 to 7.1 the more light comes in and your pics will focus more on one subject. 8 on up lowers the light and gives you more depth and focus to the pic. 10 to 16 is good for landscapes and panoramic shots.

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*MidnightMekare Mar 18, 2007, 6:00:19 PM
This is absolutely gorgeous!!! I wish I could see stuff like this where i live!

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~jchsoad Mar 19, 2007, 9:08:02 AM
i suggest taking a little trip camping, and just look at nature and the stars, thank you very much

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NIKON CORPORATION
NIKON D200
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Feb 15, 2007, 8:34:42 AM

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