Anyone can take this pic. This was taken at the Great Prismatic Spring at Yellowstone NP. It is accessible by a car. No hiking required. It's very close to the infamous Old Faithful Geyser on the west side of the park. (Nikon D800E, Nikkor 16-35 mm at 16 mm, f/11, 1/500 sec, ISO = 200, handheld)
Wide angle lenses are fun. This was taken with my 16-35 mm Nikkor lens at 16 mm. A wide angle make the picture being sucked in the middle. If you have a great cloud scape, it makes it dramatic. It keeps your eyes in the middle of the picture and that's what you want. Longer you can make people look at your picture, better the composition.
Anyone can take this pic. This was taken at the Great Prismatic Spring at Yellowstone NP. It is accessible by a car. No hiking required. It's very close to the infamous Old Faithful Geyser on the west side of the park. (Nikon D800E, Nikkor 16-35 mm at 16 mm, f/11, 1/500 sec, ISO = 200, handheld)
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When the sun sets, it's time to pack and go back to your hotel/tent/cabin? No, it's time to shoot more. Star trail photography is easy. For this pic, I set my camera at 30 sec exposure and f/2.8. Yes, you should set everything manual. I manual-focused a little shy of infinity. You have to play with ISO to find the best exposure with the setting. Once you are satisfied with the exposure (make sure to check the actual picture and histogram), then you can start the time lapse procedure. First you need to turn off the slow shutter noise reduction so that there is no time lag. Then, set the shutter to the continuous mode. Then finally, shoot with a shutter release cable locked. Because it's locked and set continuous, the shutter automatically releases every 30 seconds. For this pic, I shot 5 continuous 30 second shot.
Now glue all those pics in Photoshop. Open all the pics in layers and combine with "lighter" setting. (D800E, Nikkor 70-200 f/2.8 at 70mm, 30 sec, ISO = 400) |
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