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January 9, 2019 at 12:54 pm #36119Blessings CapturedParticipant
Here’s a star trail picture that I took in one exposure and I tried my hand at editing it. What do you think? How would you edit it? What about the composition?
Thanks for Any advice!I’ve attached the JPEG and my edited raw. Also I added my Adobe Camera raw settings.
ISO:100; 1,797 sec; f/3.5
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January 12, 2019 at 3:48 pm #36257Jamie ParfittParticipantI really like the second (edited) picture! Especially how you brought out the tree on the right. You framed that side of the picture really nicely with that! As I have never taken pictures of star trails, I have no experience with that kind of photography, but I’ve always wanted to shoot some long exposures of the sky! On second look at the picture I noticed a clump of stars on the lower left of the picture. Would that happen to be the Milky Way? God sure did a good job when he made the beautiful stars!
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January 12, 2019 at 4:48 pm #36259Blessings CapturedParticipantOn second look at the picture I noticed a clump of stars on the lower left of the picture. Would that happen to be the Milky Way?
In the USA, the Milky Way isn’t visible in the winter. I took that picture last week, so it wouldn’t be.
God sure did a good job when he made the beautiful stars!
So true!
Thank you for your encouragement.
January 13, 2019 at 8:20 pm #36273Caitlin ComptonParticipantWow! Great job, @blessingscaptured. 😀 This is a beautiful picture. I really want to try my hand at capturing some star trails. After looking at this picture, you’ve spurred me on to want to try it (really!) soon! 🙂
For me personally, I like how in the original, unedited picture the tree is darker. I think the tree being lighter in your edit, draws too much attention to it, when the main subject is really the sky. But, I do like how the sky has more vibrancy in the edited one. Perhaps you could try doing the same edit on the sky, but put a radial filter around the tree to exclude if from the edit or use a brush and paint in the sky with the edit, or you could even try painting in some darkness on the tree so that the tree is even darker than the original (more of a silhouette). I feel like if the tree was darker you would get more of depth of field – more of an ‘I’m looking through the trees’ feeling as opposed to feeling as if the tree and sky are touching. Just some suggestions, not sure how they would work out in practise! 😀
I like how you’ve used the tree as framing – I love framing! 😉 Perhaps if you were to do a retake of this shot, you could try not to cut of the tree in the bottom left corner or maybe you’ve cropped it of in post processing.
BTW, on your profile I noticed you’re on Lighstock like me! You have some beautiful pictures on there. I hope it goes really well for you! 😀
January 16, 2019 at 12:42 pm #36354Blessings CapturedParticipantI see what you mean about when the tree is darker the stars come out more. I’ll try editing it that way.
BTW, on your profile I noticed you’re on Lighstock like me! You have some beautiful pictures on there. I hope it goes really well for you!
Thanks! You have some great pictures to. You’re one of “my follows”.
January 16, 2019 at 3:48 pm #36355Blessings CapturedParticipantJanuary 18, 2019 at 10:23 am #36379James StaddonKeymasterWell done! I like the trees framing the edges. If only Polaris could have been included (the star that all the other stars revolve around), that’s my only thought!
January 21, 2019 at 11:13 pm #36483Caitlin ComptonParticipantYes! I think I like that edit better. Its good how you’ve removed the really heavy vignette, though I do think that a slight one would be nice. It really is a beautiful picture!
You’re one of “my follows”.
Haha! I was wondering who was following me. You’re one of mine, too! 🙂
January 22, 2019 at 9:58 am #36490Blessings CapturedParticipantIf only Polaris could have been included
I see how that would have been better. I’m not that expert yet of “finding” everything in the sky. I need to figure out how to use a star map. But, thanks @jamesstaddon.
Its good how you’ve removed the really heavy vignette
I didn’t realize how much vignette my lens was adding until latter when I “enabled profile correction” in Lightroom.
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