Startrails

[Hakka]

Here's a fresh batch of startrails:

1. D7000, Tokina 11-16, 480 x 40 seconds f2.8 iso1600

2. D7000, Nikkor 10.5 fisheye, 708 x 30seconds, f2.8, iso1000

3. D800E, Nikkor 14-24, 225 x 30 seconds, f2.8, iso1000

4. D800E, Nikkor 14-24, 800 x 30 seconds, f2.8, iso1250

5. D7000, Tokina 11-16, 350 x 45seconds, f2.8, iso800

6. D800E, Nikkor 14-24, 30 sec, f2.8, iso6400 + 30 sec, f4, iso800

7. D7000, Tokina 11-16, 600 x 30 seconds, f2.8, iso2500

8. D7000, Tokina 11-16, 700 x 30 seconds, f2.8, iso1600

All images include a single twilight shot for foreground detail.

[Hakka]

1. D7000, Nikkor 10-24, 384 x 60 seconds, f3.5, iso1250

2. D7000, Nikkor 10-24, 660 x 30 seconds, f3.5, iso2000

3. D800E, Nikkor 14-24, 5 shot pano, 20sec, f2.8, iso1600

4. D800E, Nikkor 14-24, 650 x 30 seconds, f2.8, iso1600

5. D800E, Nikkor 14-24, 30sec f2.8, iso6400 + 120sec, f4, iso400

[Larryp]

Spectacular images, Lincoln

[colinmlegg]

Some very nice compositions Lincoln.... particularly like #6 in the first batch...very artistic.

If I may offer some advice on processing, though. I think the extreme saturation works better on the star trail shots. They are more stylistic. Not so #5 in the second batch. To my eye, the Milky Way is far too prominent and saturated and over dominates an otherwise very well composed image. If you tone it down it will still look spectacular, but more realistic and have more chance of transporting your viewer into that world. Just my 2 cents ;)

[leon]

Wow you have been busy, some very lovely trails indeed, a bit over saturated for my liking, but hey, that is just MHO.

Leon

[strongmanmike]

I normally don't like unnatural looking night scenes as a rule but as pieces of art, these are some of the best nightscape and star trail images I have seen.. captivating :thumbsup:

Mike

[ourkind]

Excellent work Lincoln my they're great so much time and dedication taken into capturing and producing these, really well done. My personal favourite is the 5th image in the first batch. The tree looks like a hand coming out of the ground :thumbsup:

[gregbradley]

Love em. Very engaging. How do you do 360 degree star trails?

Greg.

[ChrisM]

Lincoln, these shots are stunning. My favourites are 1st shot in first batch and the 3rd and 5th pics in the second batch. Whilst they are all unnatural due to the star trail colours, the effect is fantastic. Well done!

If it exists, you should enter some of these in the Cosmic Art section of the David Malin competition!

Chris

[Hakka]

Yeah, I like vivid colours, i know its not everyone's cup of tea though.

Colin, i'll keep that in mind with my next one.

Greg, none of these are 360 degrees, but if you can make the trails dense enough they do appear that way.

[JB80]

Amazing set of pics.

I quite like the vivid colours, do you have a technique for that or is it all in PP?
They are all great pics but No.6 is my favourite.

[Hakka]

Its just a saturation boost in PP.

[StephenM]

Some great shots there Lincoln.

Cheers,
Stephen

[Davros]

Love them! That is serious amount of imaging time well spent.

[iceman]

Lovely pics, Lincoln. I see them on FB and think they're great.

The ultra-saturation is not to everyone's taste, and blending in of a twilight shot some will call 'cheating' etc, but I think it's great.

You've picked some great locations!

[multiweb]

This is sub-zero cool. Love it. :thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup: The extreme saturation and the twilight blend really works. How did you do #6 in the first serie? Did you zoom in to get the trails radially?

[Hakka]

Yep.

[CDANVERS]

Real nice set Lincoln, I really like the treatment.