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Old 30-03-2016, 08:00 AM
langman78 (Ben)
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Great shots Jim.
What focusing technique did you use?
Just curious as I'm yet to attempt capturing similar pics with a building/structure in the frame.
I found a old windmill in my travels which would look fantastic for star trails as it is positioned rather nicely due south and I'm a bit undecided about my focusing procedure.
Past photos I've just found a bright star. Picked my desired FL, switched to live view and zeroed my focus until a nice sharp star appeared. Quite basic I know but not sure about including a structure to get everything relatively focused in a single frame or stacked frames for trails.
I know shining a torch on a desired structure and switching to auto focus is s method I've read online ppl use but I don't see how you could achieve sharp stars in the background.
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