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Originally Posted by capretta
Hey guys, i bought a canon 550d the other day after being inspired by some encouraging results with a point and shoot on the 11th. I have been interested in photography but only have a fairly rudimentary knowledge of cameras based on working at a hock shop 
So i guess im keen for some critisisms, and can anyone help me with a few questions?
What are the lines coming down ( from venus especially) in the lighthouse shot? len artifacts? Can they be reduced?
Also i seem to notice star trails at even 6 second exposures, or am i just wobbly?
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Very nice start when you said about star trails at 6 sec that is not possible are you using a tripod I can get almost 30 sec with nice round stars. I like the effect of the venus I couldn't see the line coming down in the light house shot and the light coming down off the downlight on the light house is I think from the exposure time and I think looks good. If you have taken these with out a tripod you have done well if you are using a tripod are you using the shutter causing the shake if so buy a remote shutter release or use the timer function to give the camera time to stop shaking after pressing the shutter.
And welcome to IIS