Top show and Dig the compo Mike, dead tree allows the trails through not detaching from the theme.
Ive yet to use Starstax or similar software, but have seen plenty of inspiring results here. Apart from the technicalities of proceedure/processing ect, them mulitple short exposed stacks do look very surreal and powerful, if thats what one is wanting to be achieved ? Obviousely the long single result has a more realistic appearence with trails of only a few degrees !
So I think both have there place !
The bare tree in your image holds its place very well here, so composition is also a factor, foreground subject etc, if this same field was done with multiple shorts, I think the trails would smash that tree out of existance ? ? So be it, if thats whats one is after
