Star Trails over the viewing field at the Pony Club

[Deeno]

Always wanted to have a go at star trails.
Thanks to Icemans recent posts from Nambucca Heads, StarTrails.de. has been downloaded and the first attempt made at our monthly outing at the Pony Club.

Not wanting to spend a lonely night in a dark corner of the field, the D200 was set up to take 30 second exposures a second apart at iso 500, f3.5 and 18mm, till the battery died. Then I would wander down to change the battery and recharge the flat one. Hence all the gaps in the trails.

Really good fun watching StarTrails.de. slowly stack the 280 frames into the final image.

Feeling a little chuffed that it worked and looking forward to trying again.

Cheers
Deeno

[RB (Andrew)]

Hooly Dooley Deeno !!!!!

How awesome is that, fantastic mate.
I was looking forward to this one.

Well done.

[gmbfilter (Geoff)]

Hooly Dooley Deeno !!!!!, says it all. That's all come together really well.

[dugnsuz (Doug)]

Amazing shot Deeno.
Well Done
Doug

[iceman (Mike)]

Excellent work Deeno, looks great!

Going to the north is a good idea with the sky glow to the south.

[GTB_an_Owl (Geoff)]

YOUR KIDDING ME DEENO !

what an AWESOME pic

if that doesn't get more people along to our gatherings - nothing will

geoff

[renormalised (Carl)]

Great shot Deeno....when's the next one

[Rick Petrie]

Fantasmacorical Deeno.
Great presentation and color.....very cool indeed.
Congratulations.

[Matty P (Matt)]

Awesome shot Deeno, 10 out of 10.

[Rick Petrie]

In retrospect, I think the gaps in the star trails add to the effect of the movement of the stars. Really well thought out Deeno, and I think it gave you the opportunity to sneak off and have a stodgy.....Change the battery sure,sure,sure!!!!!!!

[gmbfilter (Geoff)]

Deeno here’s my star trails from MMPC. Not as good as yours I’ve got some straight trails. Some sort of aberration? UFO? Stodgy death dive? I’ll try harder next time.

[AlexN]

Well shot and composed deeno! you've caught so many stars in there!! you must be thrilled!

Before the next star party you should look into getting an AC adapter for your camera.. plug it in and let it snap shots all night without running the battery out.

[Deeno]

Originally Posted by RB

Hooly Dooley Deeno !!!!!

Originally Posted by RB

How awesome is that, fantastic mate.
I was looking forward to this one.

Well done.

Thanks for the tips Andrew......

Originally Posted by dugnsuz

Amazing shot Deeno.

Originally Posted by dugnsuz

Well Done
Doug

Cheers Doug

Originally Posted by iceman

Excellent work Deeno, looks great!

Originally Posted by iceman

Going to the north is a good idea with the sky glow to the south.

Thanks for the inspiration Mike. Amazing how severe the southern sky glow looks, even from the Pony Club.

Originally Posted by GTB_an_Owl

YOUR KIDDING ME DEENO !

Originally Posted by GTB_an_Owl

what an AWESOME pic

if that doesn't get more people along to our gatherings - nothing will

geoff

Thanks Geoff.
It makes certainly makes the field look busy.

Originally Posted by renormalised

Great shot Deeno....when's the next one

Cheers mate
Hopefully have another go before the moon gets too big......

Originally Posted by Matty P

Awesome shot Deeno, 10 out of 10.

Originally Posted by Matty P

Thanks Matty

Originally Posted by Rick Petrie

In retrospect, I think the gaps in the star trails add to the effect of the movement of the stars. Really well thought out Deeno, and I think it gave you the opportunity to sneak off and have a stodgy.....Change the battery sure,sure,sure!!!!!!!

Good on ya Rick
You make me sound cleverer than I am. The only thought that went in to it was how to do it without being stuck minding the camera all night.
Do love those stogies though.......

Originally Posted by gmbfilter

Deeno here’s my star trails from MMPC. Not as good as yours I’ve got some straight trails. Some sort of aberration? UFO? Stodgy death dive? I’ll try harder next time.

Your off to a flyer mate.
Only difference between yours and mine is I shot at a much shorter focal length....

Originally Posted by AlexN

Well shot and composed deeno! you've caught so many stars in there!! you must be thrilled!

Originally Posted by AlexN

Before the next star party you should look into getting an AC adapter for your camera.. plug it in and let it snap shots all night without running the battery out.

Thanks Alex.
Surprised it came out so well really!
AC adapter would make life much easier.

[gmbfilter (Geoff)]

Image of the week, obviously chosen by an excellent judge. Well done.

[AlexN]

Congrats on the Image Of The Week mate. well deserved!

[Inmykombi (Geoff)]

Now thats a great shot Deeno.
You captured the "feeling " of the Pony Club nights in that one
Well done.