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Comet Effect Star Trails at Ukrainian Orthodox Church

Posted by Steve Boer on January 8, 2018
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This image was made from the same shots as my previous post, just processed differently to give a ‘comet effect’ on the star trails. This results in a darker background as it puts more emphasis on the later shots instead of just adding the bright spots to the first image. So the sky is darker and you can actually see that there was some faint green aurora borealis starting to appear on the horizon.

Comet Effect Star Trails at Ukrainian Orthodox Church
Camera: Canon EOS 60D, Exposure Time: 30s * 119, Aperture: f/3.5, ISO: 200, Focal Length: 10mm

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Star Trails at Ukrainian Orthodox Church

Posted by Steve Boer on January 6, 2018
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A star trail shot of a Ukrainian Orthodox Church near Redwater, AB. 119 images merged together with StarStax.

Star Trails at Ukrainian Orthodox Church
Camera: Canon EOS 60D, Exposure Time: 30s * 119, Aperture: f/3.5, ISO: 200, Focal Length: 10mm

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Jasper Tram Station Star Trail

Posted by Steve Boer on August 5, 2017
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Star trails over the upper tram station in Jasper National Park Alberta. Shot at 100mm from hotel balcony in town. The trails are a little wavy because of the vibration of the old wooden building.

Jasper Tram Station Star Trail
Camera: Canon EOS 60D, Exposure Time: 20-30s * 51, Aperture: f/8, ISO: 400, Focal Length: 100mm

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Star Trail in Joshua Tree National Park

Posted by Steve Boer on January 18, 2016
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This photo was created in one of the picnic areas in Joshua Tree National Park. Headlights and taillights from cars leaving the area during my shots is what created the surreal foreground lighting. I think it makes it look like a strange movie set or something, but I kinda like it.


Camera: Canon EOS 60D, Exposure Time: 30s * 83, Aperture: f/3.5, ISO: 200, Focal Length: 10mm

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Church Star Trail

Posted by Steve Boer on March 24, 2015
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Random number photo 5523 was the first of about 48 shots that it took to create this star trail image. A quaint little church about 15 minutes out of town. I would have liked to stay longer to make bigger star trails, but the clouds were coming in. This actually turned out better than I thought it would, the clouds ended up more see-through than they looked while I was standing there. Also, by the end I was starting to get condensation on the lens which quickly put and end to things.

Church Star Trail
Camera: Canon EOS 60D, Exposure Time: 30s * 48, Aperture: f/3.5, ISO: 400, Focal Length: 10mm

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RNP 3669 – Palm Desert Star Trail

Posted by Steve Boer on January 29, 2015
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Today’s random number ended up right in the middle of the sequence of shots that I used to create this star trail image. I figured I might as well show you the final product rather than one picture of some stars over a golf course. Over 300 individual photographs were taken to create this image.

Golf Course Star Trail
Camera: Canon EOS 60D, Exposure Time: 30s * 318, Aperture: f/3.5, ISO: 200, Focal Length: 10mm

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Star Trail over Athabasca Glacier

Posted by Steve Boer on August 25, 2014
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On our way between Banff and Jasper last time, we stayed overnight at the Glacier View Inn in the Columbia Icefields. This is at the Icefields Discovery Center across from the Athabasca Glacier on Alberta Highway 93. It was kinda pricey, but we had a really nice view of the glaciers. Staying overnight allowed me to get some shots that would not otherwise be possible without being up and on the road both very early and very late. I set this shot up from our room. Unfortunately, going through the window glass I ended up with some reflected light pollution, but I still thought it made for an interesting shot. I stacked 170 images to create this, which is about 85 minutes worth of shooting. Even managed to catch what I believe is a meteor in the top left.

Athabasca Glacier Star Trail
Camera: Canon EOS 60D, Exposure Time: 30s * 170, Aperture: f/4, ISO: 100, Focal Length: 13mm

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Star Trails

Posted by Steve Boer on March 18, 2014
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There are two shots in today’s post, please let me know which one you prefer. They are both the same scene, just processed differently. The first is a classic startrail shot, made from stacking 318 individual shots to show the movement of the stars over time. The second is the same shot processed with a ‘comet’ effect. It conveys a greater sense of motion, but a lot of the dimmer stars disappear from the image. Do you have a favorite?

I collected the series of images by setting up my camera on my tripod and using my cable shutter release set in the pressed down position. The camera was set in continuous shooting mode, so that it just kept taking one picture right after the other. Then I painstakingly removed all of the trails caused by airplanes (there were a lot) to end up with a clean sky with just the stars. The rest of the scene was lit so well thanks to the full moon.

Golf Course Star Trail
Camera: Canon EOS 60D, Exposure Time: 30s * 318, Aperture: f/3.5, ISO: 200, Focal Length: 10mm

Star Trail Comet Effect
Camera: Canon EOS 60D, Exposure Time: 30s * 318, Aperture: f/3.5, ISO: 200, Focal Length: 10mm

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