Chal 71: Stars

Bendr

Hi! How's this for motion?

ajgauthier

...it's the "ultimate" motion - great shot!

you could probably play with the levels to get rid of some of the sky fog/light pollution remnants to make the background sky darker and the stars pop a little more.

the foreground object is good!

Adrienne

ChrisJ

I agree, this is a really cool shot. Try setting a black point in the upper right or left corner. This will lose the detail on the dish. So you could also go a step further: create a mask around the dish, inverse the mask, adjust the curves for the stars, then inverse the mask again and adjust the curves for the dish for maximum effect.

I just did this for fun in about 5 mins, and it gives it a bit more pop.

But it's your shot, and it's beautiful as-is, too! How long was your exposure? (Guess of 30 mins, could be longer)

Awais Yaqub

Great work

Bendr

Thanks for all of the comments & suggestions!

Here is a bit darker one


EXIF

Perhaps it is better off with the dish as a silhouette?

I'm working on giving the stars more pop, and trying to do what Chris suggested to get the detail in the dish... But I need to get some sleep...

BTW, the Exposure time was about 40-45 minutes... I also have another one that was about 15-20 minutes...

Anyway, thanks again!

Ben

nalvarez

I like the first one! great work