Night Shots

[hoodmeister]

So there's me, lastnight, stood in a field of corn (wet corn) up to my neck, sipping on coffee. For two hours.

I was trying to take photos of the night sky, the moon behind some clouds with some star trails above. Never really nailed it, though - and the cloud moved across the whole sky, meaning I had to call it a night.

Here's the best I managed :

After the cloud moved across everything, I realised that the sky and ground had similar levels of lighting - so I decided to try something with an illuminated foreground :

I'm not a big fan of either, but both were interesting experiments. Need to take more coffee with me next time, though.

 

[hoodmeister]

Ta all.

Exif's should be there, but for those without viewers :

#1 :
Camera Make: NIKON CORPORATION
Camera Model: NIKON D70
Image Date: 2006:07:09 22:58:08
Flash Used: No
Focal Length: 15.0mm (35mm equivalent: 22mm)
Exposure Time: 129.500 s
Aperture: f/11.0
White Balance: Manual
Light Source: Shade
Metering Mode: Matrix
Exposure: Manual
Exposure Mode: Manual
Comment: (C) Hoodi Ansari 2006

#2 :
Camera Make: NIKON CORPORATION
Camera Model: NIKON D70
Image Date: 2006:07:09 23:35:06
Flash Used: No
Focal Length: 15.0mm (35mm equivalent: 22mm)
Exposure Time: 60.800 s
Aperture: f/3.5
White Balance: Manual
Light Source: Fine Weather
Metering Mode: Matrix
Exposure: Manual
Exposure Mode: Manual
Comment: (C) Hoodi Ansari 2006

First was the best I got for star trails - I did a 15 minute one after it, but cloud came across filling the frame, ruining it