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Jehu · 07-14-2009, 01:49 PM

I was shooting digital star trails several months ago. While doing that, I left the film camera open the whole time just to see what it would do. I just got my film back. It was the only exposure on the roll for about 6 months so I forgot that I even took it:

I got this processed through Walmart believe it or not. I found out recently that their mail-out film goes directly to Fuji Labs. They process E6. It cost me $4.88. Not bad.

blahblah454 · 07-14-2009, 03:36 PM

Holy shit that is awesome! I took some pictures like this once, but I just pointed my camera straight in the air on a tripod. Didn't turn out nearly as cool though.

How long do you figure the shutter was open for that shot?

DaniGirl · 07-14-2009, 03:38 PM

That is awesome. I have this one picture I took of my family next to a camp fire that looked a lot like that. The sparks from the fire looked like shooting lights. Good picture, thanks for sharing it with us!

cellophanedeity · 07-15-2009, 06:35 AM

Brilliant. Looks professional!

It could be used as an album cover!

genuinegirly · 07-15-2009, 04:05 PM

Beautiful!

Fotzlid · 07-15-2009, 04:43 PM

I'm not going crazy. I did see a similar picture before.

I like yours better.

Anormalguy · 07-15-2009, 05:57 PM

Jehu, great photo!

Jehu · 07-16-2009, 07:32 AM

Thanks guys. Here's the photo that I was working on:

It's a digital photo. I was shooting with Dan Newton (liquidinplastic.com). He has instructions for stacking startrails with a digital camera. I liked it but I'm still a film junkie. Before I started the digital photo which consistes of over a hundred 30 second exposures, I set up the medium format with VS100 film. I also set up the 4X5.

The nice thing about VS100 is that the reciprocity starts to kick in and sort of self regulate the exposure. I just focused, set the aperture to f16 and opened the shutter.

07-14-2009, 01:49 PM	#1 (permalink)
Jehu Upright Location: Reno	Startrails at the Moonrocks I was shooting digital star trails several months ago. While doing that, I left the film camera open the whole time just to see what it would do. I just got my film back. It was the only exposure on the roll for about 6 months so I forgot that I even took it: I got this processed through Walmart believe it or not. I found out recently that their mail-out film goes directly to Fuji Labs. They process E6. It cost me $4.88. Not bad.

07-15-2009, 06:35 AM	#4 (permalink)
cellophanedeity Heliotrope Location: A warm room	Brilliant. Looks professional! It could be used as an album cover! __________________ who am I to refuse the universe? -Leonard Cohen, Beautiful Losers

07-15-2009, 04:05 PM	#5 (permalink)
genuinegirly Eat your vegetables Super Moderator Location: Arabidopsis-ville	Beautiful! __________________ "Sometimes I have to remember that things are brought to me for a reason, either for my own lessons or for the benefit of others." Cynthetiq "violence is no more or less real than non-violence." roachboy

07-15-2009, 05:57 PM	#7 (permalink)
Anormalguy After School Special Moralist Location: Large City, Texas.	Jehu, great photo! __________________ In a society where the individual is not free to pursue the truth...there is neither progress, stability nor security.--Edward R. Murrow

07-14-2009, 03:36 PM	#2 (permalink)
blahblah454 Let's put a smile on that face Location: On the road...	Holy shit that is awesome! I took some pictures like this once, but I just pointed my camera straight in the air on a tripod. Didn't turn out nearly as cool though. How long do you figure the shutter was open for that shot?

07-14-2009, 03:38 PM	#3 (permalink)
DaniGirl Addict Location: Fucking Utah...	That is awesome. I have this one picture I took of my family next to a camp fire that looked a lot like that. The sparks from the fire looked like shooting lights. Good picture, thanks for sharing it with us!

07-15-2009, 04:43 PM	#6 (permalink)
Fotzlid Junkie Location: Greater Boston area	I'm not going crazy. I did see a similar picture before. I like yours better.

07-16-2009, 07:32 AM	#8 (permalink)
Jehu Upright Location: Reno	Thanks guys. Here's the photo that I was working on: It's a digital photo. I was shooting with Dan Newton (liquidinplastic.com). He has instructions for stacking startrails with a digital camera. I liked it but I'm still a film junkie. Before I started the digital photo which consistes of over a hundred 30 second exposures, I set up the medium format with VS100 film. I also set up the 4X5. The nice thing about VS100 is that the reciprocity starts to kick in and sort of self regulate the exposure. I just focused, set the aperture to f16 and opened the shutter.