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Published: 2006-11-25 05:34:29 +0000 UTC; Views: 1643; Favourites: 35; Downloads: 0
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Growing tired with anticipation, eventually drifting off into my own space...This exposure was approximately 2.5 hours long, about half an hour longer than I was planning. I ended up falling asleep in a chair, resulting in my camera going dead, but I was still able to get a fairly decent exposure. This was taken from my backyard. Curves and levels editing done in photoshop, and some saturation adjustments too.
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To KROHN27:I made my own remote look it up on instructables.com. type canon remote in the search field at the top of the page, there real easy to make
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Worth the wait i'd say. An interesting and conceptual shot.
It's a great way of realising how the lighting really does change around you. Using the physical world to give you beauty.
Very nice
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thank you very much, i appreciate the comment!
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Great shot! I'm wondering if there was an issue with the image being over-exposed before working it in PS? Maybe I'm just unable to find a dark enough location to achieve the right exposure.
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nice work. especially with using digital. im impressed with the lack of amp burn. if the camera went dead, as you say, how did it manage to save the image? ive always wondered how long a full D80's battery would last me on a long exposure. obviously keeping the ISO to a minimum would extend it to a large degree.
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thank you! i'm not too sure how the image saved, but the shutter was set to bulb and when i went out and shut it off, i didn't hear the shutter close and the camera was off. i'm just glad it turned out
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thanks alot, im glad you like it
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thank you very much, im glad you like it
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thank you, i really wanna try this again now that i have a remote shutter release for my newer camera
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How did you do that without it? Exposure mode "T" (or is it called "X"?? ...whatever...a mode where you press and release the trigger once to begin the exposure und do the same to end it)?
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i used my older camera (canon digital rebel) which i have a remote shutter release for, unfortunately it doesn't work with my 30D. then when using it, you set the shutter speed to 'bulb' which allows you to keep the shutter open for as long as you like.
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Yes, on older cameras like the Nikon FE this setting is called "B" ... however this other shutter speed setting is useful too, you don't need the remote shutter release with that...but obviously not all cams feature that. :/
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ah i see. i've only got into photography over the past 2 years, so as of now i'm really only familiar with my cameras. but the remote does help for keeping the cam steady which is a big help. how does that setting work without the remote?
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Yes...there is an advantage and a disadvantage about that remote release. The advantage is, that it's a little bit more steady, the disadvantage is that if you have a looong remote release, the wind pulls at it, making it eventually less steady because it starts to swing.
The other setting starts the exopsure when you push the trigger and ends it when you push it again. However, you have to touch the cam at least to end the exposure (the beginnig can be triggered by time mechanics (or electronics 
Looks like I'm not familiar with other cameras too *lol*. I assumed that every newer cam had that feature.
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haha, thats ok. its sounds as though that would be quite a handy feature though
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thank you, and thanks for faving it too!
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damn!!! lengthy exposure!!! gotta love the fact that you have no noise... grrr.... nikon d100...(noise producing king)
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haha, thanks alot man! ya i hear nikon's are pretty noisey, ah well there's ways around that
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wow long exposure. you said the camera went dead? you mean the battery died?
really nice shot
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yeah, my battery went dead, but it got a good exposure in the mean time! thanks for taking a look
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Amazing shot. Love the colors.
How did you get the stars to look like there on an angle?
Check out some of my star trails.
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thank you. i think either my tripod was on a slight angle, or it could be from the lens which can distort things, because of it's really wide-angle. i'll go check out your photos right now!
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THat's good to know. the angel is amazing and I need to figure out how this worked so can try it one day with the angle.
Great job
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no problem man, i could hardly frame the shot cos of the darkness but i think the 10mm lens warped the sky a bit. thanks again, and good luck on your attempts!
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I have a Rebel as well, but how did you get the shutter to 2.5 hrs? did you put it on bulb and hold it that long lol?
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yes, you set it to bulb, but you need a remote shutter release which acts as your shutter button. it plugs into the side of the camera and is basically a shutter button on a cord, but it can lock open, allowing you to keep the shutter open as long as you like. thanks for taking a look!
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oh cool, do they have them at most camera shops? because i think i need one lol.
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i would imagine so, they're really handy even for infrared shots and other long exposures where you don't want any camera shake.
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wow! amazing capture. i do love long exposure photography. showing it with stars looks awesome
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thanks man! yeah, luckily inside though, it would've been cold out there
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oh come on you haven't polar beared?
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Excellent pic.. 2.5 hour exposure is nice 
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thank you very much! its very fun to take these images, good luck!
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Daaamn dude. That's one long ass exposure. It's about time you did some more.
This one looks all bent and warped Crazy effect the long ass exposure did.
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thanks alot man!! yeah, i've always wanted to do a really long exposure, so finally got it done. it's all warped looking because i used my 10mm ultra-wide lens.
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Aaah, I see. Yeah a lens like that will do it.
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