Mono Startrails
Mono Lake in the Eastern Sierra of California is well-known for a number of reasons: the majestic calcium carbonate tufa towers, exposed by many years of zero water conservation efforts, and the battle to save the area so important to wildlife ecosystems.
I was surprised this 55-minute startrail effort worked at all. It was SO windy and I was sure my tripod was blowing just like I was trying to stand still. Foreground light provided by a setting waxing crescent moon and some additional help from my Brinkman torch. Highway 395 in the distance. Another cool thing about this is the various colors in the star streaks - the cooler streaks are actually the hotter stars and the warmer streaks are actually cooler stars. Specs: Canon 5D Mark III, 14mm F/2.8L @ F2.8, 25 sec, ISO 1000 times 127 images stacked with Startrails.exe.
Mono Startrails
Mono Lake in the Eastern Sierra of California is well-known for a number of reasons: the majestic calcium carbonate tufa towers, exposed by many years of zero water conservation efforts, and the battle to save the area so important to wildlife ecosystems.
I was surprised this 55-minute startrail effort worked at all. It was SO windy and I was sure my tripod was blowing just like I was trying to stand still. Foreground light provided by a setting waxing crescent moon and some additional help from my Brinkman torch. Highway 395 in the distance. Another cool thing about this is the various colors in the star streaks - the cooler streaks are actually the hotter stars and the warmer streaks are actually cooler stars. Specs: Canon 5D Mark III, 14mm F/2.8L @ F2.8, 25 sec, ISO 1000 times 127 images stacked with Startrails.exe.