Star Trails

"There wouldn't be a sky full of stars if we were all meant to wish on the same one."

--Frances Clark--my first star trail shot... I've been wanting to do a shot like this for a really, really long time. I have a lot to learn about night sky photography but I'm happy to have gotten a few pictures I like.

[Corinne]

Superb

[Jane Pittenger]

Nice job with the trails

[Mags]

Awesome!

[GaryW]

Fabulous! How long was the shutter open?

[Lin]

WOW - really WOW - big FAV

[Mallory]

Gorgeous!

[Babs]

Wow, fantastic. fav.

[Taffy]

I've wanted to do one of these forever -- this is great!!

[Bill]

Looks Like a Van Gogh. Excellent work.

[sheri]

Stunning.

[Esther Rosenberg]

WOW, how the heck did you get this. So very super awesome !

[Diana]

Absolutely amazing!

[moni kozi]

No shit!!!!!! This is gorgeous. I don;t know an adjective to express my admiration for this image!

[KoalaGardens🐨]

how great is this

[Casablanca]

Absolutely beautiful! So did you move the camera or how? 15 secs exposure on the exif doesn't seem long enough for such movement. This is so Van Gogh, I love it.

[Etienne]

Striking !

[aikiuser (jenn)]

Beautifully done! I love the minimal composition with the trees and the not-dead-center of the trails. Nice!!

[Monique]

Wow, Van Gogh like movement...awesome !

[KV]

@cocobella @jgpittenger @marlboromaam @thewatersphotos @linnypinny @sunnygirl @onewing @taffy @cwbill @sherimiya @dutchothotmailcom @ludwigsdiana @monikozi @koalagardens @casablanca @etienne @etienne @aikiuser @momamo thanks so much for all the kind words and favs. For those who asked how this was done... camera on a tripod, 31 sequential shots of 15 seconds each merged in PhotoShop. it is the earth’s rotation that creates the movement. I appreciate all of the comments you’ve made on my travel photos while I’ve been on the road unable to comment. Now that I’m home I’m trying to get caught up on editing my photos.

[Joan Robillard]

FAB

[Kate]

Glad the skies were clear for a great star trail shot.

[Susan Wakely]

Fabulous.

[CC Folk]

Love it!

[Mags]

@kvphoto I certainly hope you two really enjoyed yourselves - missed ya. I expect to see Top 20 photos from you both very soon, KV. =)

[KV]

@joansmor @k9photo @wakelys @gardenfolk @marlboromaam thanks so much y'all... I appreciate your comments and favs. This was such a beautiful sky to witness and it makes me wish I lived in a place without light pollution.

@marlboromaam Maggie... I missed you too! We had such a great time... you are so sweet & kind to say that you expect to see us on the TT... here is to hoping that might happen since it is a supreme honor.

[Merrelyn]

Well done, this is on my ever increasing list of techniques to learn.

[Jennie B.]

Great shot!

[KV]

@merrelyn thanks so much Merrelyn... I hope to learn a lot about night sky photography this year.

@jb030958 thanks so much Jennie!

[Terri Morris]

It is pretty cool for your first try.

[haskar]

Well done. Fav.

[KV]

@photograndma @haskar thanks so much!

[Walks @ 7]

Cool!

[Nada]

Oh my!

[*lynn]

wow!