Starry, starry night.
Paint your palette blue and grey,
Look out on a summer's day,
With eyes that know the darkness in my soul.
-Don McLean's
Well I tried doing something like this when I was at Acadia, but I couldn’t...I couldn’t figure it out and missed it badly....I got little nervous that time and decided next time when I see stars in the sky I shouldn’t miss it by any means.
On this Labor day weekend, I camped at Virginia's Shenandoah Valley with my cousins. After delicious (n spicy ;) barbeque dinner, we were chilling out near camp-fire...when I saw up, I was extremely stunned by the sight...almost thousand of stars were shining in the sky making the whole place so phenomenal...so romantic! Now this time I didn’t want to miss the shot. I unwrapped my camera and got ready to shoot it...BUT! But there were all odds waiting for me. My torch batteries died, I was out of candles and as it was nearly 11-15 ish, according to campground rules, I was not allowed to turn on car lights. It was pitch dark and I was absolutely blind to frame the picture through lens...I had no clue where to see and what to frame. And suddenly, I got an idea. I got clicked that I could use my cell phone’s light to see the camera readings...wow! I got excited and started clicking shots with the help of that cell phone’s light. I thought I got it....I achieved it. But....but alas, all pictures in preview were showing me just a big, dark, flat rectangle. By this time I got frustrated... for last 40 mins I was trying hard and what I got is nothing. I had forgotten all lessons for shooting the stars and that means, I was going to miss this most awaiting shot this time toooo! But I was not ready to give up, I wanted it at any cost, so I tried once again, I tried to remember all those notes, stretched my memory, changed all camera settings...and I clicked it! It was nearly 12-00, I exposed the shot for 10 mins and finally.....finally what I got is THIS!....the shot which talk about Earth's spinning and revolving motion. The motion of stars what you see in the picture is really the motion of earth.
On this Labor day weekend, I camped at Virginia's Shenandoah Valley with my cousins. After delicious (n spicy ;) barbeque dinner, we were chilling out near camp-fire...when I saw up, I was extremely stunned by the sight...almost thousand of stars were shining in the sky making the whole place so phenomenal...so romantic! Now this time I didn’t want to miss the shot. I unwrapped my camera and got ready to shoot it...BUT! But there were all odds waiting for me. My torch batteries died, I was out of candles and as it was nearly 11-15 ish, according to campground rules, I was not allowed to turn on car lights. It was pitch dark and I was absolutely blind to frame the picture through lens...I had no clue where to see and what to frame. And suddenly, I got an idea. I got clicked that I could use my cell phone’s light to see the camera readings...wow! I got excited and started clicking shots with the help of that cell phone’s light. I thought I got it....I achieved it. But....but alas, all pictures in preview were showing me just a big, dark, flat rectangle. By this time I got frustrated... for last 40 mins I was trying hard and what I got is nothing. I had forgotten all lessons for shooting the stars and that means, I was going to miss this most awaiting shot this time toooo! But I was not ready to give up, I wanted it at any cost, so I tried once again, I tried to remember all those notes, stretched my memory, changed all camera settings...and I clicked it! It was nearly 12-00, I exposed the shot for 10 mins and finally.....finally what I got is THIS!....the shot which talk about Earth's spinning and revolving motion. The motion of stars what you see in the picture is really the motion of earth.
When I saw the preview, I was all set for a good sleep...:)
Place - Shenandoah Valley, VA. Camera-Canon EOS Digital Rebel XT with 28-90 Canon lens
Place - Shenandoah Valley, VA. Camera-Canon EOS Digital Rebel XT with 28-90 Canon lens
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12 comments:
brilliant 1st class ;o]
wow !!! this is really a pretty cool pic.
dumb stupid ignoramus question following: u had ur camera on a tripod stand?
Beautiful!!! I've always wanted to try something like this. Maybe I can next week when I visit my sister. Thanks for the comments on my blog! Have a great week!
ps I responded to your comment on my page.
Wow!! What am awesome shot. It sounds like you had to work hard to get it, but it really paid off. I can't believe you had to expose the shot for 10 minutes. I have to learn about all that technical stuff. This is really beautiful!
Well done!! I also have to learn about all the technical stuff .
@Inspired:
:) thanks you..!!
@Shailendra:
Infact, that's a good question. I had thought of using tripod, but then my car's top was a better option I found in that dark situation :)
@Melanie:
Thank you...and yes, i visited ur blog just now!!
@Lori:
did u like this?..well, the shot is not great but i agree,my hard work paid off ;)
There is a good book on photography I recently bought. I dont remember the name rt now, once I go home I will post you.
@Dina:
Thank you Dina...:D
the book, which I just mentioned above is the best source. I will update you on that..!!
That is one cool shot! :-)
Cool, the motion of earth... that's a beautiful shot!
its a very poetic shot, A-X!!
and i love that song by Don Mclean.....it's a very evocative song ....the words there always bring me close to tears ....
I remember seeing a picture like that in a science book when I was a child. It explained that if you pointed the camera to the North Star and exposed the film long enough you would see the circular tracks of the stars as the Earth turned. I never tried it, though (of course here in the Southern hemisphere I would need another reference star).
Great picture and great photographer's story!
@ Blue Wave 707:
Thank you...!!
@Cris:
Yes Cris, I was also excited with that concept when i see something like this before.
@Moi:
you like the poem Moi...you know what, if I am not mistaking this song by him is based on Vincent van Gogh's famous 'Starry Nights' painting...:)..I am sure you'll like that painting too!!
@Geraldo:
Thank you Geraldo for boosting my moral with cheerful wordings. Science is limitless and everyday, every min we learn something new, something great..!!
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