Star Trails & Milky Way Time-Lapse @ Joshua Tree Nat'l Park

Time-lapse photography at Joshua Tree National Park, February 2013. The end of the clip whites out because of the sunrise.

Original star trail footage: http://youtu.be/fVNo5qiyCfc

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[tranmanj]

With the star trials how long was each shot? do you have specifics of your shots? I am trying to get into astrophotography :)

[psoup487]

i used a special technique to get the effect that is seen with the star trails part... the original footage was a whole bunch of 30 second exposures at f2/8 and ISO 3200 with a super wide-angle lens. Then I added a special effect in adobe after effects to get that "look".... click on the link in the "about" section above to see what the original unedited star trails look like.

Let me know if you want to know more about what I did in adobe after effects,

[Edward Aites]

Nice - RAW files?  What post-processing did you use?

[psoup487]

I used both adobe after effects and premiere pro. I probably should have shot RAW... these were just JPEGS.

[ilya shevchenko]

there is something so calming about this video, LOVE IT

[Seth Bricel]

Perpetuum Mobile by Penguin Cafe Orchestra

[whatisayworks]

What's the music?

[w3bguru]

really nice