Streaking

No, I’m not running through the quad naked…

I’ve had a growing curiosity about doing some night time star time-lapse photography… and finally had the time (and energy) to experiment with it.  Here’s my first crack at it.

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With a good camera, Photoshop, and After Effects… it’s pretty easy actually!  Just need the right tools…

Star streak photos are cool.  But what really grabs me is SEEING the swirling action in motion.  Here’s the same 1 hr time lapse (111 images) in motion:

EDIT: And here’s one from the following night, about an hour and a half worth of photos