Star Trail Photography
Featuring the works of photographer Arslan Mughal
Star trail photography utilizes long-exposure times to capture the motion of stars in the night sky due to rotation of earth. A star trail image displays individual stars as streaks across the image, with long exposures resulting in longer streaks. Typical exposure time for a star trail ranges from 20 seconds to several hours, and requires a ‘bulb’ mode on the camera to open the shutter for a longer period. You also need a tripod and a remote shutter release.
PHOTO #1
PLACE: Bateen Beach Abu Dhabi
TITLE: Hodariyat Bridge
LOCATION: Abu Dhabi, UAE
SETTING: Manual Mode
PURPOSE OF THE SHOT: “A different perspective of bridge.”
CAMERA MODEL: Canon EOS 70D
F-STOP/APERTURE: f/4
ISO: 320
SHUTTER SPEED: 20 sec
TIP: You don’t take a photograph, you make it. (Ansel Adams)
PHOTO #2
PLACE: Tilapia Lake
TITLE: Vortex Startrails
LOCATION: Al Ain, UAE
SETTING: Manual Mode
PURPOSE OF THE SHOT: “Shower of the Stars”
CAMERA MODEL: Canon EOS 70D
F-STOP/APERTURE: f/4
ISO: 400
SHUTTER SPEED: 30 sec
TIP: A good snapshot keeps a moment from running away. (Eudora Welty)
PHOTO #3
PLACE: Tilapia Lake
TITLE: Star Trails
LOCATION: Al Ain, UAE
SETTING: Manual Mode
PURPOSE OF THE SHOT: “Lonely is the beauty of nature”
CAMERA MODEL: Canon EOS 70D
F-STOP/APERTURE: f/3.2
ISO: 400
SHUTTER SPEED: 20 sec
TIP: What I like about photographs is that they capture a moment that’s gone forever, impossible to reproduce. (Karl Lagerfeld)
By: Shahid Saeed
