Here is something we can learn from ViewBug community member GigiJim08. Jelieta is a teacher, an actress, a writer, a Ph.D, a Professional and Digital photographer. She said that before she was focused and the center of the lenses, until she explored to be the one to focus through the lenses. She loves being an actress and being a photographer.
She reiterated that in life you need to be the subject of the lenses, and to get out from the box you need to use lenses to focus your subject. Active in photographing all types of subjects and exploring all the tricks and using her imagination to create more appealing photographs.
I took the photo shown above in Becida, Minnesota, USA during the peak of Daisy blooms! It was taken at exactly 3:54:27 AM. I am a night owl. I crawl at night and this is my favorite time to take photos. I am so much in love with tungsten light and "possessed" in it. To capture this photo I used Canon EOS-1D X, manfrotto 190XROB, Canon Trigger release TC-80N3, step ladder, Canon Lens EF16-35mm f/2.8 II USM, Vixen Polarie, Tactical Monster Flashlight.
I love astrophotography, I love the natural lights in the night, I love flowers and most specially the wild flowers that is thriving in the field and beautifying the farmer's farm, I love to document the natural beauty of the night sky.
Planning is number in your list: plan the location to take photo of your star trails, plan what camera to use and lens to use, try to watch the weather pattern and ask it in your self, how does the weather affect in your shooting? Remember you are taking photos of the stars and weather condition really matters. Too bad when you reach the place and you cannot execute the taking of photos because the clouds are too dark and stars aren't that visible.
Use tripod, off your image stabilization, even your long exposure noise reduction off it because it will take time to process your image so you better not to use it. the use of trigger is necessary however if you don't have trigger release then you can use rubber bonds to tie the coin in your shutter release to have your camera keep on clicking and to records those stars as the earth rotate on its axis. Focus your camera into the brightest star and if you are having hard time to focus use your auto focus to focus the brightest star and return to manual mode. Then start taking the photos.
I have 4 Canon EOS SLR (1D X, 5D MII, 7D, 5DS) in each the canon lenses depending on what subject I am planning to take photos of and besides I make it a practice not to change lenses in the field to avoid dirts and spots. Canon Trigger release TC-80N3, Tripod.
