Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes Milky Way zoom blur
Zoom II
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Whenever I take Milky Way shots I always do at least one zoom blur shot to be “creative.” This is done in camera at the same exa...
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Zoom II
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Whenever I take Milky Way shots I always do at least one zoom blur shot to be “creative.” This is done in camera at the same exact spot on the tripod. Two exposures are necessary for this effect since the star trail blur exposure will also blur the foreground and anything else in the frame. I have noticed that the trails caused by twisting the zoom ring during the long exposure aren’t as clean as they used to be. This might be from dropping the lens onto rocks or increasingly shaky hands. Anyway, this is one of my favorite protected areas in CA and being the only one out there at night was great, as always.
Note: the previous upload was super poor quality. This is the hi-resolution photo.
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@nikonusa D750 | Nikkor 14-24mm | Manfrotto Tripod
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Whenever I take Milky Way shots I always do at least one zoom blur shot to be “creative.” This is done in camera at the same exact spot on the tripod. Two exposures are necessary for this effect since the star trail blur exposure will also blur the foreground and anything else in the frame. I have noticed that the trails caused by twisting the zoom ring during the long exposure aren’t as clean as they used to be. This might be from dropping the lens onto rocks or increasingly shaky hands. Anyway, this is one of my favorite protected areas in CA and being the only one out there at night was great, as always.
Note: the previous upload was super poor quality. This is the hi-resolution photo.
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@nikonusa D750 | Nikkor 14-24mm | Manfrotto Tripod
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johnk83776
February 01, 2020
Most impressive! Does it really take as long an exposure as I think it must to get the zoom blur?
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Everettbloom
February 02, 2020
Thanks! Ha, I'm not sure how long you think it needs to be, but to make the final photo I used a 235" exposure on the foreground. Then a 30" exposure on the stars while slowly slowly twisting the zoom ring. Hope that helps!
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