Photo captured overnight 13th/14th January 2022 from my home in South Leicestershire, East Midlands. This star trail was captured and processed all in-camera (no post stacking processing) with the Olympus EM1 (iii) camera & 12-40mm lens. This shot is a much narrower angle of view (17mm) and a 6hr long exposure (all captured & processed in camera) and shows 6 hours of Earth's rotation. Read on to see how I captured this shot. BEHIND THE LENS Camera:- Olympus OM-D E-M1 (iii) Lens: Olympus 12-40mm (17mm focal length) Tripod Anker PowerBank (PowerCore+ 26800) power device Lens dew heater Live Composite mode - 15s exposure time, F3.5 , 6hrs ISO 400 I mounted the camera on a tripod and set up the composition using a 12-40mm lens framing the horse chestnut tree. For powering such a long 12hr exposure I used an external power device, plugged into camera and hung on tripod. To prevent ice forming during the 12hrs (ice was forecast) I wrapped a dew heater around the lens (powered from mains extension). The star trail was captured by using the Olympus in-camera function called Live Composite (Setting B on top dial). I chose 15s exposures and let the camera shoot for a period of 6 hours. To add a bit of foreground interest I composed around the winter bare Horse Chestnut (Conker) tree and lit with artificial light..
Captured at home on 12th January 2022 during waxing gibbous 77%. Using the multiple exposure mode in the EM1iii camera to generate an artistic lunar wallpaper. Here's how I captured this shot all in-camera using the Olympus OM-D, E-M1 mk3. Olympus OM-D, E-M1 mk3 100-400mm lens f6.3, 1/640s, ISO 320, spot metering Tripod. In camera menu2 select Multiple Exposure - Number of frames 2f - OK and then composing the moon I took first shot. No timer required so I immediately shot the 2nd photo after moving the moon into a different part of the scree, Once done the camera will process the multiple exposure (2 frames or 2 moons in one image). Thats the first part, now to get more moons in a single frame go back into menu2 select Multiple Exposure again - 2F and also Overlay to On. When you switch overlay on the LCD screen shows you existing images taken. Select the first image of 2 moons - OK. Once again move the camera to fill another space in the frame and take another image. This time the camera will overlay the double moon with the new image making 3 in total. (I then repeated the same process for each of the multiple moon shots). Each image has to be manually captured and ensuring focus remains consistent is a challenge! A fun project, all done within EM1iii camera.
Waxing gibbous moon (69%) capturing it rising in night sky via multiple exposure on 11th January 2022. This is a five number multiple exposure with a 1.5 min interval between shots to achieve kiss effect. Here's how I captured this shot all in-camera using the Olympus OM-D, E-M1 mk3. Olympus OM-D, E-M1 mk3 100-400mm lens f6.3, 1/500s, ISO 320, spot metering Tripod. In camera menu2 select Multiple Exposure - Number of frames 2f - OK and then composing the moon in top left of LCD screen I took first shot. Using a timer I waited 1.5 mins and then I took the 2nd photo. Once done the camera will process the multiple exposure (2 frames or 2 moons in one image). Thats the first part, now to get more moons in a single frame go back into menu2 select Multiple Exposure again - 2F and also Overlay to On. When you switch overlay on the LCD screen shows you existing images taken. Select the first image of 2 moons - OK. Keep the timer running and after another 1.5 mins take another image. This time the camera will overlay the double moon with the new image making 3 in total. (Repeat the same process for more multiple shots). Each image has to be manually captured and ensuring focus remains consistent is a challenge! A fun project, all done within EM1iii camera.
