Spring Stars
Photo captured overnight 29th/30th March 2022 in South Leicestershire, East Midlands.
This 6 hour star trail was captured and processed all in-camera (no post stacking processing) with the brand new OM System flagship camera OM-1 with the 7-14mm pro lens.
This shot is a 6 hr 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-1
Lens: Olympus 7-14mm pro
Camera mount (attached to fence)
Anker PowerBank (PowerCore+ 26800) power device
Lens dew heater
Live Composite mode - 15s exposure time, F2.8, 6hrs, ISO 320
I mounted the camera on my fence and set up the composition using the 7-14mm pro lens framing the horse chestnut tree (now in flower).
For powering such a long exposure I used an external power device, plugged into camera and hung on tripod.
To prevent ice forming I wrapped a dew heater around the lens (powered from the Anker PD).
The star trail was captured by using the OM-1 in-camera function called Live Composite (Setting B on top dial).
I chose 15s exposures and let the camera shoot for 6 hours.
To add a bit of foreground interest I composed around the winter bare Horse Chestnut (Conker) tree and lit with artificial light.
I have produced a video on how this photo was captured - https://www.markhumpage.com/Videos/OM1-Videos/i-GHndkmF/A
The image quality from the new camera is stunning. Don't forget if you are interested in buying one use this link - https://rb.gy/zpwbny which includes one of my free workshops!
