Star Trails

Taken 10-Jan-13

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Category:Scenic

Subcategory:Volcanoes

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Photo Info

Dimensions5340 x 3559

Original file size11.2 MB

Image typeJPEG

Color spacesRGB

Date taken10-Jan-13 18:14

Date modified13-Jan-13 16:21

Shooting Conditions

Camera makeSONY

Camera modelDSLR-A700

Max lens aperturef/1

Exposure1/80 at f/1

FlashNot fired, compulsory mode

Exposure bias0 EV

Exposure modeAuto bracket

Exposure prog.Aperture priority

ISO speedISO 200

Metering modeCenter-weighted average

Digital zoom0x

Crater Floor Star Trails

One of my earliest attempts at Star Trails was taken from this crater in Lanzarote last year. Then there was a high wind and quite a few clouds around. This time it was a crystal clear sky with little wind. Another difference was using the fisheye lens to get more of the Crater Rim in the image which I think gives a more dramatic look

This was taken from the floor of the crater Montana Cuervo near Masdache, Lanzarote. It is not as well visited as many places on the Island. It requires an easy 20 minute flat walk on a footpath from the road to the base of the Crater. Round the right hand side there is a great gash in the Crater wall permitting easy access to the crater floor. There are large numbers of rocks scattered across the Crater floor.