Star Trails

Taken 31-Jan-13

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Category:Scenic

Subcategory:Volcanoes

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Photo Info

Dimensions5338 x 3559

Original file size14.2 MB

Image typeJPEG

Color spacesRGB

Date taken31-Jan-13 18:27

Date modified1-Feb-13 21:45

Shooting Conditions

Camera makeSONY

Camera modelDSLR-A700

Max lens aperturef/1

Exposure1/320 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

Red Planet Star Trails

This was taken from the side of the Caldera Colorada volcano, near Masdache, Lanzarote. There is a 45 minute walk round the base of the cone. One side is an unusual rich red, made up from cinder, rich in iron oxide.

The tripod was locked in place and after the landscape was taken with a little light the stars were taken an hour later with 2 minute exposures over 1 hour and 34 minutes.