Is there a good recipe for a starburst?
Nov 22, 2016 19:40:37 #
lorim222315 wrote:
I have read and tried a couple starburst techniques. Making sure that F/22 is the setting and or making sure that the sun touches something. Both seem to work well. I had the opportunity to photograph a couple ships coming into the arbor in Two Harbors, MN this weekend. And of course had to try. Settings were ISO360/ f.2/ .5 of a second with tripod. How do I do it better?
they make a filter for the camera if you wish to buy one that will give that effect
Nov 29, 2016 01:00:19 #
lorim222315 wrote:
The effect is there, might be a distance/intensity issue. But... what intrigued me is that either my meds are finally causing hallucinations, or (in the download version) the bow of that freighter has a face when zoomed in a bit o.O
Nov 29, 2016 12:03:31 #
Stay in the sweet spot of the lens, typically f/8 - f/13
Use a tripod
Keep your ISO down
Use long exposure 5 - 15 seconds (tough when you have moving water in the picture)
Try using in-camera HDR 2 stop bracket (will help to give bright starburst but pull out the shawdows)
Make sure your using a lens that will produce a good starburst
Use a tripod
Keep your ISO down
Use long exposure 5 - 15 seconds (tough when you have moving water in the picture)
Try using in-camera HDR 2 stop bracket (will help to give bright starburst but pull out the shawdows)
Make sure your using a lens that will produce a good starburst
Dec 5, 2016 01:35:13 #
Lot of things go into providing the starburst effect in the camera. Achieving that from a moving subject is going to be difficult because of the long exposures needed. Stopped down aperture is a must. If I do this attachment thing correctly you should be able to see my settings. My main goal in this image was the starburst on the street lights and their reflection in the lake. I really did not care about the rest of the image.
Dec 5, 2016 14:16:43 #
Another example ....
In-camera HDR 2 stop bracketing
1/2 second, 2 second and 8 second.
F/9
ISO-160
In-camera HDR 2 stop bracketing
1/2 second, 2 second and 8 second.
F/9
ISO-160
Dec 6, 2016 14:42:13 #
Hi OP - as it was suggested, small aperture, and tripod is the key. This was a 3 shot panorama, at F11, but I use M4/3 gear, so F22 or maybe even F16. I get starbursts at F9 as well, but I prefer the results at F11
PA020013-Pano by Thomas Dekany, on Flickr
PA020013-Pano by Thomas Dekany, on Flickr
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