grhound wrote:
It was a very clear and cool night so I decieded to see how good the stars would come out. I believe in the first one the two bright stars are Jupiter and Venus. Here are the settings I used.
The first - Canon T2i manual focus 18mm f/8 30 sec. iso 800 exposure bias +.3.
The second - all settings the same except f/13.
These pictures are right out of the camera, no PP.
Increase the exposure time, in steps, until you get star trails from the movement of the earth - then go 'back' the next faster exposure
Raise your ISO until you get too much noise - then again, go 'back' to reduce the noise.
This should maximize the stars that you capture.