I spent the late evening outside to experience star-trail photography. This shot is composed of 70 frames each of 30 seconds exposure. All photos were taken with a SIGMA 17-70mm at 17mm at ISO 800 and with an aperture of 2,8.
I’m still in my trail and error mode but enjoy it a lot. I played with the white balance to create different moods. What’s your preference?
Here a short time-lapse of the 70 images on vimeo 🙂
“The Earth is Art, The Photographer is only a Witness ”
– Yann Arthus-Bertrand, Earth from Above
“Turn your face to the sun and all the shadows will fall behind you”
When I switch from my macro lens to the fisheye lens it is mainly to play with the sun. It’s a tricky game where the direct “face to face” is difficult but when you succeed the images are just displaying the beauty and power of Nature.
Depending on your angle, the position of the sun and your depth you’ll get different results .
Sunbeams over a coral reef…
…or a sun-ball lightening up the way for an unusual threesome 
Here some more samples from my recent trip :
Mona & Chris 