Canon EOS 5D Mark II
ƒ/5
16 mm
1/0
400
The motor on this one was faint enough to not overpower the on-board LED sequencers… as it jumped the crescent moon.
6 responses to “Blinky Ballistic Bliss”
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"Connect the dots" trajectory! Nice shot. I take it you use a tripod for these longer shots?
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Yes, and a remote trigger as pressing the button on the camera introduces noticeable movement. Having shot a few of these, the other tips are: remove UV filter (extra glass causes reflections); align horizon and make a mental note of focal points during daytime (they can’t be seen at night), and then switch to manual focus, and leave it there (for this launch, there were two sets of pads, so I manually switched between the focal points, from the measurements I made during dusk). Bulb mode for long exposures. Wide lens to get the whole flight in frame. I was experimenting with higher f-stops this time, but prefer the f2.8 shots i typically shoot at night. I love this 16mm lens, but I have also enjoyed playing with the goofy 8mm Peleng which comes from a armored car plant in Belarus.
Victor1: yeah – I like to think of it as a Doppler star jam, whipping back ‘n forth, but alas it’s sensor noise, and I did the software patch, but a 10 second exposure still gets ’em.
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Hey, the 8mm Peleng doesn’t sound so goofy. I love my 15mm fish eye. Can’t match the effects.
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I don’t know how much of your investments in rocketry and photography you’ve recouped with this shot, but I am struck by your results just the same. Well done!
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