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pathfinder

Jun-20-2007, 04:23 PM

Here's a few I've gotten since learning the ropes from Marc...

http://Pathfinder.smugmug.com/photos/160599260-L.jpg

http://Pathfinder.smugmug.com/photos/158290884-L.jpg

http://Pathfinder.smugmug.com/photos/72155213-L.jpg

http://Pathfinder.smugmug.com/photos/72239905-L.jpg

http://Pathfinder.smugmug.com/photos/72182603-L.jpg

http://Pathfinder.smugmug.com/photos/74125206-L.jpg

Patti

Jun-20-2007, 04:26 PM

These are amazing!

philiphutson

Jun-20-2007, 09:02 PM

I'm a newbie photographer (just beyond the 'take pix at family gatherings' use of camera) so can you tell me what a Muench star is exactly? :dunno

Its part inside joke part technique. Muench star is the star affect that is in every one of the pics posted in this thread. The inside joke part is that Marc taught us on the workshop how to do it and Andy called it a Muench star (I'm guessing that he started calling that from previous shootings with Marc). The affect is achieved by framing the sun so that it partly covered by an edge and then cranking down the apreature to some where around f/22 that will give it those star points. On my shot the sun is just in the split of two branches with the sun being cut off on both sides by a branch. Its pretty easy once you learn to do it. I actually posted my shot because I couldn't decide if I liked the shot because of the composition or simply because of the gimick. A gimick doesn't make a picture but since I took it I'm to close to the subject (emotionaly) to decide which it is.
-Philip

davev

Jun-20-2007, 09:12 PM

Just after the shoot out last year.
http://davev.smugmug.com/photos/71277672-L.jpg

Not really a pure Marc type shot, but it's close enough for me.
http://davev.smugmug.com/photos/149843761-L.jpg

W.W. Webster

Jun-20-2007, 11:53 PM

19780

Patti

Jun-21-2007, 01:31 AM

Its part inside joke part technique. Muench star is the star affect that is in every one of the pics posted in this thread. The inside joke part is that Marc taught us on the workshop how to do it and Andy called it a Muench star (I'm guessing that he started calling that from previous shootings with Marc). The affect is achieved by framing the sun so that it partly covered by an edge and then cranking down the apreature to some where around f/22 that will give it those star points. On my shot the sun is just in the split of two branches with the sun being cut off on both sides by a branch. Its pretty easy once you learn to do it. I actually posted my shot because I couldn't decide if I liked the shot because of the composition or simply because of the gimick. A gimick doesn't make a picture but since I took it I'm to close to the subject (emotionaly) to decide which it is.
-Philip

Thanks for the explanation. They are terrific!

thebigsky

Jun-21-2007, 02:15 AM

Do you get special points if you line the sun rays up with lines in the foreground? :wink

http://thebigsky.smugmug.com/photos/212848765-M.jpg

Charlie

schmoo

Jun-21-2007, 03:27 AM

I :rofl'd at the title of this thread. There have been some great shots from everyone so far.

I've been hitting the sunburst button every time I've got my camera out these days. Thanks Marc (and Andy)!

Of course, the weather where I am is not all that great for clear sun in the summer. So you have to improvise when you see it. These are from last week-ish:

http://www.schmootography.com/photos/161568397-M.jpg

http://www.schmootography.com/photos/161569693-M.jpg

Otherwise, I've been cheating a bit and creating them at night. It's much easier (in that I don't need to half-blind myself looking into the sun) but I didn't know before that you can create the same effect by changing up your lens settings a bit. Rooftopping last night:

http://www.schmootography.com/photos/165120899-M-1.jpg

And other cityscapes when I was breaking in my new BH-40 and L bracket on Monday: :D
http://www.schmootography.com/photos/164530995-M-1.jpg

http://www.schmootography.com/photos/164537014-M-1.jpg

http://www.schmootography.com/photos/164976073-M-1.jpg

pyrtek

Jun-21-2007, 03:32 AM

Well, if you're going to cheat, so am I. :)

http://bertold.zenfolio.com/img/v0/p315228038-4.jpg

dkoyanagi

Jun-21-2007, 10:23 AM

http://dkoyanagi.smugmug.com/photos/158571333-L-1.jpg
Monument Valley, AZ

http://www.dkoyanagi.com/photos/165117602-L.jpg
South Window, Arches National Park, UT

W.W. Webster

Jun-24-2007, 02:45 PM

Sunrise, Wellington New Zealand, this morning

19847

Patti

Jun-30-2007, 04:59 AM

philiphutson

Jun-30-2007, 12:05 PM

I gave it a try... I had to rotate the shot to upload to file size specs of 800x1200 otherwise the shot was distorted. How do you get around that with attachments here?
As you can see, I'm a real novice with photography beyond point & shoot at family events etc.

I don't upload to the site (I just include from my website) but my guess would be that the size limitations are 1200 on the longest size whether its 1200x800 or 800x1200.

Pretty good I would just cover more of the sun so the sun is rounder and not as much blown out. But there is some nice points on the sun.
-Philip

Patti

Oct-15-2007, 06:22 PM

I finally got one on a photo day trip with a local photo shop. This one was taken at Rock Glen near Lake Huron.

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a302/iburn4u/MuenchStar.jpg

CatOne

Oct-15-2007, 06:25 PM

From the Bryce/Zion trip last May...

http://blloyd.smugmug.com/photos/71878551-L.jpg

Terrence

Oct-16-2007, 01:35 AM

http://terrencej.smugmug.com/photos/204048270-M.jpg
Aspens in Glacier National Park

http://terrencej.smugmug.com/photos/203445132-M-2.jpg
The moon over Saint Mary Creek, Glacier National Park

pilotdave

Oct-16-2007, 07:11 PM

http://www.skydivingstills.com/photos/163634557-L.jpg

http://www.skydivingstills.com/photos/181158277-L.jpg

philiphutson

Oct-17-2007, 08:52 PM

I finally got one on a photo day trip with a local photo shop. This one was taken at Rock Glen near Lake Huron.

All right :clap

-Philip

gluwater

Oct-17-2007, 09:10 PM

Here's one I like. The hard thing with these is to have an interesting image with a sun star, not just an image that is interesting because it has a sun star.

http://gluwater.smugmug.com/photos/106017645-L.jpg

anwmn1

Oct-17-2007, 09:39 PM

I have a bunch of these-

http://aaronnewman.smugmug.com/photos/166285021-L-1.jpg

http://aaronnewman.smugmug.com/photos/205426388-L-1.jpg

Some even with people :wink
http://aaronnewman.smugmug.com/photos/171014269-L-1.jpg

http://aaronnewman.smugmug.com/photos/171062637-L-1.jpg

LiquidAir

Oct-17-2007, 10:52 PM

http://gallery.liquidairphoto.com/photos/202007177-L.jpg

Grace Cathedral in San Francisco. At full resolution this shot has maybe 50 stars between the lights and the sun in the windows.

dmmattix

Oct-18-2007, 10:35 AM

CavalierPhoto

Oct-18-2007, 10:53 AM

I got one of those on a trip to Montana last year. Didn't know they had a nick name :D .

And if you look close enough you can see my wife walking down the road.

http://www.cavalierphotographic.com/photos/98764983-L-7.jpg

stuffjunkie

Oct-25-2007, 07:19 AM

Color is really starting to appear here in Northern Illinois. I went for a walk yesterday evening and saw an oportunity to try this technique. i dropped my tripod and came home with this:

http://stuffjunkie.smugmug.com/photos/212770950-L.jpg

The colors were brighter on my monitor. looks like some calibration is needed...

scottV

Oct-25-2007, 09:16 AM

http://scottvickers.smugmug.com/photos/211346929-L.jpg
needs a little straightening

ehughes

Oct-26-2007, 07:12 AM

http://ehughes.smugmug.com/photos/101403097-M-1.jpg

hejjafish

Oct-27-2007, 09:16 PM

http://hejjafish.smugmug.com/photos/197192972-M.jpg

gus

Oct-27-2007, 10:40 PM

http://wadjelaphotography.smugmug.com/photos/122924211-L-3.jpg

schmoo

Oct-28-2007, 05:22 AM

I keep working on this, then putting it away, then working on it again and then putting it away... :scratch

http://schmoo.smugmug.com/photos/213886904-L-2.jpg

Kory Lidstrom

Oct-29-2007, 08:49 AM

Nice pics, people. :D

Don't forget, though, that shooting at f/22 often softens focus due to diffraction. Just a tip.

seastack

Oct-29-2007, 10:08 AM

I keep working on this, then putting it away, then working on it again and then putting it away... :scratch

Schmoo, if you don't mind input you might consider duplicating the image on a new layer, increasing the contrast on the new layer, masking it all out and then painting in the leaves turning near the center of the frame to give them a little more pop. Just an idea.

george-1

Oct-29-2007, 11:33 AM

Taken along I70 in Colorado.

http://george-1.smugmug.com/photos/212378569-M.jpg

(Thanks to the guys at Rocky Mountain Harley that washed the bike when they installed a new tire)
--
George

schmoo

Oct-29-2007, 11:34 AM

Schmoo, if you don't mind input you might consider duplicating the image on a new layer, increasing the contrast on the new layer, masking it all out and then painting in the leaves turning near the center of the frame to give them a little more pop. Just an idea.

That is definitely an idea. I have about 7 layers on this image with different masks, trying to bring out contrast and color in various parts of the image. If I get a chance and remember I might set this one up under Technique to get some more detailed input like yours! :bow

pathfinder

Oct-29-2007, 05:32 PM

On the drive home in the Dakotas.....

http://Pathfinder.smugmug.com/photos/207850316-XL.jpg

Antonio Correia

Apr-03-2008, 12:53 AM

http://antoniocorreia.smugmug.com/photos/217194156_SNwJq-M.jpg

This picture is some months old. Hope it counts.:D

No special equipment.
Just the "poor" 350 D and the lens I can't remember but it was with the 16-35 or the 24-70.
I think it was with the first lens as I was shooting with the other lens on the 20D.
Aperture: f/22.
Piece of cake :rofl

Antonio Correia

Apr-03-2008, 04:34 AM

Just a quick one with ... Canon G9, aperture priority all closed down to f/8.0
:D
I want to try again later with much more care.:wink Shot today, some minutes ago.
http://antoniocorreia.smugmug.com/photos/274200494_4rqN8-L.jpg

Antonio Correia

Apr-03-2008, 06:11 AM

I was digging in my photos and I found this one.
May be it's God showing his light ...:dunno

http://antoniocorreia.smugmug.com/photos/206572479_9n73i-M.jpg

Arnica

Apr-03-2008, 06:42 AM

and what about this ? :dunno :

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r52/AgNap/IMG_0338_800.jpg

pathfinder

Apr-03-2008, 07:18 AM

Muench stars are everywhere. Can you capture one with your point and shoot too??:D :D

Why yes, of course Canon G9

http://Pathfinder.smugmug.com/photos/252958447_LpABQ-L.jpg

Antonio Correia

Apr-06-2008, 04:17 AM

Who said that "Muench stars" are only for great and expensive cameras and lens ? :dunno :thumb :D

http://antoniocorreia.smugmug.com/photos/275409554_Pg999-M.jpg - http://antoniocorreia.smugmug.com/photos/275409026_cZUox-M.jpg

Antonio Correia

Apr-13-2008, 05:06 AM

http://antoniocorreia.smugmug.com/photos/278768177_RTwYz-M.jpg

The 3 point star...:D

coscorrosa

Apr-13-2008, 08:33 AM

Here are a few of mine (and here I thought all this time I was the only one dumb enough to shoot straight into the sun! :D)

http://photos.coscorrosa.com/photos/258993769_bFwBo-L.jpg

http://photos.coscorrosa.com/photos/266260740_bfETD-L.jpg

http://photos.coscorrosa.com/photos/213038364_35ZJn-L.jpg

Antonio Correia

Apr-13-2008, 10:32 AM

http://antoniocorreia.smugmug.com/photos/278887751_fFDJf-M.jpg . http://antoniocorreia.smugmug.com/photos/278886873_7Yew5-M.jpg

demarren

Apr-13-2008, 03:10 PM

Here is one from me.

http://demarren.smugmug.com/photos/279020820_UQT2e-XL.jpg

Eia

Apr-15-2008, 01:04 PM

http://eikon.smugmug.com/photos/210903681_VvF4A-XL.jpg

Antonio Correia

Apr-19-2008, 03:37 PM

http://antoniocorreia.smugmug.com/photos/281797839_9cdsu-M.jpg

samsplace

Apr-20-2008, 09:37 AM

Hi

One of our walking tours where we found this shot.

Thank you for looking.

Gil:barb

http://samsplace.smugmug.com/photos/280349339_BGCRq-M.jpg

OsirisPhoto

May-11-2008, 01:38 AM

Here's my 1st deliberate attempt at a 'Muench Star'...

http://osirisphoto.smugmug.com/photos/293174945_xyo2o-L.jpg

Another go around the same location, and also caught this guy stalking me.. :D

http://osirisphoto.smugmug.com/photos/293179589_LKCNR-L.jpg

gnooj

May-11-2008, 11:13 AM

A dogwood star.

http://gnooj.smugmug.com/photos/291338772_6Zc8t-L.jpg

bryanj87

May-11-2008, 12:14 PM

Do these count? I realized I don't have any good landscape shots with Muench stars. I'll have to work on that!
http://www.bryanbzdula.com/newpics/albums/userpics/Brooklyn-Bridge-10.jpg
http://www.bryanbzdula.com/newpics/albums/userpics/normal_Boston-02.jpg

kdog

May-12-2008, 04:53 PM

http://www.jacara.com/cpg144/albums/az_landscape/IMG_0044.jpg

Scott_Quier

May-17-2008, 10:59 AM

Eagle River AK, 17 May at approx 7:03AM

http://LoveNLaughter.smugmug.com/photos/296661489_zsxgR-L.jpg

Moni

May-17-2008, 07:43 PM

Rhyolite, Nevada

http://monicarooney.smugmug.com/photos/292831931_Aiq7M-L.jpg

Andy

May-19-2008, 12:02 AM

Tide pool, Isle of Mull, Scotland

http://img.skitch.com/20080519-m61e4nmkgbsij2i7c7dr7hsqy.jpg

gluwater

May-19-2008, 12:24 AM

Tide pool, Isle of Mull, Scotland

So am I the only one without a fisheye now?

sanaka

May-20-2008, 02:18 AM

My first intentional try at a star. I wasn't sure my P&S would do it, but I guess it'll at least do a sort of mooshy one at f8...

Monkeypod tree, Panaewa Zoo, Hilo, Hawaii
http://sanaka.smugmug.com/photos/298382361_XgdNN-XL.jpg

Peace,
Sanaka

ivar

May-20-2008, 02:21 AM

So am I the only one without a fisheye now?I think it is all one and the same lens :D notice how the fisheye shots are made by people physically around Schmoo? :lol3

schmoo

May-20-2008, 02:43 PM

I think it is all one and the same lens :D notice how the fisheye shots are made by people physically around Schmoo? :lol3

:rofl

Well, I can't argue that. It's a great lens and Dgrinners love to share! :thumb

Andy

May-20-2008, 03:18 PM

So am I the only one without a fisheye now?
It's a rental, from borrowlenses.com :thumb

gluwater

May-20-2008, 03:21 PM

I think it is all one and the same lens :D notice how the fisheye shots are made by people physically around Schmoo? :lol3
So Schmoo and the fisheye have become a kind of sun with the others in orbit :skippy :smo

Andy

Jun-16-2008, 06:22 AM

From www.usopen.com

http://img.skitch.com/20080616-b1iep8kbuxig4pykwrcasa1yuf.jpg

Awais Yaqub

Jun-16-2008, 06:39 AM

Thanks for sharing Andy that is great

Here is one i got

http://awais.smugmug.com/photos/243339924_s9fS9-L.jpg

ivar

Jun-17-2008, 02:15 PM

I got 2 stars in this one :D

http://www.smugmug.com/photos/315028472_s6Vzd-L.jpg

super star

Jun-18-2008, 07:11 AM

http://i26.tinypic.com/b627o9.jpg

davidweaver

Jun-18-2008, 08:07 AM

LOL...
Here's one:

http://davidweaver.smugmug.com/photos/303870077_rTPT5-L.jpg

jziegler

Jun-26-2008, 08:09 AM

Here's my first, from one of the Castles near Dahn, Germany. Click to bring up the lightbox.

http://jziegler.smugmug.com/photos/318019984_saRVa-L.jpg (http://jziegler.smugmug.com/gallery/5239095_Lhmvh/1/#318019984_saRVa-A-LB)

W.W. Webster

Jul-04-2008, 03:59 PM

Involuntary stars from protesting truckies

24222

deidrejohnson

Jul-18-2008, 12:19 PM

The moon was exceptionally bright here last night :clap

http://deidrejohnson.smugmug.com/photos/334194054_pXTZM-M.jpg

photosbyDan

Jul-18-2008, 07:28 PM

davev

Jul-18-2008, 07:53 PM

My latest.

http://davev.smugmug.com/photos/304670689_H2FzC-XL.jpg

schmoo

Jul-19-2008, 05:18 AM

My latest.

http://davev.smugmug.com/photos/304670689_H2FzC-S.jpg

Wow Dave I know you're a tall guy... where'd you find such a huge flower? :D

(Just kidding! really awesome perspective)

DavidTO

Jul-19-2008, 05:39 AM

schmoo

Jul-19-2008, 06:20 AM

It depends on the lens. Some will get you there at f11. The key is to have the sun partially occluded. :deal

Au contraire, mon frère? (http://muenchphotography.smugmug.com/photos/259176450_9fhM5-X3.jpg)

DavidTO

Jul-19-2008, 07:09 AM

Au contraire, mon frère? (http://muenchphotography.smugmug.com/photos/259176450_9fhM5-X3.jpg)

He used a cloud, dear. :deal

I think? We should ask him!

schmoo

Jul-19-2008, 07:37 AM

He used a cloud, dear. :deal

I think? We should ask him!

I didn't in this one, (http://www.schmootography.com/photos/307474251_KPomw-L.jpg) but I'm no expert!

...... Marc?????

davev

Jul-19-2008, 07:56 AM

Thanks schmoo.
The easy way for that flower shot .... hold the camera below it, and watch the shadow on the lens.
Snap off a few and see if you like what you got. (I know, I cheat):D

pathfinder

Jul-19-2008, 02:20 PM

I just came upon this thread..and I have noticed this in Marc's pictures..I am so excited to go try this now and post what I get, I just have a few questions. So I need to shoot at f22 or smaller? I guess I never figured this out because I was told that diffraction makes things not as sharp past f16..one of my questions is should I be concerned about that..my second question is how to get the cool effect but keep from getting wierd discolored sun spots..I have seen some images with sun spots and some with out them..how can I shoot into the sun but avoid those?
Thanks in advance:barb

Smaller apertures work better, but f11 or smaller may work for your DSLR, f16 or f18 almost certainly will.

F8 works for this shot with my point and shoot, G9
http://Pathfinder.smugmug.com/photos/252958447_LpABQ-L.jpg

Prime lenses give sharper, cleaner stars than zooms.

24 T&S f22

http://Pathfinder.smugmug.com/photos/308506276_jSy3N-XL.jpg

24-105 f4 IS at f16, 24mm

http://Pathfinder.smugmug.com/photos/305243358_HMvC6-XL.jpg

When shooting into the sun, lens flair is always a possibility. Good, prime lenses help to diminish the probability.

Antonio Correia

Jul-19-2008, 02:26 PM

... F8 works for this shot with my point and shoot, G9
http://Pathfinder.smugmug.com/photos/252958447_LpABQ-Th.jpg...
like here (posted before) with the G9 and also with f/8
http://antoniocorreia.smugmug.com/photos/275409026_cZUox-Th-4.jpg

Slinky0390

Jul-19-2008, 03:19 PM

Don't know if this counts cause it's a reverse star, kinda :D.. Nor did I intend for it to happen but I thought it looked cool.

http://slinky0390.smugmug.com/photos/334850614_ZTJM2-XL.jpg (http://slinky0390.smugmug.com/photos/newexif.mg?ImageID=334850614&ImageKey=ZTJM2)
Click for EXIF

photosbyDan

Jul-19-2008, 09:26 PM

Smaller apertures work better, but f11 or smaller may work for your DSLR, f16 or f18 almost certainly will.

F8 works for this shot with my point and shoot, G9

Prime lenses give sharper, cleaner stars than zooms.

24 T&S f22

24-105 f4 IS at f16, 24mm

When shooting into the sun, lens flair is always a possibility. Good, prime lenses help to diminish the probability.
dude thanks for the detailed explanation. I will definitely be trying this soon, then i'll post what I get. I really need to get more prime lenses....:rofl

David_S85

Jul-21-2008, 01:57 PM

http://davidwatts.smugmug.com/photos/335958961_hHC5b-L.jpg

Canon 40D, Canon 10-22 @ 17mm, 1/200 F/22 ISO400

An uncompleted section of the Lehigh Gorge Rail-Trail, Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania.

Antonio Correia

Jul-30-2008, 11:50 AM

Canon G9 again.
Not perfect however... must re-shoot.:D

http://antoniocorreia.smugmug.com/photos/341965948_JPW5r-L.jpg

Marc Muench

Jul-31-2008, 07:48 AM

I didn't in this one, (http://www.schmootography.com/photos/307474251_KPomw-L.jpg) but I'm no expert!

...... Marc?????

Yes it is true by partially obscuring the sun you can alleviate the colored flares. However, the star itself will be full if show the entire sun. Also the wider the lens the better the effect.

The thin cirrus clouds wont change much.

Antonio Correia

Jul-31-2008, 09:42 AM

Canon G9 shots

1. http://antoniocorreia.smugmug.com/photos/342579960_T2YhB-L.jpg
2. http://antoniocorreia.smugmug.com/photos/342579610_qWeAN-L.jpg
3. http://antoniocorreia.smugmug.com/photos/342579125_LUCwT-XL.jpg
4. http://antoniocorreia.smugmug.com/photos/342578707_vvhge-L.jpg

LiquidAir

Aug-07-2008, 07:36 PM

He used a cloud, dear. :deal

I think? We should ask him!

I think the answer is that you want the light source to be small in the frame. If the lens is wide enough, then the effective size of the sun is small enough that you don't need partial occlusion. This, shot with a 15mm fish, has a bit of a star from the full sun in a completely clear sky.

http://gallery.liquidairphoto.com/photos/347332931_XMC45-M.jpg

schmoo

Aug-08-2008, 05:25 AM

I think the answer is that you want the light source to be small in the frame. If the lens is wide enough, then the effective size of the sun is small enough that you don't need partial occlusion. This, shot with a 15mm fish, has a bit of a star from the full sun in a completely clear sky.

http://gallery.liquidairphoto.com/photos/347332931_XMC45-M.jpg

Ken, WOW!! What a beautiful shot. Do you always carry around goldfish with you or was this from your LPS shoot? :D

It makes scientific sense. Wider angle, smaller sun.

Antonio Correia

Aug-08-2008, 05:43 AM

http://gallery.liquidairphoto.com/photos/347332931_XMC45-Th.jpg

One, among many, of the exquisite photos Ken usually shoots. :D

A pleasure to review.:clap :clap
:bow :D

I think that shooting direcly into the Sun accelerates the degradation/use of the sensor.:cry :cry

Antonio Correia

Aug-27-2008, 01:17 AM

Canon 5D + 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM

http://antoniocorreia.smugmug.com/photos/359705459_wKzUv-L-2.jpg

LiquidAir

Aug-27-2008, 02:44 PM

Ken, WOW!! What a beautiful shot. Do you always carry around goldfish with you or was this from your LPS shoot? :D

Thanks!

Call it a draft. I was thinking about goldfish shots for about 6 months during LPS and much of that time I carried a bowl and water in my car in case the light and timing were right.

dadwtwins

Aug-27-2008, 02:54 PM

http://gallery.liquidairphoto.com/photos/202007177-L.jpg

Grace Cathedral in San Francisco. At full resolution this shot has maybe 50 stars between the lights and the sun in the windows.

Awesome shot Ken:clap

I keep meaning to go this Cathedral since they are so friendly towards photographers. Now I am going to make a point of it, thanks my friend.

NounPhotography

Aug-27-2008, 06:13 PM

Here is mine I.. Tell me what you think:)

http://nounphotography.smugmug.com/photos/300557354_TANNA-L.jpg

schmoo

Aug-28-2008, 04:28 AM

Here is mine I.. Tell me what you think:)

http://nounphotography.smugmug.com/photos/300557354_TANNA-S.jpg

Wow I have not seen that particular star before! Which lens is this?

dadwtwins

Aug-30-2008, 02:21 PM

Ok, I stole the star idea and am loving it:bow

http://dthorp.smugmug.com/photos/361711394_uZ3hP-L-1.jpg

dadwtwins

Aug-30-2008, 02:26 PM

Wow I have not seen that particular star before! Which lens is this?

Let me guess, Nikons 18-200VR???:scratch

BeachBill

Oct-13-2008, 01:45 PM

http://gallery.primarycolors.com/photos/390609301_Loyip-L-1.jpg

Eyeful

Oct-13-2008, 02:06 PM

http://robotto.smugmug.com/photos/380310698_4AFJQ-XL.jpg

devbobo

Oct-13-2008, 04:04 PM

http://introversion.smugmug.com/photos/393519032_Y3P9w-L.jpg

Andy

Oct-13-2008, 04:27 PM

http://www.moonriverphotography.com/photos/392554288_7AeDD-L.jpg

ivar

Oct-13-2008, 09:35 PM

http://ivar.smugmug.com/photos/393741478_G7Qkk-XL.jpg

rukva

Oct-13-2008, 09:51 PM

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greenpea

Oct-14-2008, 09:00 AM

http://initialphotography.smugmug.com/photos/393920256_LGkqD-L.jpg

Llywellyn

Oct-14-2008, 09:32 AM

http://www.theoriginalblackcat.com/photos/390829526_riQVD-M.jpg

kdog

Oct-14-2008, 09:39 AM

http://www.jacara.com/cpg144/albums/dgrin_moab/IMG_0300_1_2.jpg

schmoo

Oct-14-2008, 06:01 PM

http://www.schmootography.com/photos/394376844_d3mmq-L.jpg

Fred W

Oct-14-2008, 06:05 PM

http://photosbyfred.smugmug.com/photos/393591987_rbDCu-L.jpg

davev

Oct-14-2008, 09:18 PM

http://davev.smugmug.com/photos/394488970_74ZLY-XL.jpg

jamesl

Oct-16-2008, 07:02 AM

http://www.langfordphotography.com/photos/395398980_Ht2hp-XL-1.jpg

Taken along the road to the Maroon Bells recreation area near Aspen Colorado.

bryanj87

Jan-07-2009, 05:17 PM

This thread needs a bump!!!

Taken with a Tamron 28-75 f2.8
<img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1004/3172789282_83456a1711_o.jpg" width="1000" height="735" alt="2008-12-27 Huntington Gardens and Library_0063" />

BeachBill

Jan-07-2009, 08:39 PM

http://primarycolors.smugmug.com/photos/451075465_VJUXj-L-0.jpg
Just after sunrise, January 2, 2009

kdog

Jan-08-2009, 12:48 PM

Just after sunrise, January 2, 2009

:jawdrop

Good one, Bill! :thumb :thumb

-joel

Tango

Jan-08-2009, 01:37 PM

very clever Bill, looks really nice!

goldilocksandmy3bears

Jan-10-2009, 06:22 AM

I have seen some really cool pictures on this weddings forum that have a sunstar through a kiss (for instance) how is this done?? (Does this question need to go to be moved to "finishing school"??). Thank you!!
Courtney

Andy

Jan-10-2009, 06:40 AM

(Does this question need to go to be moved to "finishing school"??). Thank you!!
CourtneyAbsolutely not! Do it 'in camera' :D

Read this thread: http://www.dgrin.com/showthread.php?t=64419

Andy

Jan-10-2009, 06:47 AM

http://www.moonriverphotography.com/photos/430880661_qUNGo-X2-1.jpg

http://www.moonriverphotography.com/photos/364042001_QudLW-XL.jpg

http://www.moonriverphotography.com/photos/138526848_BJJN9-XL-9.jpg

http://www.moonriverphotography.com/photos/392546720_FVqZU-X2.jpg

goldilocksandmy3bears

Jan-10-2009, 07:06 AM

Absolutely not! Do it 'in camera' :D

Read this thread: http://www.dgrin.com/showthread.php?t=64419

Thanks for such the quick reply! So if I am reading correctly, it all has to do with the position of the sun and the aperture correct? Does it have anything to do with the type of lens being used??
Thanks!

Andy

Jan-10-2009, 07:15 AM

Thanks for such the quick reply! So if I am reading correctly, it all has to do with the position of the sun and the aperture correct? Does it have anything to do with the type of lens being used??
Thanks!
Any lens, really. Depending on the shape and # of the blades in the lens, you'll have different # of points on the star.

goldilocksandmy3bears

Jan-10-2009, 09:28 AM

Any lens, really. Depending on the shape and # of the blades in the lens, you'll have different # of points on the star.

So in order to make the shot work for the middle of a kiss it would need to be around sunset when the sun is lower to position the edge correctly right?
thanks again for your help! I just wish the sun was out today! ... my luck:cry

Robinivich

Jan-10-2009, 01:13 PM

So in order to make the shot work for the middle of a kiss it would need to be around sunset when the sun is lower to position the edge correctly right?
thanks again for your help! I just wish the sun was out today! ... my luck:cryDoesn't have to be the sun :D
http://robin-taylor.smugmug.com/photos/246392932_CU4ey-L.jpg

Any relatively bright light source will do :thumb

goldilocksandmy3bears

Jan-10-2009, 01:55 PM

Doesn't have to be the sun :D
http://robin-taylor.smugmug.com/photos/246392932_CU4ey-L.jpg

Any relatively bright light source will do :thumb

This might be a dumb question but this effect workds by putting the sun on the edge of an object how do you do multiple effects at once? How do you "edge" all the lights?

Robinivich

Jan-10-2009, 02:56 PM

This might be a dumb question but this effect workds by putting the sun on the edge of an object how do you do multiple effects at once? How do you "edge" all the lights?No such thing as a dumb question! I don't have any idea either. I certainly didn't need to in that shot, unless tree branches and window borders had something to do with it.

With enough light, and a small enough aperture, you should always get these stars from a bright light source. As far as I know, the technical term is diffraction spikes. They're caused by light acting as a wave and interfering with itself when moving around irregular shaped obstacles in the optical path, like the edges of our aperture blades, or the struts in reflecting telescopes http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diffraction_spike (cool picture in that article!). You need the small aperture for a couple reasons, #1 so that the blades get a bit irregular, and #2 so that diffraction effects are magnified.

I'd say this calls, like everything else in photography, for some experimentation! Thanks to weather I'm afraid I don't expect to see the sun again for a while though :cry, so you'll have to do the testing...

pathfinder

Jan-10-2009, 04:14 PM

You can buy flters that are a series of crossed lines in the filter that create these diffraction grating type shots as well. The you do not have to stop down so far either.

coscorrosa

Jan-10-2009, 05:27 PM

#1:

http://photos.coscorrosa.com/photos/369661565_TCDzn-L.jpg

#2:

http://photos.coscorrosa.com/photos/384842573_kzQgR-L.jpg

#3:

http://photos.coscorrosa.com/photos/323198996_iB3T8-L.jpg

#4:

http://photos.coscorrosa.com/photos/345511441_Laa3j-L.jpg

#5:

http://photos.coscorrosa.com/photos/432242608_UpmPu-L.jpg

bryanj87

Jan-10-2009, 07:22 PM

Holy shnikes Andy, that bridge shot is incredible!

davidryan

Feb-11-2009, 08:44 AM

I don't know if this one qualifies but here it is.

http://ryans.smugmug.com/photos/471886001_F2CUC-M.jpg

Robinivich

Feb-11-2009, 05:34 PM

I don't know if this one qualifies but here it is.Sure it does! Nice job!

Tharhawk

Mar-13-2009, 04:07 PM

I remembered this thread when I saw this photo of mine. This was taken high on a glacier in the North-central Cascade Mountains.

http://alpinestateofmind.smugmug.com/photos/490408485_6A7ni-L.jpg

jdryan3

Mar-14-2009, 01:46 PM

I remembered this thread when I saw this photo of mine. This was taken high on a glacier in the North-central Cascade Mountains.

http://alpinestateofmind.smugmug.com/photos/490408485_6A7ni-L.jpg

Sweet shot. Great scale with hiker and footprints, the unblemished snow, and that sun :thumb

Photopaddler

Mar-17-2009, 11:41 AM

http://photopaddler.smugmug.com/photos/493415828_Ux4RP-L.jpg

dlplumer

Mar-17-2009, 03:12 PM

NounPhotography

Mar-18-2009, 12:04 AM

Let me guess, Nikons 18-200VR???:scratch

Yep good guess!

Here is the picture again.. the link quit working:(

http://nounphotography.smugmug.com/photos/300557354_TANNA-S.jpg

And here are a couple more I took the other weekend:
http://nounphotography.smugmug.com/photos/493861058_UNfYk-M.jpg
http://nounphotography.smugmug.com/photos/493861059_8fqMW-M.jpg
http://nounphotography.smugmug.com/photos/493861055_xnbJ3-M.jpg

and one more:)

http://nounphotography.smugmug.com/photos/398649555_fuAzT-M.jpg

Yellowstonegirl

Apr-30-2009, 05:51 PM

I just found this thread. So many beautiful photos. Here's my first attempt at posting a photo. I hope it works.

The Tetons from Antelope Flats.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2260/2090618116_d1fa73cf26_o.jpg

Kristine

Katmitchell

Apr-30-2009, 06:16 PM

http://katmitchell.smugmug.com/photos/521834832_pecqF-XL.jpg

PHOTOempt

May-01-2009, 04:27 AM

just found this fun thread - some gorgeous images. here are 3 muench stars! light wasn't wonderful, and not exactly a fabulous image, but it was a rare opportunity, and it fits the thread description... cheers, sarah

http://photoempt.smugmug.com/photos/519072570_XXyHo-L-1.jpg

Pindy

May-01-2009, 07:30 AM

http://pindy.smugmug.com/photos/518280908_vpzeP-L-12.jpg

gnooj

May-01-2009, 05:43 PM

Here's a Muench Choo Choo...

http://gnooj.smugmug.com/photos/483238351_gMYKU-XL.jpg

schmoo

May-01-2009, 06:30 PM

Here's a Muench Choo Choo...

http://gnooj.smugmug.com/photos/483238351_gMYKU-S.jpg

Oooooo, I like! :thumb

Robbug

Jul-17-2009, 03:02 PM

Rush hour on the ferry in Seattle.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3513/3730092117_5fb93d3c89_o.jpg

Marc Muench

Jul-17-2009, 04:12 PM

Rush hour on the ferry in Seattle.

:clap:clap:clap

cmkultradome

Aug-14-2009, 06:23 AM

My first Muench star attempt
http://gyshwysh.smugmug.com/photos/619345758_Rbkb9-L.jpg

Stephanie

anonymouscuban

Oct-19-2009, 02:24 PM

Next time I will stop the lens down more!

http://www.thesotelos.com/photos/580066812_WaaMK-L.jpg

http://www.thesotelos.com/photos/579193885_PWbHU-XL.jpg

schmoo

Oct-20-2009, 11:04 AM

Next time I will stop the lens down more!

http://www.thesotelos.com/photos/580066812_WaaMK-S.jpg

http://www.thesotelos.com/photos/579193885_PWbHU-S.jpg

:agree it should help more, but still nice!

That cactus looks like it's waving hello :lol3

Tharhawk

Oct-29-2009, 12:35 PM

http://www.alpinestateofmind.com/Adventures/Mount-Baker-2009/JLH091004HeliotropeRidge0185/696629216_oMZgr-M.jpg

Skinning (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ski_touring)up below Mount Baker in the blowing snow and ice.

Marc Muench

Oct-30-2009, 02:43 PM

:super
Great! now all I can think about is skiing! Nice image:thumb

Tharhawk

Oct-30-2009, 04:45 PM

:super
Great! now all I can think about is skiing! Nice image:thumb

I can't either. I've actually skied every month of the year going on 120+ months in a row. I have a sickness! And obviously can never stop thinking about it :lust

ipduffy

Nov-08-2009, 01:00 PM

Hiking on a late fall day in Middleburg, VA. Saw the sun poking through the trees and I thought I'd give it a try:

http://duff.smugmug.com/Vacation/Middleburg-2009/20091107-MG7616-Edit/707095779_7zefv-L.jpg

schmoo

Nov-09-2009, 10:57 AM

Perfect star! That's a really nice touch and it looks like it was a nice hike, too. :thumb

mountainpz

Nov-18-2009, 04:09 PM

http://www.zizka.ca/Portfolio/Best-of-Sports-Photography/MountHector200806230036Zizka/394715970_F7Prb-L-4.jpg (http://www.zizka.ca/Portfolio/Best-of-Sports-Photography/6210418_4E5FK/1/#394715970_F7Prb-A-LB)

AtlPikMan

Nov-18-2009, 04:29 PM

My First...

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2431/4066254095_bae4d5f4b5_b.jpg

mountainpz

Nov-18-2009, 05:23 PM

My First...]

That's gorgeous AtlPikMan.

Allan FG

Nov-18-2009, 09:30 PM

One from my recent trip to CT.

http://alinbeaverton.smugmug.com/Photography/Pic-a-day/DSC9802/707259354_Ltxzg-XL.jpg

CatOne

Nov-20-2009, 07:44 AM

Ah yeah, forgot this thread. Mobius arch when I was scouting it for the next morning.

http://blloyd.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Death-Valley-October-2009/WKL8257/701346129_VFxbY-XL.jpg

Patti

Nov-22-2009, 03:28 AM

industrial light & magic

http://copperbee.smugmug.com/Street-Scenes/Street-Photography/LPW-6625-1/720417462_BLKqf-L.jpg

Patti

Nov-22-2009, 03:30 AM

on the grounds of Smugmug NY

http://copperbee.smugmug.com/Travel/New-York/NYC-Redux-2009/Hands-6/622683374_eMxaV-L.jpg

Tim Kamppinen

Nov-22-2009, 07:36 AM

Umm, does this count? Not a landscape, but...

http://www.timkphotography.com/photos/649607544_NXocY-L.jpg

schmoo

Nov-23-2009, 06:30 AM

Umm, does this count? Not a landscape, but...

Brilliant!

anonymouscuban

Nov-23-2009, 08:51 AM

While having a cup of java this morning:

http://anonymouscuban.smugmug.com/Random-Stuff/Assignments/Jen-14/721811721_fhkt6-L.jpg

Thwack

Nov-30-2009, 09:28 PM

Caught a star by accident, off the Moon though, not the sun. Took this last Saturday about dusk. All but one other photographer had bailed out since it was "too dark to shoot"… :D

15 second exposure, f/11, 10mm, ISO 200 using Nikon's 10-24 super wide lens on a D90. Cropped the shot to make the Moon larger so the star effect is slightly easier to see :

http://thwack.smugmug.com/Photography/Yosemite-Gallery/DSC0233/728696517_qAaSm-XL.jpg