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Blue Ridge Parkway Star Trails

moose135moose135 Registered Users Posts: 1,417 Major grins
edited May 4, 2016 in Landscapes
A couple of weekends ago I took a ride out to the Blue Ridge Parkway for some star photography. I was down on the south end of the parkway at Waterrock Knob.

1 - I grabbed a few sunset shots waiting on the stars.

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2 - Traffic on the BRP

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3 - The ranger station/visitor center at Waterrock.

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4 - The Moose-mobile

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5 - Some star trails looking to the east.

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6 - Star trails over Waterrock Knob. This is 30 4-minute exposures, all shot at ISO 100 and f/2.8 using a Rokinon 14mm lens on a Canon 5D3. I used Star Trail Stacker to combine the shots.

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The Moose is Loose!
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    WirenWiren Registered Users Posts: 741 Major grins
    edited May 1, 2016
    Nice shots... but #1.... WOW, all the subtle gradations of gray in the hills feeding into the sunset.... great capture and post work there Moose!
    Lee Wiren
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    David_S85David_S85 Administrators Posts: 13,179 moderator
    edited May 1, 2016
    Great final result! Looks like you had fun along the way, too.
    My Smugmug
    "You miss 100% of the shots you don't take" - Wayne Gretzky
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    StumblebumStumblebum Registered Users Posts: 8,480 Major grins
    edited May 2, 2016
    Like first and last shot! Cheers!
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    denisegoldbergdenisegoldberg Administrators Posts: 14,236 moderator
    edited May 2, 2016
    I love the first shot, fantastic!

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    JonaBeth RussellJonaBeth Russell Registered Users Posts: 1,065 Major grins
    edited May 2, 2016
    These are all great, and number one is pretty awesome, indeed. But I wanna make sure #4 gets the appreciation it needs. Not only is it well exposed, but the focus is dead on for the entire scene. Great work!
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    moose135moose135 Registered Users Posts: 1,417 Major grins
    edited May 2, 2016
    Thank you all! I keep looking at that sunset picture, thinking it may have to go up on the wall. It's been a while since I was out shooting stars, probably not since I was out west last September, but life has been "interesting" the past few months and I enjoyed getting to spend a couple of hours out under the stars.
    The Moose is Loose!
    http://www.moose135photography.com
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    EiaEia Registered Users Posts: 3,627 Major grins
    edited May 4, 2016
    2,5 and 6 for me! I think the human elements go great with the stars in the heavens! :)
    ~AnnaMaria~ My little life in God's big universe
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