You should shoot stars when there is no Moon in the sky , obtain an apature of f2.8 and use maxximum 25 to 30 seconds . Iso should 800 or higher dipends on what camere you use .
ridinfree0freeridin wrote:
First attempt at shooting stars... Need less light pollution obviously
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If you shoot at f4 or higher you will have to have a shutter speed longer than 25 to 30 seconds , usually after 30 second's you will start to see star trails, in some cases is done purposly to see the star trails, but I think this is not your case. Also if you use small aperture you will than need to put you Iso higher and get more grainy images.
ridinfree0freeridin wrote:
So considering I did pretty much everything not as you said; they turned out ok!
why such a high aperture, i never understood this?
The problem i was having, was that the entire sky was coming out too bright, opposed to just the stars? Is this because of light pollution/moonlight just from that night, or is it from personal error with my settings?
The problem i was having, was that the entire sky was coming out too bright, opposed to just the stars? Is this because of light pollution/moonlight just from that night, or is it from personal error with my settings?
I don't know your setting's but having light pollution and moon are never good for star photography.