Monday, July 29, 2013

How to do star trails with digital camera?

Question by monkeytits10: How to do star trails with digital camera?
I've got a kodak digital camera and it such a clear night, I've been wanting to do star trails. How do I go about setting it up and doing it? What about the shutter?
Approxiamtely how long should the shutter stay open?
I've got a film camers right now for photography class till the end of June.


Best answer:

Answer by fhotoace
You need a camera that you can hold the shutter open for at least a few hours. That means something like a 35 mm SLR or DSLR

With camera on its back, aimed at the night sky, place the cameras shutter speed to bulb and using a remote shutter release that can be locked open.



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