Wednesday, 11th June 2008
Star Trails
by Mohammad Al-Mumen
This is a 2 hours exposure time to capture star trails over Taif, west of Saudi Arabia.
I used digital star trails techniqe as explained here.
Mohammad Al-Mumen
Website: Photos
Star Trails by Mohammad Al-Mumen was photo of the day on Wednesday, 11th June 2008. It is tagged Night, Stars. You can leave a comment below.
36 Comments
yasmin
very pretty.
Katherine Lee Strassburg
Breath-taking. Thanks for sharing your view of our shared universe!
Lakshmi
This looks fantastic!! Thanks for sharing!
Kirk Jordan
Is this really digital? (and are you looking North?) I didn’t think this kind of exposure was possible with anything but film. If so, it looks like I am going to have to join you and start tracking stars again. What a wonderful foreground.
Madhav
wow.. i have got nothing to say to say. i like the position of the pole star…
Dennis
I am always amazed and intrigued by shots like this. How did you get a 2 hour exposure on your digital camera? I love the picture!
Ahmed Sharif
great work!!…. I guess the technique was perfect, as we can see the pole star right in the middle of the trails…..
Craig Wilson
Very beautiful image
Reuben Chircop
As ever shots like this make a really good impression. Nice shot and clarity. I like the branches in the vicinity how crisp they are.
maher diab
i lov it .. beautifull..!!!
Anurag
Very well executed.
Pauline Jones
This shot works well because all the stars are obviously circling Polaris; with this and the rocks in the foreground you have a great composition.
Ahmed Ibrahim
MA SHAA ALLAH, nice and fantastic shot Mr. Mohammed, this 1st time I see this technique, and hope to till us about the machine used in the shot, I’m living in Dammam and I visited Al Taif while Umra and it is very nice place and always clear sky
Ahmed Ibrahim
Also I advise all to visit the web site of Mr. Mohammed to see more beautiful photos.
David W Bailey
Beautiful well done great choice of foreground.
Chris
great pic… im a astronomer myself. I really like those star trails.
Thanks for sending it Mohammad!!!
Gonçalo Lemos
Great shot. Very good light work. My favorite kind of shots. Congratulations!
Matt Harvey
” I’m sorry Cap’n I cannae reach power for lightspeed! It’s sucking us in and there’s nothing I can dae about it ! ”
Ha Ha
Love it.
ChrisB
Wonderful!
planet lover
Fantastic view of Earth and sky! Thanks for the link to Shutterbug; I learned a lot.
Marie Dunphy Harding
Magnificent! thanks for sharing.
a.
Beautiful! I love the circle effect!
Julia A. Richman
Breathtaking! Bravo! You are truly gifted. We are “all” so immensley blessed to live on this glorious “Planet.” Such “Oneness.”
Tom
Very clean and sharp. Deep, vivid colors.
yasmin
mashallah-the beauty of saudi arabia
Renee
Very beautiful!! I could just look at this photo all day! Congrats!
JustJack
Great photo. Always wanted to try these types of shots. Thanks for the link.
Laurie
Trekkie Matt,
Allow me to add Spock’s response to this truly amazing photo:
“Fascinating.”
Keith
A great shot and well executed.
sue gagnon
Nicely done, my friend
Mohamamd Al-Mumen
Thank you all for your words…I am glad you liked it.
technique is explained in detail here in my blog: http://www.almumen.com/log/?cat=6
Unfortunately, it is in Arabic Only. However, you can find details in english about this technique here:
http://shutterbug.com/techniques/pro_techniques/1007artrails/
Thanks
Richard Laney
Can I just point out that the sky isn’t black.
Why is this?
Forgive me if I’m being ignorant but stars are only visible by night, and the sky is still very much blue, especially in the lower right hand corner.
Please explain.
su
I liked this shot. congrats.
mike
Very cool. I love astronomy pictures.
Renee
Still really like this shot!! Wonderful!
Su
I have looked at this a few times, neat