Zeta Stars by Mohammad Al-Mumen

Wednesday, 9th December 2009

Zeta Stars

by Mohammad Al-Mumen

This is not Catherine Zeta-jones Star but it is the stars of Zeta, a small place next to Tabuk, Saudi Arabia. I stacked 240 images of 30-sec star trail images to get the total exposure.

Equipment: Nikon D700

Mohammad Al-Mumen

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28 Comments

Sparts Says:
December 9th, 2009 at 1:41 am
In the words of Borat, I like!

Great effort and patience. I particularly like the smiley :/ in the center
mike Says:
December 9th, 2009 at 2:13 am
Very nice. Nice area for clear view of sky.
Katherine Lee Strassburg Says:
December 9th, 2009 at 3:01 am
Very interesting shot. The center of the image looks like a face–it could be me with a migraine from all that spinning! Very nice change of pace.
JimAtkin Says:
December 9th, 2009 at 3:14 am
At first glance I did not think this to be a photograph. Yet the effort you expended to create this interesting picture convinced me it was indeed an unusual photo.
MATE Says:
December 9th, 2009 at 3:27 am
wow thats amazing i thought this wasnt a real photo, i thought it was a painting, very dreamlike and mysterious
Matt Weitzman Says:
December 9th, 2009 at 6:47 am
Awesome job! Seriously, one of, if not the coolest picture I’ve ever seen. Be proud of yourself.
Labaune Says:
December 9th, 2009 at 7:36 am
Fantastic !
great idea
Anurag Says:
December 9th, 2009 at 7:56 am
Real hard work and diligence.

240 exposures X 1/2 min = 2Hrs. of exposure time!! Holy Smoke!!

The entire shot must have taken you at least 3 1/2 to 4 hours to capture. Then the Post Processing.

Your labor of love has paid of very well.
Pauline Jones Says:
December 9th, 2009 at 9:19 am
Brilliant work; thanks for sharing it with all of us.
Waseem Asmar Says:
December 9th, 2009 at 12:41 pm
thanks for your time Dear Mohammad
you just WoWWwww all of us !!!
Waseem
Wanda Krack Says:
December 9th, 2009 at 1:42 pm
What a wonderful shot. Perfect location and composition, and the star track’s are awesome!
Malta Photography Says:
December 9th, 2009 at 2:03 pm
Very interesting shot indeed and also the method used to create this image.
paul whitton Says:
December 9th, 2009 at 2:27 pm
now that is creative! good show!I have never thought to shoot star trails, but you have picked a sensational spot to do so, nice work.
fahad aldaajani Says:
December 9th, 2009 at 3:15 pm
Good job my friend,
I knew it’s yours from the 1st look
you’ve you flavor
renee Says:
December 9th, 2009 at 3:32 pm
Wow, this is a spectacular shot! congrats!
Grete Says:
December 9th, 2009 at 4:28 pm
Superb and incredible shot! It should not be so easy to capture this image. Congratulations for you!
Marie Dunphy Harding Says:
December 9th, 2009 at 5:06 pm
You certainly put 100% into your work … ever consider Medicine?
Truman Sharp Says:
December 9th, 2009 at 5:52 pm
That picture looks like a time warp. Is it?
SPAIN Says:
December 9th, 2009 at 5:57 pm
ooooooooooo
ayal Says:
December 9th, 2009 at 9:45 pm
It’s to look the reality “inside”, the secret hidden from the time in the space… A secret that has a center and a smile. Thanks, Mohammad!
Ottoman Says:
December 9th, 2009 at 10:42 pm
Oh, that’s wonderful !!
Sue Gagnon Says:
December 10th, 2009 at 4:57 am
Wow, this is really a well conceived and well-executed shot you have, and well deserving of POTD! Kudos to you, for you extraordinary patience and work.
Argos Says:
December 10th, 2009 at 6:34 am
Excellent shot — thanks for being so patient for this one!
Rajib Singha Says:
December 10th, 2009 at 2:12 pm
Your endeavor paid off. Congrats!
Srirama Raja Says:
December 11th, 2009 at 5:55 am
Nice one. Thanks for sharing.
Su Says:
December 12th, 2009 at 2:31 pm
Its all been said before me, but it is a wonderful shot and well deserving of the praise.
Photos by Nik Says:
December 13th, 2009 at 1:39 am
Apart fromthe image being good the great part is how it was explained and acheived congrats
Kirk Jordan Says:
December 14th, 2009 at 5:52 pm
Makes me wonder if VanGough saw in stacked thirty second bursts!