Comments on: Photographing Northern Lights – Aurora Borealis http://icelandaurora.com/blog/2009/08/10/photographing-northern-lights-aurora-borealis/ Photography Techniques Weblog Mon, 14 May 2012 17:00:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Aurora Borealis - Iceland Aurora Photo tours | Iceland Aurora Photo tours http://icelandaurora.com/blog/2009/08/10/photographing-northern-lights-aurora-borealis/comment-page-1/#comment-44926 Aurora Borealis - Iceland Aurora Photo tours | Iceland Aurora Photo tours Mon, 14 May 2012 17:00:26 +0000 http://icelandaurora.wordpress.com/?p=110#comment-44926 [...] Experience this yourself with one of my Photography Tours How to photograph the Northern Lights Tutorial [...] [...] Experience this yourself with one of my Photography Tours How to photograph the Northern Lights Tutorial [...]

]]> By: Rafal http://icelandaurora.com/blog/2009/08/10/photographing-northern-lights-aurora-borealis/comment-page-1/#comment-2954 Rafal Wed, 08 Sep 2010 00:22:12 +0000 http://icelandaurora.wordpress.com/?p=110#comment-2954 Thank you very very much Tony - this is awesome technique! Thank you very very much Tony – this is awesome technique!

]]> By: Tony http://icelandaurora.com/blog/2009/08/10/photographing-northern-lights-aurora-borealis/comment-page-1/#comment-2878 Tony Sat, 04 Sep 2010 14:19:37 +0000 http://icelandaurora.wordpress.com/?p=110#comment-2878 Hi Rafal the star trails at 30sec will be very minimal with a wide angle. When your HDR is complete bring the original 30sec exposure in (as a layer) and adjust the curves so that it matches the tonemapped version. Then blend in the layers. Alternatively, blend the 2 skies together using colour or saturation function. Another way of eliminating star-trails - edit your longer exposure by selecting the sky area. Cut and paste (this will create a new layer) then set the blending to 'Darken' now use the 'move' tool and just click on the image and move it a pixels at a time using the up and down cursor keys (you may have to repeat this). When the stars have been eliminated, flatten the image, save and start the HDR process. Hope this helps. Tony Hi Rafal
the star trails at 30sec will be very minimal with a wide angle. When your HDR is complete bring the original 30sec exposure in (as a layer) and adjust the curves so that it matches the tonemapped version. Then blend in the layers. Alternatively, blend the 2 skies together using colour or saturation function.
Another way of eliminating star-trails – edit your longer exposure by selecting the sky area. Cut and paste (this will create a new layer) then set the blending to ‘Darken’ now use the ‘move’ tool and just click on the image and move it a pixels at a time using the up and down cursor keys (you may have to repeat this). When the stars have been eliminated, flatten the image, save and start the HDR process.
Hope this helps.
Tony

]]> By: Rafal http://icelandaurora.com/blog/2009/08/10/photographing-northern-lights-aurora-borealis/comment-page-1/#comment-2877 Rafal Sat, 04 Sep 2010 13:27:37 +0000 http://icelandaurora.wordpress.com/?p=110#comment-2877 Hello Tony You write: "Go for it if you have the patience. The image above was from two exposures: 30 seconds to capture the sky and 6 minutes to capture the foreground." But how you eliminate long trails of stars? I always have them, and when mere as HDR they're still visible. Regards Rafal Hello Tony

You write:
“Go for it if you have the patience. The image above was from two exposures: 30 seconds to capture the sky and 6 minutes to capture the foreground.”
But how you eliminate long trails of stars?
I always have them, and when mere as HDR they’re still visible.
Regards
Rafal

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