burnt embers

We spent Canadian Thanksgiving two weeks ago with friends on Read Island. It is located near Campbell River between Vancouver Island and the mainland. Before we left my blogging friend Melinda (One Day | One Image) suggested I try some star trail photos seeing as how we would be away from light pollution.  She kindly sent me a couple of her shots as inspiration, and some how-to links. I did not get a chance to look at the links, but should have.

I was convinced to take my tripod, even though clear nights seemed unlikely and it was an extra bother since the trip ends with travel in a small boat (after a bit less than 4 hours driving, a ferry to Quadra Island and another 45 minutes in the car).  In any case, this is one of the shots I took. It is a single exposure taken, so the EXIF data says, with a 4,435 second exposure (which is 73.92 minutes). Thanks to some software rescue and a very good sensor, it worked out OK, but nearly was a bust.

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