star trails

Here’s a quick and easy way to create star trails in Photoshop CS5! Click on the fly-out menu in the Actions palette and load the action – Star Trails Rotation. Choose a photo of stars that you’d like to rotate to make star trails. Start the action, and watch the magic happen! I used a…

The east coast of Florida is one of my favorite locations to photograph. As often as I’ve shot there, I have never photographed it at night. It’s more beautiful than I ever could imagine. It’s amazing how many stars there are out there, and how many more can be appreciated by just taking a photograph.…

This is the most challenging locations to photograph. I think I’m parking in an impromptu boat ramp for overnight fishermen. Several monster sized 4×4 trucks appointed with extra large headlights on top of the cab drove by during the evening, illuminating the trees, foreground, and probably the next city. I wanted to create a time lapse with…

Star trails are a fascinating part of photographing at night! I’ve been waiting for a chance to photograph stars on Florida’s east coast, far away from the city lights of Orlando. The wind finally blew away most of the clouds that have been looming here the month of August. This created a perfect opportunity to…