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019-2020 – Stars Photography with a twist
Today, I’ll teach you how to take stars photography without even stepping outside.
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Sometimes, I like to capture star trails like these.
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If you wish to be able to take similar images, you will need a table or a clothes dryer, a fluffy blanket, a small tripod, a phone holder, a smartphone and the £1.99 Slow shutter cam app. Works best if the room is bright. Next, hide underneath the blanket and start shooting.
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The idea came to me when my daughter asked me to build her a house so she can play with her toys. The clothes dryer was clear so I just threw a fluffy blanket on top and the house was ready.
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I was invited to the house warming party. Once inside, I saw how the light was shining through the blanket and started taking photos. My photos came out a bit blurry, because the “Night sky” (blanket) was moving and I was shooting handheld. To improve the outcome, I moved the blanket on top of a table and used a small tripod to stabilise the shot. I even used a torch to illuminate the bottom of the gram to imitate light pollution from a city in the distance.
In conclusion, I have had a nice afternoon with my daughter and would be only fair to choose one of the images to be the image of day 19, part of “a photo a day challenge 2020.
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