Star trails astrophotography!

Maldives: Starry night sky

I did my best to capture the Milky Way and star trails. On a handful of nights, I would place the camera outside before going to sleep and use the time-lapse feature, capturing around two hours of photos per night.

Each photo was a 30 second exposure, taken at f/2.0 with my Fuji X-T1 and a 12mm Rokinon lens.

#1 — Looking straight up

Camera test shot

30 fps

#2 — Looking at thirty degrees

Test shot

30fps

Star trails

#3 — Facing forward

Setting up the camera for the initial test shot, too much light in this composition

30fps

#4 — A quick time-lapse while drinking cocktails

Milky Way test shot

30fps with people walking around and a shooting star mixed in

#5 — Last night

30fps with clouds

Next time I will bring an even better lens!

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