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Tips and techniques for photographing star trails (contd) ..

Tip 946 (Check the weather): This is critical. If you are going to have rain, clouds, or even fog, there goes the chance of being able to see star trails. Be very careful, and remember these conditions can also be very harmful for your camera.

Tip 947 (Time lapse movie): You might have seen some [...]

Tips and techniques for photographing star trails (contd) ..

Tip 941 (Lens can get fogged up): In many cases, you may under-estimate the cold conditions that you will face. In such cases, it is important to ensure that your lens does not get fogged up. You can use some Grabber Hand Warmers for this purpose. These can do a great job of ensuring that [...]

Tips and techniques for photographing star trails ..

Tip 931 (Keep the camera stable, use a tripod or something stable): This seems like a very obvious item for somebody who has shot star trails, but I keep on getting astounded at the number of people who want to shoot star trails and then don’t have a tripod. A star trail captures the movement [...]

How to take photos of the moon – Improve your photo shooting capabilities and your technique (contd..)

Tip 711 (Use RAW when possible): RAW allows you to adjustments in non-destructive (non-lossy) mode. When you are taking photos of the night, and with the moon, there is a strong chance that you will want to do white balance adjustments, and for doing those adjustments in the camera, you need to shoot in RAW.

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How to take photos of the moon – Improve your photo shooting capabilities and your technique (contd..)

Tip 706 (Track the phases of the moon): This may seem very obvious, but be sure to check out the various phases of the moon as well as the lunar calendar. This will you determine whether the moon is in a full moon stage, or half or quarter, or even when there is no moon [...]