RightTurn
by Quadrajet

Comment by EL-ROI:
It's like a chinese fire drill...photography style! It's cool how you captured the rotation of the earth in the stars.

RightTurn
by Quadrajet

Comment by Sonifo:
Wow! you went through a lot of trouble for this shot. Makes you wonder what the person in the other vehicle was thinking of you during the time. hehehhe...

1:19 AM
by Quadrajet

Comment by Quadrajet:
I kept the shutter open by using Canon's RS-80N3, it's a remote shutter release that you can lock indefinitely. You can see what I'm talking about HERE.

I've found that the 10-D doesn't suffer from the long exposure grain that other digital cameras do.

1:19 AM
by Quadrajet

Comment by eswik:
I would like to know how you left the shutter open for 175 seconds as well. Whats the name of that fuction on the camera? I'd like to know which other cameras have that capability as well. Thanks

1:19 AM
by Quadrajet

Comment by lbWhaples:
I don't know much about the cannon EOS-10D but 1)how do you leave the shutter open for 175 seconds and 2)how do you prevent the graniness characteristic of long exposures?

This is an awesome photo. Would have voted 10 if a member!

1:19 AM
by Quadrajet

Comment by Quadrajet:
Well, I should probably explain this image a bit more huh?

Canon 10-D
ISO 100
175 second exposure
16mm Zenitar fisheye lens (f/5.6)

I was at a local park at 1:19 in the morning. I positioned the camera so the moon was behind the outhouse (yes an outhouse). The specs in the sky are stars with their short star trails. The light in the sky is produced by clouds passing in front of the moon.

The light on AND inside the building was produced by myself waving a flashlight around. The moon, flashlight and stars were the only light sources.

Thanks for all your comments and votes!
Quadrajet

1:19 AM
by Quadrajet

Comment by Flash:
7. Great background.

1:19 AM
by Quadrajet

Comment by Ivar:
Very cool picture! Excellent capture! - 9

1:19 AM
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Comment by GeneralE:
Looks like an effective time-exposure ... are those streaked clouds or aurora effects?

1:19 AM
by Quadrajet

Comment by pinback:
Nice effect - what is producing the light behind the building? The quality of the light makes the building look unreal - like it's been CGI rendered (I'm not suggesting it has been :-) The cool steely blue of the sky contrasts well with the warm lighting in the building.