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Apps for Night Photography. Astronomy: Sun, Moon, planets position. StarSpikes Pro 3 Plug-in. Like the Ocean. This is the second installment of the Star Photography Article. If you are just getting started do check out – Sleeping with the Stars. The below article predominantly focuses on Post Processing i.e. once you capture your shots. If you ended up here thru Google looking to set up for Star Trail shoots check out this comprehensive article @ Star Circle. 5 Different Creative Post Processing with the same set of 86 shots (each 30 sec exposure) If you had read my earlier article – ‘Sleeping with the Stars’ you would have noticed that I mostly shoot milky way shots. The more I was looking at these, the more I was intrigued. The reminder of the article presumes you have a handful of exposures (of shorter duration) of the star lit night scene. As I was searching online there was lot of information on how to set up and shoot for star trails. Short cut keys “Alt + [“ – Select below layer ; “Alt + Shift + G” – Set LIGHTEN Layer Mode are quiet handy (but still time-consuming) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Salim Waguila Photography.