I made this composite photo using the same techniques and software that I use to make star-trail images! I seek dense swarms of fireflies – if you know of a good place, please be in touch?
Archive for the Available Light Category
Group Portrait: Fire-Flies
Posted in 5DMII, Available Light, Composite, Long exposures on June 23, 2013 by budbranchLOOK3: Paramount Slideshow
Posted in Available Light, Long exposures, Point-and-shoot on June 15, 2013 by budbranch
Panorama Farm Barn
Posted in 5DMII, Architectural, Astrophotography, Available Light, Long exposures, sky on June 5, 2013 by budbranch30 second exposure from Saturday night at Panorama Farms
Moonset/Moonrise
Posted in 5DMII, Available Light, sky on March 30, 2013 by budbranchNice Moon compositions are possible at dawn or dusk – other times it is just too bright (it’s like trying to image a headlight at night). The first one of these is an exception: it was rising in the east an hour after sunset, but there were clouds that dimmed it and provided a light, even background. All these were all shot at 200mm off a tripod. I took a lot of care with focus and took measures to eliminate camera-shake. The images were all cropped-in severely to achieve the “big Moon” composition (see the last frame). And note that I made over 70 frames in order to collect a few “keepers”. -BB
A Sweet Couple
Posted in 5DMII, Available Light, Long exposures on December 17, 2012 by budbranchMy camera was set up for long exposures of night scenes – when I bumped into my friends, I asked them to pose very still for a 2-second exposure. They complied and we got this nice result!
Silhouettes
Posted in 5DMII, Available Light, Dogs on November 22, 2012 by budbranchI noticed an article on the web about shooting silhouettes, and I was inspired to give it a try:
Bud Branch 