<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[The Amazing Sky]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[http://amazingsky.net]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[Alan Dyer]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://amazingsky.net/author/amazingsky/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[We&#8217;re Live on&nbsp;Kickstarter]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="6432" data-permalink="https://amazingsky.net/2016/06/15/were-live-on-kickstarter/star-trails-behind-double-arch-2/" data-orig-file="https://amazingsky.files.wordpress.com/2016/06/social-media-graphic.jpg" data-orig-size="2000,1333" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Image \u00a9 Alan Dyer&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 6D&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Circumpolar star trails spinning behind Double Arch at Arches National Park, Utah, as the waning gibbous Moon lights the arches toward the end of the sequence. The Big Dipper is streakng into frame at top right from behind the butte at right, while Jupiter is the bright object at top left streaking down into the scene. \r\rDuring the shoot, other photographers were lighting the Arches but this did not affect my shoot, as my foreground came from near the end of the shoot after they had all left and I had natural illumination to light the Arches.\r\rThis is a stack of 160 frames taken over 2.5 hours from 9:30 to midnight, starting in moonless darkness, then brightening as the Moon rose in the last hour of the shooting, lighting the sky and arches. The nearest arch casts its shadow onto the distant arch, with its shadow shape matching the other arch.\r\rThe frames were stacked with Star Circle Academy\u2019s \u201cAdvanced Stacker Actions\u201d for Photoshop using the Long Streaks effect. The foreground comes from a stack of 8 frames for noise reduction, taken toward the end of the shooting with the moonlight illumination. An additional frame taken a couple of minutes after the last star trail frame adds the short unstreaked stars at the head of the trails. \r\rEach exposure was 45 seconds at f\/2.8 and ISO 3200 with the Canon 6D and 14mm Rokinon lens. Dark frames taken at the end of the night (8 stacked in Mean combine for a master dark) were also subtracted from each of the foreground and star trail stacks, which reduced noise speckling.&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1428461800&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;\u00a9 2015 Alan Dyer&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;3200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;45&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Star Trails Behind Double Arch&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="Star Trails Behind Double Arch" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="&lt;p&gt;Circumpolar star trails spinning behind Double Arch at Arches National Park, Utah, as the waning gibbous Moon lights the arches toward the end of the sequence. The Big Dipper is streakng into frame at top right from behind the butte at right, while Jupiter is the bright object at top left streaking down into the scene. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;During the shoot, other photographers were lighting the Arches but this did not affect my shoot, as my foreground came from near the end of the shoot after they had all left and I had natural illumination to light the Arches.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This is a stack of 160 frames taken over 2.5 hours from 9:30 to midnight, starting in moonless darkness, then brightening as the Moon rose in the last hour of the shooting, lighting the sky and arches. The nearest arch casts its shadow onto the distant arch, with its shadow shape matching the other arch.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The frames were stacked with Star Circle Academy’s “Advanced Stacker Actions” for Photoshop using the Long Streaks effect. The foreground comes from a stack of 8 frames for noise reduction, taken toward the end of the shooting with the moonlight illumination. An additional frame taken a couple of minutes after the last star trail frame adds the short unstreaked stars at the head of the trails. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Each exposure was 45 seconds at f/2.8 and ISO 3200 with the Canon 6D and 14mm Rokinon lens. Dark frames taken at the end of the night (8 stacked in Mean combine for a master dark) were also subtracted from each of the foreground and star trail stacks, which reduced noise speckling.&lt;/p&gt;
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<p><strong><span style="color:#ff6600;"><em>Our video tutorial project is now live on Kickstarter!</em></span></strong></p>
<p>For the last two years I&#8217;ve been involved in a project to produce a set of comprehensive video tutorials on how to shoot and process <em>Nightscapes and Time-Lapses</em>, to complement <span style="color:#0000ff;"><a style="color:#0000ff;" href="https://itunes.apple.com/ca/book/how-to-photograph-process/id944708252?mt=11" target="_blank">my ebook by the same name</a>.</span></p>
<p>If you&#8217;ve not been able to attend my workshops – or even if you have! – these videos will provide you with all the information, and more, in a format you can review over and over.</p>
<p>We&#8217;ve shot all the field and studio footage, but to complete the production, we need your help.<a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/58417101/nightscapes-and-time-lapses-from-field-to-photosho" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0000ff;"> Back us on Kickstarter</span> </a>and we&#8217;ll be able to make the programs available this September, as downloads and on a shipped USB drive.</p>
<p><span style="color:#0000ff;"><a style="color:#0000ff;" href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/58417101/nightscapes-and-time-lapses-from-field-to-photosho" target="_blank">Our Kickstarter page has all the details</a>.</span> Early backers can purchase the tutorial programs now for as little as $55 &#8211; and that&#8217;s Canadian! – <em>vs</em>. $80 for the final retail price. The final programs will provide several hours of instruction, both in the field and at the computer.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/58417101/nightscapes-and-time-lapses-from-field-to-photosho" target="_blank"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="6473" data-permalink="https://amazingsky.net/2016/06/15/were-live-on-kickstarter/kickstarter-logo-light-copy/" data-orig-file="https://amazingsky.files.wordpress.com/2016/06/kickstarter-logo-light-copy.png" data-orig-size="600,70" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" data-image-title="kickstarter-logo-light copy" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://amazingsky.files.wordpress.com/2016/06/kickstarter-logo-light-copy.png?w=300" data-large-file="https://amazingsky.files.wordpress.com/2016/06/kickstarter-logo-light-copy.png?w=600" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-6473" src="https://amazingsky.files.wordpress.com/2016/06/kickstarter-logo-light-copy.png?w=600&#038;h=70" alt="kickstarter-logo-light copy" width="600" height="70" srcset="https://amazingsky.files.wordpress.com/2016/06/kickstarter-logo-light-copy.png 600w, https://amazingsky.files.wordpress.com/2016/06/kickstarter-logo-light-copy.png?w=150&amp;h=18 150w, https://amazingsky.files.wordpress.com/2016/06/kickstarter-logo-light-copy.png?w=300&amp;h=35 300w" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px" /></a></p>
<p>If you have not participated in a Kickstarter campaign before, it is no risk. Nothing is charged to your credit card until and when the project is successfully funded after the 30-day campaign. If it isn&#8217;t successful, you are charged nothing.</p>
<p>Here&#8217;s our promo video describing the programs.</p>
<div class="embed-vimeo" style="text-align: center;"><iframe src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/169035499" width="700" height="394" frameborder="0" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen></iframe></div>
<p>We have 30 days to make our goal. We invite you to join us in making our project a reality.</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>— Alan, June 15, 2016 /<span style="color:#0000ff;"> <a style="color:#0000ff;" href="http://www.amazingsky.com" target="_blank">www.amazingsky.com</a></span></p>
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