Kielder Spring Starcamp 2013

This image from Kielder Spring Starcamp 2013, Sunday into Monday morning with 3" snow on ground from frequent heavy snow showers and short clear spells in between.
The horizon glow comes from the Scottish Border towns of Hawick & Jedburgh towards the north.

Pentax K5
Pentax 12-24mm f4 DA ED AL IF lens @ 12mm f4
Exp 20 secs
iso 1600

Uploaded13/03/2013 - 01:37

CategorySpecialist / Abstract

BodyPENTAX K-5

Shutter Speed20

Aperturef/4

LensN/A

ISO1600

Focal Length12mm

Unique Views / Likes3/0

Tagsastronomy stars astrophotography stargazing morning evening night nightsky night sky sky

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Date Taken	11/03/2013 - 01:03
Make	PENTAX
Model	PENTAX K-5
Program Mode	Manual
Metering Mode	Center-weighted average
Shutter Speed	20
Aperture	f/4
ISO	1600
Focal Length	12mm
Lens	N/A

Blaze Blaze

248 posts
15 years
Maine et Loire,
France

Posted 13/03/2013 - 06:50 Link

What a wonderful image ! Splendid sky and stars and the lit up tent makes a brilliant foreground.

VividArt VividArt

29 posts
13 years
Vancouver

Posted 13/03/2013 - 08:13 Link

Nice. Amazing amount of star detail with such a sort exposure. Where I live it would take two minutes to get this and then you'd have the trails.

Regards,

JMD

velimir velimir

15 posts
13 years
Velenje ; Slovenia

Posted 13/03/2013 - 09:15 Link

Hi,
I'm not sure what to say in Leica GmbH? Your photo is similar, Nite shot when testing V Lux 2, 3-4 years ago?
In any case, an educational photo, from the viewpoint of small defects Pentax sensor! Because turnout for lighter parts motives, can not focus, remove the tent a few meters, to thus avoid high ISO and close the aperture, while the Exp.twisted:
greeting
Velimir

Magnum is law