I’d wanted to do a star trail shot for quite a while but never really got around to it as the only places I’ve been to where the sky is dark enough and I have been far away enough from light pollution have all seemed to be freezing cold, and not really the kind of places you want to spend an hour or two waiting around to record the stars moving across the sky. Last year however I went to Indonesia and was planning to shoot the volcanic caldera of Mount Bromo, which is a long way from any light pollution and also isn’t freezing cold (although despite being on steamy Java is still high enough to be pretty cold at night, and I was thankful to have layers and a lightweight down jacket). The secret to any night time shot is to get as much light onto the sensor as possible using a combination of a wide open aperture, a long shutter speed and a high ISO. I decided to use the XF 14mm f2.8 lens as it would allow me to shoot at a slightly lower ISO than I would with the 10-24mm f4, and therefore have slightly more quality in the final image file……

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Andy Mumford Astrophotography Fuji Passion Fuji X-T1