Long Exposure I took of myself climbing in The Needles of South Dakota with LEDs tied to my body.

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This is a composite shot. The Milky Way was shot at f/1.4, ISO 1600, and 15 sec. The climbing was shot at f/11, ISO 320, and 368 sec.

The climb itself is just over 100 feet tall.

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u/whitoreo Aug 13 '21

1.4. whoa

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u/shatteredankle Aug 13 '21

It's a Rokinon 24mm 1.4.

It's a great lens for astrophotography.

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u/chaoism Aug 13 '21

Question from a newb:

Lets say during the shoot, some wild bat/bird decides to fly across the screen. What shows in the picture?

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u/shatteredankle Aug 13 '21

Nothing would show up in the photo because in order to show up, in a long exposure at night, you have to either be still enough for the camera to collect a lot of light or be a light source yourself in which case, you can move about and still show up in the image.

That's why my body doesn't actually show up in the image.

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u/whitoreo Aug 14 '21

That's why my body doesn't actually show up in the image.

I doubt you actually walked in front of the lens while you were taking these photos.