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It takes a bit of effort to get an original shot of Stanage these days. 12 min exposure, light trail is my headtorch.
Dan Arkle - 15/Dec/08Report Fantastic shot, but not sure about the originality comment?!: http://www.ukclimbing.com/images/dbpage.html?id=65345
HimTiggins - 16/Dec/08Report Wow, 26 5star votes in a day! Glad you all like it and thanks for your comments. It was a bitch to make - I had to keep a second headtorch pointed at the camera, top out on verglassed holds, and then come down only to not be able to find the camera, and then the remote shutter release battery had died in the cold. Difficult to process as well with different coloured light sources, tricky exposure, and a mix of noise and detail to seperate. Thanks to Scott for accompanying me.
Dan Arkle - 16/Dec/08Report Dan amazin pic mate.10 stars for it, i have this camera could you tell me what setting and lens you used. cheers.
shaun stephens - 16/Dec/08Report Caspar, the second headtorch pointed at the camera gave the continuous trail of light. Without it, a weaker indirect trail would result, which would have looked odd in comparison with the strong trail when I walked back. See Rock around the Block by Jamie Moss (linked on the 4th comment) for comparison. On some of 'Crack and Corner' the second light faced away and there are breaks in the trail.
Exposure f/4 813sec ISO 100. Canon 450D with remote release. Lens Tokina 10-17mm fisheye @10mm - fisheye effect mostly corrected after.
To get the exposure right I take shorter shots at max ISO, find the time needed to get the exposure ok. Then double the exposure time whilst halving the ISO until ISO 100 is reached. E.g. a good exposure in 45secs at ISO 1600 is equal to 12min at ISO 100. Low ISO is absolutely vital to control noise.
Dan Arkle - 16/Dec/08Report Exposure f/4 813sec ISO 100. Canon 450D with remote release. Lens Tokina 10-17mm fisheye @10mm - fisheye effect mostly corrected after.
To get the exposure right I take shorter shots at max ISO, find the time needed to get the exposure ok. Then double the exposure time whilst halving the ISO until ISO 100 is reached. E.g. a good exposure in 45secs at ISO 1600 is equal to 12min at ISO 100. Low ISO is absolutely vital to control noise.
I love the star trails. Shows just how long the exposure was! An excellent shot which has paid off the effort involved!
withey - 17/Dec/08Report excellent and worth the effort you put into it for something different at Stanage.
simon c - 17/Dec/08Report I'm impressed that you got the North Star centralised and had the star trail circular. Fluke or did you set it up that way? Very nice all said and done....
Just a bhoy - 17/Dec/08Report Can't be a fluke that the North star is central! Excellent shot, well captured & a great composure.
Simon - 17/Dec/08Report Superb. The originality in this and all your photos is second to none. Keep it coming.
Mike421 - 19/Dec/08Report Congratulations! This photo was chosen as Photo of the Week, based on votes by registered users over the past 7 days.
UKC Photos - 21/Dec/08Report You mad b**ger! BRILL! Stupid question but (and i dont know stanage) that looks well impressive for 12 mins!!
Padraig - 21/Dec/08Report Absolutely brilliant photo, although I'm a bit disappointed you had to wear a second headtorch when in fact you could have soloed it all facing outwards :o) Happy Christmas!
jtree03 - 21/Dec/08Report Everyone has said it already, but well done. Don't think I've given a 5 to anything from stanage... all year!
Jon_Warner - 28/Dec/08Report Congratulations! This photo was chosen as Photo of the Week, based on votes by registered users over the past 7 days.
UKC Photos - 28/Dec/08Report Brilliant shot looks like you put a lot of effort into it and it's paid off.
chris fox - 29/Dec/08Report Congratulations! This photo was chosen as Photo of the Week, based on votes by registered users over the past 7 days.
UKC Photos - 04/Jan/09Report Can't believe only one person so far has asked what routes. (Brilliant photo by the way, yay!) Is that Crack and Corner you soloed? Masochistic git :-)
Stone Muppet - 07/Jan/09Report Yep, Castle Crack first, then down the cool descent behind the chockstone, up Crack and Corner which is always a bit awkward, then down Grotto Slab. It took a bit of time to decide which routes would look best, I needed to face North to get Polaris in, and needed and an aesthetic line with the down climbs visible, plus an attractive bit of crag. This one was originally just going to be a test shot to prove the concept- I wanted at least ten routes!- but some mates liked it on Facebook so I decided to go with it. Thanks for all your comments, Dan
Dan Arkle - 07/Jan/09Report Congratulations! This photo was chosen as Photo of the Week, based on votes by registered users over the past 7 days.
UKC Photos - 11/Jan/09Report Nice work.Theres a lot going on in this pic, I could look at it for hours and find loads of wee nuggets that make it just 'work'.Perfecto mate.Cheers for sharing with us..
Sean Bell - 13/Jan/09Report Hi Dan,
Just wanted to say that this picture is spectacular. I'd love to set this as my desktop background, but was wondering if you had one at a higher resolution for my large monitor?
Cheers
Oli
chuck_stones - 27/Jan/09Report Just wanted to say that this picture is spectacular. I'd love to set this as my desktop background, but was wondering if you had one at a higher resolution for my large monitor?
Cheers
Oli
I wouldn't say original as Jamie Moss has done one before Dan's. It's exactly the same idea but different location. The most common scenario of this type of photo is the trails of light emitted from cars during long exposure after dark. This one happens to be man made on a crag. One cannot be sure it's Stanage, can you in the dark? Pretty good though.
Skinny Kin - 18/Jun/09Report Have I spotted that petzl are using this shot or is it very similar? If so well done.
Rustyshanks - 24/Sep/09Report In reply to Skinny Kin re. "One cannot be sure it's Stanage, can you in the dark? Pretty good though."
Firstly, yes one can be sure that it's Stanage if you know the place - hint, Grotto Slab descent on the right.
Secondly, it's much better than 'pretty good'.
Thirdly, you do better.
Darren Jackson - 27/Sep/09Report Firstly, yes one can be sure that it's Stanage if you know the place - hint, Grotto Slab descent on the right.
Secondly, it's much better than 'pretty good'.
Thirdly, you do better.
wicked photo! Inspired me to do a copycat, just need to find a good location now!
alexisg - 13/Jan/10Report That's one of the most astoundingly beautiful photos that I've ever seen.
mcdougal - 05/Apr/10Report The star trail makes me dizzy! Absoloutly stunning capture. Congratulations.
Richiehill - 19/Jun/10Report i never realised the stars rotated around the north star like that - brilliant
auld al - 13/Sep/10Report is there any way to get a big copy of this to put up on the wall? I want to frame it and have it above the fire place.
Got a job rob - 14/Sep/10Report I have this picture on my work PC as the desktop image and everybody stops to look at it. One new guy walked past my desk and said "that Grotto Slab." 15 minutes waisted gassing.
Reminds me of great days at Stanage
antonyscoff - 19/Oct/10Report Reminds me of great days at Stanage
I'm a big fan of Stanage and a huge fan of night climbing. I also like long exposures so this pic really make me smile. It looks like a bolt of lightning at first glance. 5*
adam.wall - 30/May/11Report This is absolutely fantastic! You've combined two of my favourite hobbies in one go here! Light painting and climbing! Am going to have to experiment with this myself!
daveymcbride - 04/Jan/12Report That is such a good idea, i have been thinking about playing with light at night but this is a great picture.
samparsons - 01/Dec/13Report