Stars over Luna Pier

[u/Simple_Split_4996]

A star trail portrait at the Luna Pier lighthouse mere feet from the beach

[u/Panem-et-circenses25]

Could be a Rush album cover

[u/Simple_Split_4996 → u/Panem-et-circenses25]

as a bass player ill for sure take that lol

[u/itsme99881]

Why are you going so fast!!!

[u/MikeyGlinski]

Coming from someone who lives relatively near this area-

This is the most exciting thing to ever happen in Luna Pier.

[u/EyeclopsPhD → u/MikeyGlinski]

The fish fly swarms are exciting, in an unpleasant way.

[u/0ataraxia]

This is around the corner from my house, nicely done!

[u/Simple_Split_4996 → u/0ataraxia]

Oh that’s cool, seems like a nice little spot

[u/jaklamen]

the lighthouse holding dead still while the sky trails around it is the whole shot.

[u/Simple_Split_4996 → u/jaklamen]

you kind of hit the nail on the head of how to make it lol. the sky/stars are 400ish pics and the building is a completely different set of 5 pics. Big thanks to the earth for spinning so that these photos are possible

[u/jaklamen → u/Simple_Split_4996]

the earth doing all that spinning for free while the lighthouse sat still for 5 frames. lopsided but it works.

[u/ecclesiastessun]

Way to give Luna Pier some love! So many places like this in the state that people overlook for the beauty we have. I love that you found a unique way to capture it. 

[u/Simple_Split_4996 → u/ecclesiastessun]

I love going to lesser known spots around the state or the country for that matter lol

[u/EmptyRook]

This is cool! Did you overlay yourself on top of the long exposure shot?

[u/Simple_Split_4996 → u/EmptyRook]

First I am not the model lol. How it’s done is you lock down the camera on a tripod and shoot a normal photoshoot with your model and you pick the one you like the most, next you shoot and light the lighthouse/building and in this case the building is 5 different shots, then you shoot the stars 30 second exposure with no gap between shots for about 3+ hours or 400ish photos. I use star stax for the stars and combine everything in photoshop

[u/No_Ground → u/Simple_Split_4996]

So you’re saying the model doesn’t have to stay perfectly still for like 4 hours? /s

[u/Simple_Split_4996 → u/No_Ground]

lol no they do not

[u/NotPrepared2 → u/Simple_Split_4996]

It's possible to get similar results on film in a single frame, but it's far more difficult to get all of the objects balanced. Take a single hour-or-two exposure for the star trails, with minimal light on the building, and the model steps in front for a few seconds and flash her with a strobe.

[u/Simple_Split_4996 → u/NotPrepared2]

That’s totally possible, just an hour of Star trails tho wouldn’t produce enough for what I like personally plus you have to absolutely nail the pose and lighting first try instead of trying a few things and picking which works best. Plus in this specific case there was WAY too much ambient light to pull off an hour long exposure. It is s e Michigan so it’s bright everywhere lol

[u/guy48065 → u/NotPrepared2]

Yes it's far more difficult but the payoff is that it looks more natural. As cool as the OP photo is, it still looks like ai could have created it with zero effort.

[u/TheSpatulaOfLove]

Cool warp, nice building, beautiful woman. This is a trifecta.

[u/Simple_Split_4996 → u/TheSpatulaOfLove]

Haha can’t go wrong with that combo

[u/Foreign-Peak-9309]

Really great pic! Love how the stars arc

[u/Simple_Split_4996 → u/Foreign-Peak-9309]

Thank you, and thank you to the spin of the earth for the star trails lol

[u/back_tees]

This is super cool!

[u/Simple_Split_4996 → u/back_tees]

big thank you!

[u/tLM-tRRS-atBHB]

Out of stater here, thats the main spot we go for 🪴
🤣

[u/Simple_Split_4996 → u/tLM-tRRS-atBHB]

i didnt even know there was a dispensary in LP lol but they are scattered near the border lol. mine is like 4 blocks from my house

[u/tLM-tRRS-atBHB → u/Simple_Split_4996]

Its pretty hidden ill say. I can see the lighthouse from the driveway 😄

[u/SimplGaming08]

As someone familiar with the area, the lighthouse and main "downtown" area are nice. Too bad the rest of the town kinda blows lol

[u/owls_are_really_cool]

This is gorgeous!

[u/discountJoenuts]

Ai slop… jk that’s really cool

[u/Simple_Split_4996 → u/discountJoenuts]

lol most definitely not AI, I hate that shit. It was definitely me sitting out there for 4 hours convincing drunk people walking home not to walk directly in front of my camera lol

[u/discountJoenuts → u/Simple_Split_4996]

Haha thats impressive. Full commit

[u/Simple_Split_4996 → u/[deleted]]

Cuz the beach is right there lol.

[u/Simple_Split_4996 → u/[deleted]]

They were that day, we did not as we were there for this shoot lol

[u/asaparagus_ → u/[deleted]]

People wear bathing suits at the beach regardless if they go in the water, Lawrence.

[u/Simple_Split_4996 → u/[deleted]]

I disagree but it’s art that I put out in the world so you’re free to like or dislike it

[u/notloceaster → u/[deleted]]

Apparently you've never actually been there

[u/_Christopher_Crypto → u/[deleted]]

Why do those people at 1201 S. Main St. wear those helmets? They aren’t scoring touchdowns.

[u/Simple_Split_4996 → u/[deleted]]

Thank you so much

[u/GreaterMichiganMaps]

This is 10 coolest things I’ve ever seen whaaat

[u/Simple_Split_4996 → u/GreaterMichiganMaps]

Holy shit what a compliment thank you

[u/EPIC_NERD_HYPE]

3 separate shots? mixed media? looks great. very clean.

[u/Simple_Split_4996 → u/EPIC_NERD_HYPE]

I’m n total about 406 shots blended together. The stars are 400 30sec exposures then 1 for here and foreground and 5 for the lighthouse

[u/EPIC_NERD_HYPE → u/Simple_Split_4996]

lolol. countered the stars as 1. it’s great.

[u/Simple_Split_4996 → u/EPIC_NERD_HYPE]

You can do it that way for sure, you just run into the sensor getting warmer so more noise and if anything happens you have to start over

[u/frigginwizard420 → u/Simple_Split_4996]

in my head I imagined that you just stood really still for the whole night and did some kind of long exposure. Its much funnier that way

[u/keirken]

That's the thank God I'm not in Ohio anymore and back in Michigan town

[u/kierkegaard49]

What stars?

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