Article · National Parks at Night
The Night Photographer's Guide to Star Stacking (Part I)
By Tim Cooper
- Type
- Article
- Level
- Intermediate
- Price
- Free
- Published
- 2022
About this lesson
Explains how to capture the raw frames for a star stack: choosing exposure with the NPF rule and a six-stop rule, and setting up an intervalometer. First of a three-part series that continues into processing.
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