Fun lil star trails

Over the last few full moons Ive made the effort to get out and about with the stars. Here's some shots from them.

Walking to one of the locations meant walking over farmland which is loaded with animals.. and yeah..getting chased by lamas for a few hundred metres. Little did I know it's close to roaring season for the stags.... that got a lil hairy running with the camera gear and jandals on. A few hundred deer running from every direction is quite a surprise. Packing as light as possible I figured a little LED torch will be suitable, that didn't didn't help my eyes playing tricks on me later on up the hill. While waiting for a shot I did fall asleep and to wake up an hour later only to find a very over-exposed shot, bugger. Instead I went off chasing a ratty possum with my jandal in hand after it ate my apple.

Gear I took was:
Canon
-5D Mark II
-17-40mm f/4L
-50mm f/1.2L
-24-105mm f/4L
-580EXII
-Handy mini Manfrotto modo tripod. This beast has become a very good friend of mine. Super light. Small. fullstop. Well really I've got two really meant for holding my TT5/580's but figured why not push them further past there limits. They aren't meant for holding the DSLR with a lens but managed fine.
-DIY shutter release. (this tiny tool is pretty budget as I just found it to tighten the surfboard fins. It's perfect to tap the two shutter pins and then leave it in there for the remainder of the exposure. I don't recommend doing this as those pins bend too easy. The second time round I did bring along the real deal.
All packed in the Dakine Sequence. Oh and some yum food too.

Had a handy lil tool for the above image if ya can tell.

Saweeet as, Enjoy!
Stefan Haworth