This is, to date, one of my favorite star trails pictures.


Teton National Park, with a Rebel XT, with my first and only wide angle lens (and still with me today), the 16-35mm f/2.8..


A single exposure with a full battery seemed to work fine. I hung out in the rental car while it was shooting. To the naked eye, there wasn't nearly so much light. I could barely see the mountain range after getting used to the dark for about 20 minutes. I used the cheap canon shutter release.






Shooting ModeManual Exposure
Tv( Shutter Speed )993
Av( Aperture Value )2.8
Metering ModeCenter-Weighted Average Metering
ISO Speed100
Lens16.0 - 35.0mm
Focal Length16.0mm