Posted by Rob Graham on August 13, 2013 at 9:43 AM
Hello. Just after midnight Monday morning, I captured a meteor fireball/explosion over western Kansas. Distant storms provided near constant sky lightning flashes. The skies in my area were clear, but the humidity felt high.I was using 15 sec exposures, 2 secs apart. The 23 exposures following the fireball capture show a distinct colorful afterglow, fading out by the end. The glow appears to move, but this is probably just caused by the Earth's rotation. My questions are:
1)Is this after glow common?
2)What is the best way in Photoshop to correct for the Earth's rotation?
3)How would you display this event? A quick slideshow would be the easiest, but is there a way to effectively show this in a single or very small series of photos? My first quick attempt last night ended in mush.
Thank you.
Posted by David Mayhew on August 13, 2013 at 12:17 PM
I had a similar after glow on one, left a kind of cloud, but only for about 1.5 mins.
In photoshop you can layer shots, "Lighten" blend mode, and free transform around Polaris to get the correct radiance location. Then mask out what you don't need.
Where's the photo ?!
Posted by Rob Graham on August 13, 2013 at 4:13 PM
Thanks for the suggestion. I just posted the photo over in the landscape gallery.
Posted by John Mumaw on August 13, 2013 at 6:55 PM
Discussion
4 replies1)Is this after glow common?
2)What is the best way in Photoshop to correct for the Earth's rotation?
3)How would you display this event? A quick slideshow would be the easiest, but is there a way to effectively show this in a single or very small series of photos? My first quick attempt last night ended in mush.
Thank you.
In photoshop you can layer shots, "Lighten" blend mode, and free transform around Polaris to get the correct radiance location. Then mask out what you don't need.
Where's the photo ?!
This tutorial by David Kingham may help, Rob.
https://vimeo.com/72571340