{"id":807,"date":"2014-12-22T23:21:21","date_gmt":"2014-12-22T23:21:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kenkoskela.com\/blog\/?p=807"},"modified":"2014-12-22T23:21:21","modified_gmt":"2014-12-22T23:21:21","slug":"how-to-create-starbursts-in-camera","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kenkoskela.com\/blog\/how-to-create-starbursts-in-camera\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Create Starbursts in Camera"},"content":{"rendered":"

Although the scenery in the image below of Gordes, France is spectacular, the “sunburst” or “starburst” created by the sun adds a nice finishing touch.<\/p>\n

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First Light Over Gordes<\/a> : Prints Available<\/a><\/p>\n

Beautiful sunrise over the hilltop city of Gordes, France<\/p>\n

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This is really easy to do. You will need a “point source of light”, such as the sun, somewhere in your image. To get the starburst, use a wide angle lens and set your f\/stop to a small aperture, such as F\/22. Then point the camera and shoot as normal. That’s about it. The starburst is created by the combination of a wide angle lens with a small aperture. <\/p>\n

Here is another example:<\/p>\n

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Desert Sunburst<\/a> : Prints Available<\/a><\/p>\n

Morning burst of sun over the top of the dunes at Deadvlei<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

You can experiment with different f\/stops to see what kind of effect you get. If the sun is large in the frame, you can create a smaller point source of light by positioning a foreground element in front of the sun to partially obscure it.<\/p>\n

One thing to keep in mind is that working with a small aperture means a longer shutter speed is needed. So, don’t forget your tripod.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Although the scenery in the image below of Gordes, France is spectacular, the “sunburst” or “starburst” created by the sun adds a nice finishing touch. This is really easy to do. You will need a “point source of light”, such as the sun, somewhere in your image. To get the starburst, use a wide angle […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-807","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-trips-and-tricks"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t