Shooting Star captured during a 30 second exposure. Woodbridge North Lake, August 2005.
Shooting at night is one of the most pleasurable ways to spend my summer nights. I can wear shorts and a T-shirt, sandals, and just sit there enjoying the evening. And you'd be surprised how many large, impressive meteorites you can watch in just an hour... Each time I visited this lake at night, I would see at least one very large shooting star. Each time I was either not taking a picture, or my camera was pointed in the wrong direction. But this once, it just happened. Magic! I am being 100% honest with you, this is not computer generated. In fact, due to the technical nature of a 30 second exposure and the relatively fleeting instant that is a shooting star, only a tiny streak was bright enough to be recorded; the actual meteorite shone far brighter and made a considerably longer "mark" in the sky.
But forgive my technical digression. I merely want this photo to create within the viewer a desire to enjoy a pleasant, warm night such as this. They're going fast; in fact I suppose Southern California is one of the only places where shorts and a T-shirt are still "late night attire"...
Wow matt, very well done you lucky dog. Nice 30 second exposure, the shooting star is a very cool capture, and probably extremely difficult to catch! The glow of the city/ setting sun looks very cool, and the lake looks sooo pristine, that 30 second exposure is really nice for it. The lights from there are really cool too, this is an awesome photo. OVerall, great capture, and GREAT luck .
Will
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It's not as much luck as it is patience and being consistent. If you go out often, I guarantee you'll see shooting stars on a regular basis. Big ones. I forget the statistic but I believe that acually, thousands or millions of meteorites are burning up in earth's atmosphere every day. It's just that in 24 hours, most of it's daylight and at night people are mostly inside and/or asleep. Go out twice a week for an hour at a time, and you'll see. Good luck!
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