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Two versions of star trails photo: High contrast and low contrast

Happy Valentine’s Day (Friendship Day in Finland)!!!!

For you, on this day, two versions of a photo— both beautiful, I think! But some of you might prefer a distinct, sharp image of stars over a few minutes time, like this …….

First edit: High contrast, “clean” star trails

And some might fall in love with the version below, which shows more stars and gives the sense of shooting stars, or even a RAINSTORM of stars!

Edit #2, low contrast

Again, this is ONE photo of star trails (over Mt. Elden in Flagstaff Arizona). The only difference between them is contrast. Here “high contrast” means darker sky and relatively brighter star trails, and low contrast means less difference between light and dark.

All for the love of beauty, on this day and every day!

Which version do YOU like better? Why is that? Please follow me on all of my social media, and right here on this page please leave your comments!