Stars are Magical

Stars are magical I think… That’s because they only show to those who love them.

I’m not talking about the stars in the sky, neither about those in movies. I’m talking about upbeat magical stars created by the sunshine. Those that you can only capture with the camera 🙂 Most of the time they are sunbursts, glistening shiny sparkling lights. They like to hide though. If you want to see them, you really have to want very hard… but when they show they are literally magical. Here for instance is a swan floating on stars. She was like the Queen of the Rhine River (Germany), in a fairy-tale. (Absolutely no Photoshop work on it). It is part of my “Swans Nuptial Dance on the Rhine River, Germany” post on Travelways.com

** TIP: Photographing starbursts is quite easy, by setting your camera to long exposure. All you need is a narrow aperture such as f/22 and focus on the bright light. (I’m not sure I said it already, but I always wear sunglasses when doing this)

You can find shining stars behind leaves, branches, under roofs, everywhere. You can see them in the dark, as well as in a brightness of the day… But you have to know how to look for them… 🙂

This one for instance was hidden high in a tree on a sunny autumn day. I posted it in my previous “autumn colors and foliage in photography” page.

This one just appeared on a forest road in the darkness of the night.

Stars are magical in every season or environment

I had the chance to see some nice ones at wintertime in Canada. This is one of them as the sun was going down in Ontario:

… And here is one that has just been featured in the “Camera Art” gallery at Fine Art America: Magical Star Of Light And Ice:

One day in the summertime, one showed up over the Canadian Museum of Civilizations in Gatineau, Quebec. I love this image and used it as the top banner for my Graphic Web Design Website: AllBizWebDesign.com

Sonoran Desert is a wonderful place to visit. It extends from Southern Arizona all the way to Baja California in Mexico. And if you are lucky enough, you can catch a magical star through the branches of an organ pipe cactus at golden light.

Talking about Baja California, a beautiful star revealed itself to me while I was walking on the Pacific Ocean promenade in San Quintin, Mexico.

As I love them, many beautiful stars appeared along my travel ways. Here is another I captured on a cold morning above a golf course in Lexington, Michigan.

Now you can see why I think that stars are magical 🙂 For this reason, they can also make beautiful gift ideas for wall, home decor and accessories.

**TIP: Always use sunglasses when photographing starbursts you can get blind otherwise! And BTW, I almost never use a tripod 🙂 Not in bright light at least… You can end up like in this fun story so nicely written by Graham: Sunburst Surprise

Stars can make Magical Gift Ideas

All these photos and more are available as high quality art prints with many options to choose from. Here are some examples.

Magical Stars for Wall Decor as framed art prints, canvas and posters:

Magical Stars for Home Decor and Accessories:

What about a greeting card for the winter holidays?

I hope you enjoyed my magical stars, and if you like bright lights I have more stars on my Fine Art America gallery just 🙂 Click on the photos for more options on Gift Ideas!

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