Hay on Wye: The city of Books

Hay is a small town on the border of England and Wales, popularly known as 'Town of Books'. This is the city where number of books per square mile is more than any other part of the world. And it is the largest second hand book market all around the globe. So it is practically paradise for book lovers. The 'Hay Castle' is also the birth place of 'Honesty Bookshop', a bookshop where you need to put money in the honesty box for every book bought... Sounding strange!!! You have to be there to believe it.... Even the narrow lanes in the city are no less interesting than the narrow lanes in the shops through the book shelves.....

Star Trails

Here comes my very first attempt to frame the 'Star Trails'.... This is a 4224 second exposure shot.
Was far away from the hustle bustle of city life for 3 days so there were hardly any ambient light from the horizon. But the rain and clouds just ruined every plan and was not that lucky to get a proper starry sky on the third day. Even the battery died and there was no option of electricity to bring it to life at that moment... Still an attempt. I'm not saying that it is a great capture but yes, it a successful attempt with lessons to get some better captures next time. The saddest part is the noisy 1000D, even at 100 ISO you can clearly see each and every grain... Anyways, the camera body up-gradation is a long long due...