MrFotoFool said:@ ahsanford - I don't think f9 is a small enough aperture for the starburst effect. Typically (as I understand it) you need f22. Maybe f16 is enough, but apertures larger than that do not work in my limited experience.
I do not know if focal length has any effect or not, meaning I don't know if it is harder to get with wider angle lenses. Perhaps someone reading this has the answer?
Certainly, that effect pops more when you stop it down further, but you should see something sunstar wise at f/9, one would think. Attached are two 24mm FF shots at f/8 (handheld, 1/250s) and f/13 (a solid 25s on a tripod) respectively -- no trouble with stars on the 24-70 f/4L IS, and my experience with the 16-35 f/4L IS has been similar.
Sorry to nitpick a lens detail like that. I'm a rank amateur at this, so I must be missing something else -- perhaps proximity to the lighting itself? Both of my shots the lighting is quite a ways off, whereas you were within a block of your lighting in Winslow there.
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