Eclipse by photosynthesis
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As I was in an ideal place (southern Oregon) for viewing, I did my best to get a decent photo of the annular solar eclipse yesterday (without burning a hole in my retina). Wasn't really sure how to go about it, so I just tried a bunch of different things (bracketed exposures, different scene modes, etc) with the camera on a tripod & using the LCD screen to avoid looking directly through the lens. I also read that my camera's sensor could be damaged, so I didn't keep it pointed at the sun very long. With some postwork to bring out additional detail & contrast, this was my best shot...
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Comments (9)
whaleman
Definitely not an easy subject to shoot. I forgot about it or I would have been able to shoot through a welding helmet which might have worked. Now I'll have to wait for the next one!
jocko500
I try to shot my shot with some camera file but did not have clear tape to make it all the way across my len. i did try a point and shoot with the tape but it did not do right at all. I was happy to have a thin lay of cloud to get my shot good. i even looked at it for a little while before it when down. I did look thought the film at times to see if it was happening but it was not intill late as the sun was going down cool shot
MrsRatbag
I wouldn't know how to begin to try for this; luckily (I guess) I didn't have to try, since we had thick clouds and rain all day. Oh well. Nice work!
Adobe_One_Kenobi
Excellent, like my honey, the cloudy atmo took our chances away. Fascinating shot.
sandra46
MARVELOUS IMAGE
mariogiannecchini
Very beautiful capture !
Richardphotos
outstanding try. a dark filter or a dark piece of glass held up to your lens would work
0rest4wicked
Was at a great local on the north California coat. We ended up with coastal clouds minutes before it began though, ughh!
tommorules
I bought an A4 sheet of Baader solar film from Amazon for about £20, made a holder for it out of an old cardboard box, so that it fits snuggly over the end of my 600mm lens. I can now look straight at the sun with no fear of damage. Great for seeing sunspots etc. when the British weather permits. Hope this helps! I can send you a pic if you're interested, it looks thoroughly Heath-Robinson but works great...