raboof wrote:
I was half asleep trying to catch up with the thread...and when I saw "buy it" from Rafael, the only button I saw on that site was Buy It Now.
Wow fantastic! Congrats!
But, if someday you don't need more this 15/5.6 QDC, PLEASE, let me know!
jhinkey wrote:
Another quick one from the 400/5.6 ED AI just before totality w/o any filters.
Diamond ring + chromosphere
Outstanding shots John. Definitely worth the time!
Quick question. What filter were you using? I just could not get the crisp edges on the sun and sun spots with the Baader film. Of course the atmospherics, heat, high humidity and haze here in the south has a big impact as well.
But I also like shooting sun spots when the atmosphere is more stable in the winter. Always interested in what others use.
gbohannon wrote:
Outstanding shots John. Definitely worth the time!
Quick question. What filter were you using? I just could not get the crisp edges on the sun and sun spots with the Baader film. Of course the atmospherics, heat, high humidity and haze here in the south has a big impact as well.
But I also like shooting sun spots when the atmosphere is more stable in the winter. Always interested in what others use.
George
I'll get to the details as soon as I can get my cell pics on the computer. But basically I used stacked IRND filters (two on each lens) to get the 16-18 stops I needed. I was concerned with reflections between the glass surfaces of the stacked filters, but that didn't seem to be a big problem.
Atmospherics were certainly at play, so I kept the shutter speeds to 1/250 or faster if possible to resolve the sun spots. The poor D800 live view really made it a challenge to get accurate focusing!
Me sleeping (or rather trying to sleep) in the car the night before/morning of the eclipse and a view of the rest stop with people setting up right at sun rise.
I'm loving the eclipse photos everyone. Greatest respect to those of you who invested the time and effort to capture these images.. I figured we'd have a few images arriving on this thread and I'm definitely not disappointed. Well done!
Too bad our friend Mark A has slipped into cyberspace since he was a serious astrophotographer with a rig that likely would be perfect for this kind of shooting. I imagine the view from Olathe, Kansas would have been first rate, and if he'd been willing to drive a few miles he'd have been in the middle of the path. Anything to share with us Mark?
Congrats Chuong! You just saved me $500 and bought yourself a great lens at the best price I have ever seen. The seller takes returns too. If anything is wrong.
Rafael raboof wrote:
I definitely will. Aren't you glad that it's in the family now?
Ben. Both are excellent. The 15mm 3.5 ais is my choice for better handling of flare.
Rafael bruni wrote:
we didn't get to see the eclipse so I thought I'd emulate it
ben
(Rafael - those 15mms are so beautiful - which is best do you think. The QC is sold)
well now......you flamed me when I questioned the first shots of your Provence holiday.....but here we are....there are incidental pleasures in a pic like this of which you're probably not aware, for example, gardens like this don't exist here - all the individual plants are here but this style of garden, very French, very European, is not how it's done, so it's a delight to see.
I hope you got permission to post this.
