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Title: Total Solar Eclipse, Oregon, 10:17am 8-21-2017
Post by: Kuri on August 22, 2017, 05:09:13
Total Solar Eclipse, William L. Finley National Wildlife Reserve, Oregon, 10:17am 8-21-2017.
The roosters started crowing, Venus was visible overhead, and the photo just doesn't do it justice.

These were done with a D7000 UVIR conversion, and the Nikon 200-500mm lens + 1.4 teleconverter.
The before/after totality pics were done with a Baader H-Alpha (35nm band width version) stacked with a Baader AstroSolar 3.8 OD filter in the front.
DANGER: 3.5 OD can NOT be used to view the sun with your eyes, you need to use AstroSolar 5.0 OD to view the sun with your eyes. Be VERY careful which you use for what.
The totality shot is not filtered, it is a 'full spectrum shot'.

Title: Re: Total Solar Eclipse, Oregon, 10:17am 8-21-2017
Post by: Akira on August 22, 2017, 05:23:24
Beautiful corona/prominence shot!  I also like the partially eclipsed sun through the H-Alpha filter: the ripples on the surface are well seen.

Thanks for sharing, and I would also say, congratulations!
Title: Re: Total Solar Eclipse, Oregon, 10:17am 8-21-2017
Post by: Fanie on August 22, 2017, 06:19:37
Excellent photos, thanks for posting.
Title: Re: Total Solar Eclipse, Oregon, 10:17am 8-21-2017
Post by: Ann on August 22, 2017, 07:35:25
Spectacular results.

You certainly took full advantage of being in the right place at the right time.
Title: Re: Total Solar Eclipse, Oregon, 10:17am 8-21-2017
Post by: Bill Mellen on August 22, 2017, 07:39:34
Beautifully done!
Title: Re: Total Solar Eclipse, Oregon, 10:17am 8-21-2017
Post by: bobfriedman on August 22, 2017, 08:03:27
sweet.... excellent results
Title: Re: Total Solar Eclipse, Oregon, 10:17am 8-21-2017
Post by: Anthony on August 22, 2017, 09:22:38
Beautiful shapes and colours.
Title: Re: Total Solar Eclipse, Oregon, 10:17am 8-21-2017
Post by: Jakov Minić on August 22, 2017, 09:24:27
Kuri, these are fantastic! You should be proud of them!
Title: Re: Total Solar Eclipse, Oregon, 10:17am 8-21-2017
Post by: MFloyd on August 22, 2017, 09:31:08
Great pictures ! Total unknown territory for me. Maybe one day ...
Title: Re: Total Solar Eclipse, Oregon, 10:17am 8-21-2017
Post by: David Paterson on August 22, 2017, 11:30:08
Spectacular, and very professionally done.
Title: Re: Total Solar Eclipse, Oregon, 10:17am 8-21-2017
Post by: Bjørn Rørslett on August 22, 2017, 11:43:39
You certainly used your allotted 57 seconds well :D good planning of how to deal with a spectacular event, and the necessary bit of luck with weather too. Kudos.
Title: Re: Total Solar Eclipse, Oregon, 10:17am 8-21-2017
Post by: Øivind Tøien on August 22, 2017, 11:56:34
Very well done, thanks for posting!
Title: Re: Total Solar Eclipse, Oregon, 10:17am 8-21-2017
Post by: Frank Fremerey on August 22, 2017, 13:34:28
Phantastic footage in a well through through setup. It was really worth the fuzz!
Title: Re: Total Solar Eclipse, Oregon, 10:17am 8-21-2017
Post by: armando_m on August 22, 2017, 19:23:42
Awesome ! Thanks for sharing your fantastic results !
Title: Re: Total Solar Eclipse, Oregon, 10:17am 8-21-2017
Post by: simato73 on August 22, 2017, 21:07:48
I am totally floored.
Title: Re: Total Solar Eclipse, Oregon, 10:17am 8-21-2017
Post by: Erik Lund on August 22, 2017, 21:52:26
Wow these are really good! Nice colours
Title: Re: Total Solar Eclipse, Oregon, 10:17am 8-21-2017
Post by: ArthurDent on August 23, 2017, 02:01:02
Great shots!
Title: Re: Total Solar Eclipse, Oregon, 10:17am 8-21-2017
Post by: Kuri on August 23, 2017, 13:09:21
Wow, thank you to everyone for your comments.
There are no photos I have seen that really capture what a total eclipse is like with your eyes.
Sometimes I feel a bit robbed by not spending more time looking with my eyes, than fiddling with my camera.
Title: Re: Total Solar Eclipse, Oregon, 10:17am 8-21-2017
Post by: Frank Fremerey on August 23, 2017, 13:42:14
Not very crowded the place you looked out. Good organization! I hear other places were so crowded people disturbed one another...
Title: Re: Total Solar Eclipse, Oregon, 10:17am 8-21-2017
Post by: Jack Dahlgren on August 23, 2017, 16:01:37
Wow, thank you to everyone for your comments.
There are no photos I have seen that really capture what a total eclipse is like with your eyes.
Sometimes I feel a bit robbed by not spending more time looking with my eyes, than fiddling with my camera.

Saw this 360degree video which shows the surrounding world during the eclipse. At least it shows behavior of the local wildlife. But never having experienced it I can't say how well it captured it.


https://www.facebook.com/echeng1/posts/10103339558130533
Title: Re: Total Solar Eclipse, Oregon, 10:17am 8-21-2017
Post by: Bill De Jager on August 23, 2017, 20:31:00
Beautifully done!
Title: Re: Total Solar Eclipse, Oregon, 10:17am 8-21-2017
Post by: Kuri on August 28, 2017, 22:29:33
one more, second before totality...
Title: Re: Total Solar Eclipse, Oregon, 10:17am 8-21-2017
Post by: HCS on August 28, 2017, 22:35:53
one more, second before totality...

That is such a cracking image! Print it big an sell it like the proverbial cupcakes/hotdogs/whatever. Or just hang it in your home somewhere.
Title: Re: Total Solar Eclipse, Oregon, 10:17am 8-21-2017
Post by: Kuri on August 29, 2017, 05:51:52
Thank you! :-)
Notice the uneven edge of the moon compared to the smoother edge of the sun.
Title: Re: Total Solar Eclipse, Oregon, 10:17am 8-21-2017
Post by: pluton on August 29, 2017, 08:30:02
Wow, thank you to everyone for your comments.
There are no photos I have seen that really capture what a total eclipse is like with your eyes.
Sometimes I feel a bit robbed by not spending more time looking with my eyes, than fiddling with my camera.
The first shot (of totality) is very nice:  it captures the impression of the color of the prominences well.  I agree:  I haven't seen a shot that gets the total appearance "correct" as viewed with the naked eye. A talented oil painter/illustrator could do it.