Olympus-OM
[Top] [All Lists]

[OM] Re: Solar eclipse photo advice

Subject: [OM] Re: Solar eclipse photo advice
From: Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 08 Apr 2006 17:41:05 -0400
Thanks.  Apart from the ambiance what's missing is the extent of the 
corona that can be seen with the eye.  Much larger than what's shown 
here.  I hope it can be extracted.

Chuck Norcutt

Piers Hemy wrote:

> Chuck, refresh your memory here:
> 
> www.hemy.me.uk/Eclipse/index.html 
> 
> Just a few of totality, one of the all-round "sunset", a couple of local
> crowd scenes and a couple of local scenery.  Specially for Chris, the last
> is Uçhisar.
> 
> All images on Fuji Provia 100, and the multiple images of totality represent
> exposures at five-second intervals with the shutter speed varied by one stop
> each frame.  Keep in mind that a mirror lens was used, so everything was at
> f/8.  The first near-totality image was imaged through a solar filter,
> everything else unfiltered.
> 
> These are all pretty much straight out of the scanner, and are
> work-in-progress while I find out how best to scan to reveal the detail from
> an image which is 95% pure black!  I will likely be replacing some of the
> scans with new versions over time.  Meanwhile, do, please, try dropping the
> files into Photoshop to play with, eg, the curves to get an idea of what
> level of colour detail is hidden fom immediate view - it is truly remarkable
> what has been captured.  The last of the totality shots is an example of
> what is there in the red channel.  There is also plenty of corona to be
> extracted.
> 
> Novosibirsk 1 August 2008 beckons...
> 
> --
> Piers 
>  
> -----Original Message-----
> From: olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
> Of Chuck Norcutt
> Sent: 06 April 2006 20:05
> To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [OM] Re: Solar eclipse photo advice
> 
> It's good to know that my 38 year old memory hasn't pumped up the event.
> 
> Chuck Norcutt
> 
> Piers Hemy wrote:
> 
> --snip
> 
>>I'll get a few images posted in a day or so - I seemed to be about the 
>>only one not using digital - the results from a handheld 400mm IS lens 
>>on a C*non digital were disappointingly spectacular :-(
>>
>>--
>>Piers
>> 
> 
> --snip
> 
> ==============================================
> List usage info:     http://www.zuikoholic.com
> List nannies:        olympusadmin@xxxxxxxxxx
> ==============================================
> 
> 


==============================================
List usage info:     http://www.zuikoholic.com
List nannies:        olympusadmin@xxxxxxxxxx
==============================================

<Prev in Thread] Current Thread [Next in Thread>
Sponsored by Tako
Impressum | Datenschutz