You are a lucky man, Bob. And wise too, for the simple photo of the
occluded sun conveys nothing of the experience, indeed. The partial eclipse
(compared to a total eclipse) is little more than a curiosity, especially
when near-complete cloud cover diffuses light so much that it hardly goes
dark.
For a sample of the atmosphere of a total eclipse try
http://www.hemy.me.uk/Eclipse/index.html
Piers
PS Enormity??
On Friday, 20 March 2015, Bob Whitmire <bwhitmire@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I have seen several total eclipses in my life, and have photographed none
> of them. I realize the setup, etc., represents a challenge to the
> photographer, but the array of superb eclipse shots is breathtaking in its
> enormity following one of these events.
>
> What interests me about an eclipse is the nature of changing light as it
> progresses. I really don’t know if the strange nature of eclipse light can
> or has been captured on film or digital. I kinda have my doubts that it has
> been or could be.
>
> All of which is to say that the landscape during an eclipse is far more
> inviting to me than what’s going on in the sky. The effect, not the cause.
>
> By then everyone gets different mileage.
>
> --Bob Whitmire
> Certified Neanderthal
>
> On Mar 20, 2015, at 2:01 PM, Piers Hemy <piers@xxxxxxxx <javascript:;>>
> wrote:
>
> > Marked in an unconventional way, thanks to this morning’s (partial – 96%)
> > solar eclipse:
> >
> > http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=16680
> >
> >
> >
> > The weather conditions made it much more challenging than the 2006 total
> > eclipse in Turkey – but it’s hard to think that I photographed that
> eclipse
> > on film. And had to trust to luck that I had captured something
> worthwhile.
> > Had 2015 been on film, I am confident that I would have had very little
> to
> > show for the laboirs.
> >
> >
> >
> > All on E-5 with Tamron 500mm mirror lens through a Baader solar filter
> (kept
> > since last used in 2006!).
>
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