Eclipse watching in smoky areas
Aug 12, 2017 09:17:46 #
gvarner
Loc: Central Oregon Coast
wesm wrote:
There are a lot of forest fires in the Pacific NW ... (show quote)
Use the same filter required for clear viewing.
Aug 12, 2017 10:34:32 #
Dont risk damage to your camera. Buy the expensive 18 stop reducing polarizing filter. Experts also recommend taping over the viewfinder and all seams of the camera followed by placing black cloth over the entire camera to prevent damage to the censor.
With all those recommended precautions, and the propensity of the Southeast clouding up around 1-4 all summer, I decided a black dot with a halo wasn't worth it. I can make that image in Photoshop. Saving my cameras.
With all those recommended precautions, and the propensity of the Southeast clouding up around 1-4 all summer, I decided a black dot with a halo wasn't worth it. I can make that image in Photoshop. Saving my cameras.
Aug 12, 2017 10:46:17 #
The weatherman on our local news showed a similar picture and said it was beautiful because of all the smoke behind the sun. Smoke behind the sun?
Aug 12, 2017 11:24:27 #
jerryc41 wrote:
If any of the actual sun is visible, you should use a solar filter. Your camera and your eyes, so be careful.
👍👍👍
Aug 12, 2017 15:05:08 #
carl hervol wrote:
This has been talked about a million times. Are you new to this sight? 
No, dear, I am not new to this site, though I may be new to this "sight".
Here's a picture, since my words failed me. This was taken in British Columbia, closer to the fires there. Obviously, this was close to sunset. Still, I would think an 18 stop filter wouldn't give you a very good image with the sun this dark --- maybe completely black?
I guess if it's this dark, I can shoot without a filter. If it's somewhere in between, I'll play with the ISO and shutter speed, with the 18-stop filter attached.
Aug 12, 2017 15:20:47 #
speters wrote:
I would always carry the solar filter with me, just in case (one got to be prepared). I would expect that with enough smoke in the air, that the solar filter will not be needed. I did took a picture straight into the sun a few years back, when it was that smoky and I did not need any kind of filter for that one.
That is a beautiful photograph!
Aug 12, 2017 15:32:54 #
Now that you've made me think about it, maybe a little smoke that day wouldn't be so bad. Here is a sunrise shot in Denali one year when the forest fires were really heavy. Forgot I had these. No filter was used.
Aug 12, 2017 15:37:18 #
Love these smoke filled solar shots. It's really to bad it's bad for your health,.
Aug 13, 2017 04:53:02 #
wesm wrote:
Show me!!
Sorry, not an option. And, seriously: August in Missouri?
Sorry, not an option. And, seriously: August in Missouri?
I wouldn't know, never been there. Just know someone whose farm is right on the track near Columbia, MO. http://www.eclipse2017.org/2017/maps.htm
If you want to reply, then register here. Registration is free and your account is created instantly, so you can post right away.