wesm wrote:
There are a lot of forest fires in the Pacific NW and Canada, potentially affecting eclipse watching in Oregon or Idaho.
I'm fortunate enough to be staying with a cousin on the Idaho-Wyoming border near Grand Teton (never mind exactly where).
My question is: if it's hazy, but you can still see the sun, what kind of filter would you use during partial occlusion? Should I carry a selection of ND filters with me just in case?
I saw a picture from somewhere in Oregon, looked like mid-afternoon sun, just a dull orange through the haze, probably couldn't see it at all with solar filters.
Thanks,
Wes
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Use the same filter required for clear viewing.
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.
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?
wesm
Loc: Los Altos CA
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.
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!
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.
Love these smoke filled solar shots. It's really to bad it's bad for your health,.
wesm wrote:
Show me!!
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
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