Eclipse Question: I posted one of my pics from the Total Eclipse question. (about 20 miles north of Waco TX) Here's the question -- when viewing totality through my eyes, the moon/sun...

KenProspero

I posted one of my pics from the Total Eclipse question. (about 20 miles north of Waco TX)

Here's the question -- when viewing totality through my eyes, the moon/sun appears black (as in the pic). The Sky, however was a Dark Blue (not black).

All of my shots, however were black on black (as above) -- is this an optical illusion or a limitation on the dynamic range of my sensor?

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PoppieJ Loc: North Georgia

nice capture but you could have exposed the corona more which might have lightened the sky. All the shots that I have done like this in the past the sky is black

pmorin Loc: Huntington Beach, Palm Springs

KenProspero wrote:

I posted one of my pics from the Total Eclipse question. (about 20 miles north of Waco TX)

Here's the question -- when viewing totality through my eyes, the moon/sun appears black (as in the pic). The Sky, however was a Dark Blue (not black).

All of my shots, however were black on black (as above) -- is this an optical illusion or a limitation on the dynamic range of my sensor?

I think it’s a matter of how our vision perceives light and how the sensor does. But as my Lady says, I’m probably wrong.

KenProspero

PoppieJ wrote:

nice capture but you could have exposed the corona more which might have lightened the sky. All the shots that I have done like this in the past the sky is black

Thanks for the compliment -- On the exposure -- I was bracketing over a 9-stop range -- my experience was the same as yours -- background is black in all shots.

As to this pic -- my intent was to keep the exposure on the corona low so as to highlight the solar prominences.

PoppieJ Loc: North Georgia

KenProspero wrote:

Thanks for the compliment -- On the exposure -- I was bracketing over a 9-stop range -- my experience was the same as yours -- background is black in all shots.

As to this pic -- my intent was to keep the exposure on the corona low so as to highlight the solar prominences.

good job on that. i dont think that i have ever seen an eclipse picture with a blue sky so you may have to just accept that and try again next eclipse

KenProspero

... blue sky -- me either. That's why I wonder whether it's an optical illusion.

KenProspero

... blue sky -- me either. That's why I wonder whether it's an optical illusion.

SonnyE Loc: Communist California, USA

Hi Ken,
Very nice image of the Totality!

Something that comes to mind is that even though you where in the path of totality, on either side of that path, albeit a wide path, there is the light of the Sun.
So, I would not expect total darkness. You can probably adjust it to your likings.

But you were in the shadow of the Moon.
Sit under an umbrella in the shade. Everything outside of the shade is still lighted by the Sun.

Thanks for sharing!