Pictures of sun
Sep 19, 2023 09:15:06 #
Sep 19, 2023 09:22:37 #
Thanks for the suggestions. My D500 has an articulated LCD that helps. One of the problems is that at the sun is so bright during that time of day it washes out the picture on the screen. I am experimenting with a black cloth to lessen the washout effect and am practicing already.
Sep 19, 2023 10:16:01 #
Tote1940 wrote:
We have an annular solar eclipse coming up so star... (show quote)
Thanks for the post. I am in Grand Prairie and getting my D300 and Lumiz FZ300 ready for it.
Keep us posted.
bruce
Sep 19, 2023 10:26:35 #
riderxlx wrote:
Thanks for the post. I am in Grand Prairie and getting my D300 and Lumiz FZ300 ready for it.
Keep us posted.
bruce
Keep us posted.
bruce
I'm in Mansfield and used a D300s for the 2016 eclipse here. I ended up reclining in a lawn chair and hand holding for that one.
Sep 19, 2023 10:38:59 #
61jhawk wrote:
I'm in Mansfield and used a D300s for the 2016 eclipse here. I ended up reclining in a lawn chair and hand holding for that one.
Thanks J,
mine is s model too, I may use a tripod, not sure yet, going to use sheet filter on the lens.
bruce
Sep 19, 2023 11:10:03 #
Tote1940
Loc: Dallas
Guess that if you use fast enough shutter a litttle tripod shake won’t hurt
Yesterday able to frame with sun almost overhead using Z fc swing out screen
A problem will be rapidly changing exposure as it gets darker Plan to shoot only sun
Anyone who has tried to capture funny shadows as it darkens? In 1958 eclipse ( Santiago Chile) folliage acting as pinhole camera projected tiny images of occulting sun on the ground
Yesterday able to frame with sun almost overhead using Z fc swing out screen
A problem will be rapidly changing exposure as it gets darker Plan to shoot only sun
Anyone who has tried to capture funny shadows as it darkens? In 1958 eclipse ( Santiago Chile) folliage acting as pinhole camera projected tiny images of occulting sun on the ground
Sep 19, 2023 12:44:42 #
Sep 19, 2023 13:21:09 #
Judy795 wrote:
Following. I will be in Dallas in April 24.
where are you coming from ?
have you been here before ?
welcome, members here are for you if you need some help.
bruce.
Sep 19, 2023 15:50:51 #
Thanks. I am coming from Florida. We are flying in on Saturday staying in a VRBO near Love Airport. The rest of the group goes home Tuesday and my husband and I are making our way south to Ft worth, and San Antonio for the rest of the week. I drove thru Texas in 2015 and went to Big Bend Nat Park and then up to Albuquerque. I have not spent time in Texas otherwise.
I appreciate the help offered.
I appreciate the help offered.
Sep 22, 2023 12:39:20 #
Reuss Griffiths
Loc: Ravenna, Ohio
Tote1940 wrote:
We have an annular solar eclipse coming up so star... (show quote)
You need to post the picture with download so that we can get a better look at the sunspots. For the annular eclipse, there won't be much detail to be seen other than the shape of the sunspots on an orange disc. Even at annular, it will still be an orange disc with a black center with not much detail. I've taken sunspot pictures hand-held with 300 mm lens. If you set a high enough ISO, you can do it hand-held. Autofocus has no problem focusing on the sun through a filter. You've got plenty of time prior to the eclipse to practice, to perfect your technique. A total solar eclipse is a different matter. You do need a tripod to get details in the corona. I would also recommend finding a place with as much open sky as possible for next spring's total eclipse. That's because the eclipse is more than just the sun and the corona. The sky is jet black immediately around the sun, but the sky gets greyer the farther from the sun. At the horizon it's like a 360 degree sunset which is very cool. You can also see stars and planets as well near the sun.
Sep 22, 2023 12:45:55 #
Reuss Griffiths
Loc: Ravenna, Ohio
61jhawk wrote:
Thanks for the suggestions. My D500 has an articulated LCD that helps. One of the problems is that at the sun is so bright during that time of day it washes out the picture on the screen. I am experimenting with a black cloth to lessen the washout effect and am practicing already.
Are you exposing your camera to the sun without a filter? Comments about washing out picture on screen suggest that. You could be damaging your sensor in the camera which would be big bucks to fix. Never point an unfiltered camera with telephoto lens at the sun. If you use telephoto in your cell phone it could damage that sensor too.
Sep 22, 2023 12:49:54 #
Oct 13, 2023 12:58:48 #
Tote1940
Loc: Dallas
In Horseshoe Bay TX awaiting great event!
Cloudy last few days, clouds eased up this morning.
Are you all ready?
Nikon ZFc Sigma 150-600;@ 600 mm, Sigma 1.4 teleconverter = 1275mm
ISO 1250 fixed f/9 1/400 -0.7
Use +/- dial to dim/ brighten image on screen
Medium weight tripod
Cloudy last few days, clouds eased up this morning.
Are you all ready?
Nikon ZFc Sigma 150-600;@ 600 mm, Sigma 1.4 teleconverter = 1275mm
ISO 1250 fixed f/9 1/400 -0.7
Use +/- dial to dim/ brighten image on screen
Medium weight tripod
Oct 13, 2023 14:57:39 #
A gorgeous, stunning dazzler 🧡🌞🧡🌞🧡 - which reminds me that I need orange juice 🙄
Oct 14, 2023 22:02:21 #
Tote1940
Loc: Dallas
This is how much occultation we saw in Horseshoe bay TX
Not as much as I wished for.
Very clear day.
Quality of light changed, shadows became very sharp, in many you could see sun projected as crescent above.
Nikon ZFc Sigma 150-600;@ 600 mm, Sigma 1.4 teleconverter = 1275mm
ISO 2000 1/640 f/9 exposure -1.3 medium weight tripod
Solar plastic filter trimmed
Any hoggers had better occultation?
Not as much as I wished for.
Very clear day.
Quality of light changed, shadows became very sharp, in many you could see sun projected as crescent above.
Nikon ZFc Sigma 150-600;@ 600 mm, Sigma 1.4 teleconverter = 1275mm
ISO 2000 1/640 f/9 exposure -1.3 medium weight tripod
Solar plastic filter trimmed
Any hoggers had better occultation?
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