Solar Eclipse - Mulligan Highway Composite

[Phil Hart]

At last a day or two to work on eclipse images..so finally got my composite eclipse image processed. Canon 1100D with Samyang 35mm lens (and a single shot from the 300mm sequence added in for the eclipsed sun as it handled the corona better).

This worked out better than I thought.. although I had no idea three people were going to stand in the corner of the image when I setup the shot in the middle of the night!

The composite also shows the changes in the sky colour during morning twilight. After having clear skies all night, seeing the high cloud with the sunrise was a little saddening but it added colour to these images.

http://philhart.com/content/solar-eclipse-queensland-14th-november-2012

Phil

[clive milne]

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[Phil Hart]

Thanks Clive.

Forgot to mention that if you look close on the left hand edge, you can see Saturn which was part of the original composition plan (unlike the people)..

[Matt Wastell]

Awesome!

[RickS]

Lovely images, Phil!

[geoffsims]

Phil,

This is a spectacular shot, well done and truly worth the time to get right!

I love the tiger-stripe pattern from the clouds, and I despite the pesky 3 people in the way (I would hate that!), they do provide great context in an unobtrusive fashion.

Geoff

[AstroTourist]

Stunning as usual Phil.
Congratulations - very well done.
Terry

[Phil Hart]

ha.. thanks geoff. i actually have a different crop of this image where i cut out the bottom part with the people and just leave the silhouettes of the foreground trees just above their heads but i actually like this version better.

the camera was pretty well hidden back in some shrubs quite well back from the people so it's not surprising they didn't see the camera. they actually found the site via my post the night before on IIS so maybe they can reveal themselves here?

[geoffsims]

I assume you mean like the original one you posted, but with the sequence? Yeah, I think this is probably better. The people are just the right distance to make the eclipse look large!

BTW, I think that cropped version (image 3) could look cool(er!) without the partials... seems unnecessary given most the sequence is chopped off.

[Phil Hart]

Good idea.. thanks. now I need another spare weekend to play some more. I think I have one in February! :lol:

Phil

[gary]

Phil,

Simply beautiful.