Video: Up Close with a Solar Eclipse

[Phil Hart]

I first uploaded this video to Vimeo in December, so some may have seen the original version already.

But after decreasing the levels a bit in Lightroom (and ramping them through the sequence with LR Timelapse), and then putting the sequence through Neat Video inter-frame noise reduction in After Effects, and then the Topaz DeNoise plug-in for Photoshop, I now have a *much* cleaner version of this video. Topaz was especially useful for reducing the horizontal and vertical banding I got from stretching the shadows of the low ISO images.

Check it out on Vimeo, or even better on SmugMug where you can see my whole album of eclipse images which I'm pretty happy with.

The attached images show the image sequences as captured around 2nd and 3rd contact that were used to build up the video. There are ten frames interpolated in the video (using After Effects Timewarp) for each image frame captured during the eclipse.

Enjoy!

Phil

[RB (Andrew)]

That was awesome Phil !!!
Well done my friend.

[gregbradley]

Magic work Phil! Super professional.


Greg.

[U.K.Cowboy (Stuart)]

A work of magic! Incredible footage!

[Phil Hart]

Originally Posted by RB

That was awesome Phil !!!
Well done my friend.

Originally Posted by gregbradley

Magic work Phil! Super professional.


Greg.

Originally Posted by U.K.Cowboy

A work of magic! Incredible footage!

Thanks Andrew, Greg and Stuart. Sometimes I amaze myself.. this video wasn't part of the eclipse photography plan but I love the result!

[Rigel003 (Graeme)]

Just beautiful to watch, Phil - a great result. I love the nested images on the stills too. Very artistic.

[Suzy]

My heart was racing as I was watching that!
Spectacular!

[Phil Hart]

Originally Posted by Rigel003

Just beautiful to watch, Phil - a great result. I love the nested images on the stills too. Very artistic.

Originally Posted by Suzy

My heart was racing as I was watching that!
Spectacular!

Thanks Rigel and Suzy. Glad you're enjoying it .

[astronobob (Bob)]

Fantastic Stuff Phil, Havent seen any footage quite like that before, Very impressive work

[Astro_Bot]

Impressive stuff. I like the choice of music, too.

[iceman (Mike)]

Stunning, Phil. Well pleased you should be! A great effort went into it and the result shows the dedication.

[Phil Hart]

Originally Posted by astronobob

Fantastic Stuff Phil, Havent seen any footage quite like that before, Very impressive work

Thanks astronobob!

Originally Posted by Astro_Bot

Impressive stuff. I like the choice of music, too.

Glad you like the music.. I like the fit as well. I kind of imagine ancient cultures making their loud music to scare away the moon, but also mixed with some darker/fearful tones.

Originally Posted by iceman

Stunning, Phil. Well pleased you should be! A great effort went into it and the result shows the dedication.

Thanks Mike. A lot of planning, and a good dose of luck in this case too!