Eclipse over Uluru

[marc4darkskies (Marcus)]

Certainly nothing very exciting from an image quality point of view (I'm no solar system photographer plus I only had a cheap lens and a tripod!), but it sure was a joy to witness such a great eclipse from Uluru

Cheers, Marcus

[Redshift13 (Rohan)]

Nice!
Uluru (and The Olgas) are a pretty amazing experience at any time - have you been to the Sounds of Silence dinner?

[RB (Andrew)]

Oh what a wonderful experience that would have been for you Marcus !
I bet it looked stunning.
Thanks for sharing it.

[MortonH]

The photos are nice, but I bet the experience was just awesome!

[marc4darkskies (Marcus)]

Originally Posted by Redshift13

Nice!
Uluru (and The Olgas) are a pretty amazing experience at any time - have you been to the Sounds of Silence dinner?

No, there were 4 of us and we couldn't justify spending the better part of $800 for dinner!

Originally Posted by RB

Oh what a wonderful experience that would have been for you Marcus !
I bet it looked stunning.
Thanks for sharing it.

Yeah, it was a treat and it was great to see the night sky sparkle to life at mid eclipse!

Originally Posted by MortonH

The photos are nice, but I bet the experience was just awesome!

Photos don't do the experience justice, that's for sure!

[batema (Mark)]

Having been there in July I know what a wonderful night it must have been for you Marcus. It is such an amazing place.

[h0ughy (David)]

cool place to be for something like this

[PeterEde (Peter)]

Never seen Ayers Rock.
Shots like this would be two or more exposures
1 for moon
1 or 2 for the rock
1 or 2 for the foreground
layered
nice though

[N1 (Mirko)]

Marcus, those are great shots, taken from one of the best places to be for something like that. Your site selection trumps all others I have seen for this event Do they let you into the park at night nowadays?

[marc4darkskies (Marcus)]

Originally Posted by batema

Having been there in July I know what a wonderful night it must have been for you Marcus. It is such an amazing place.

Originally Posted by h0ughy

cool place to be for something like this

Absolutely! Wish I'd had the equipment to do it more justice!

Originally Posted by PeterEde

Never seen Ayers Rock.
Shots like this would be two or more exposures
1 for moon
1 or 2 for the rock
1 or 2 for the foreground
layered
nice though

Just 5 30 second exposures for the wide scene - stacked, used 1 30 second for the sky. Half second for totality. Enough to capture the memory at least!

Originally Posted by N1

Marcus, those are great shots, taken from one of the best places to be for something like that. Your site selection trumps all others I have seen for this event Do they let you into the park at night nowadays?

Park closes at 20:00 and I stayed until 20:30 or so - very close to mid eclipse.