Eclipse from Auckland

NorthernLight (Max) · #1 22-12-2010, 05:37 AM

So many clouds but a lucky window:

The mid-total was at 21:17 this shot was taken one hour later.

Canon 450D
750mm Newton
0,6sec, ISO800

iceman (Mike) · #2 22-12-2010, 05:40 AM

That's a stunning image Max! The clouds really set that off.

Can you try re-saving with less jpeg compression? It's only 23kb. You can use up to 200kb to attach an image to the forum.

Heath (Heater) · #3 22-12-2010, 06:36 AM

That is spectacular Max. Truly an amazing photo. Thanks for sharing

paulF (Paul) · #4 22-12-2010, 06:41 AM

Beautiful shot Max!

SkyViking (Rolf) · #5 22-12-2010, 06:51 AM

Oh that's awesome. I checked a couple of times but it was clouded over here in Waitakere. I managed to get at good shot of the partial last year though

Liz · #6 22-12-2010, 09:15 AM

Love that image Max!!! Looks 3 dimentional.

mswhin63 (Malcolm) · #7 22-12-2010, 09:49 AM

That is a really beautiful shot, the clouds streaming past looks magical. I suppose it was just a lucky capture. Maybe the werewolves will come out.

h0ughy (David) · #8 22-12-2010, 10:01 AM

nice shot max

StephenM (Stephen) · #9 22-12-2010, 10:36 AM

Very nice Max! Like the others said, the clouds drifting past really add to the image.

Cheers,
Stephen

SMan (Henryk) · #10 22-12-2010, 10:52 AM

Great shot, the clouds give it a fantastic effect.

Paul Haese · #11 22-12-2010, 11:01 AM

I like the thin cloud for visual effect. Nice capture.

Quark (Trevor) · #12 22-12-2010, 11:07 AM

Excellent work Max, love the effect provided by the cloud.

Well done
Regards
Trevor

NorthernLight (Max) · #13 22-12-2010, 02:47 PM

Hello Everybody and thanks a lot for your comments, I am glad you like it.

Mike,

I scaled the original down from 300 to 72dpi. It now fits just under the 200k limit.

iceman (Mike) · #14 22-12-2010, 02:49 PM

Much better!

duncan · #15 22-12-2010, 04:13 PM

That really is a beautiful shot Max, thanks for sharing it with us

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Duncan

Jen · #16 22-12-2010, 05:28 PM

Oooooh... i like the cloud in this shot nice pic

GrahamL · #17 22-12-2010, 05:55 PM

stunning picture max . , and seriously forboding as well

NorthernLight (Max) · #18 22-12-2010, 08:07 PM

Thanks so much guys. Initially I was totally devasted when I was waiting down at the beach for the moon to rise and all I could see was clouds, clouds and more of them.
Half an hour after the predicted time for mid-eclipse (thanks Mike for posting the details here on IIS) I went home, poured me a glass of wine and was about to call it a day. On a final look at the sky from my backyard I thought a horse had kicked me. Quickly I ran back in and grabed my cam and the tripod and started shooting. After the first few shots and a billion mozzy bites later I realised that I had something better than a 270mm lens for this task and ran for the Newton and the CG4. In no time I put it all together and started shooting again (no pol align, no tracking-and a nasty scratch as I fell over a flower pot in the dark).
The first 4 shots were done when I realized that something was wrong. They just weren´t anywhere close to sharp. I tried everything: delayed exposures, not stepping on the deck, mirror lock up.....then it dawned on me: 15sec at ISO 100 without tracking is just not going to work

So up the ISO and down with the exposure time.
That was exactly 30sec before the little hole in the cloud cover disappeared.
I went to bed as a happy man...

michaellxv (Michael) · #19 22-12-2010, 09:08 PM

Stunning shot.
Looks like something out of a scifi movie. Someone aiming a heat ray at one side of the moon trying to blow it up.