Eclipse for some of us

[Scott Murray]

Wish we got that I would have loved taking pics.

 

[wornish]

A compilation of my ones from a very sunny Cornwall UK.

Very nice set.

 

[J-see]

I'll get my gear ready for the next partial one in 2021.

Here I'm closing in on 72 hours of grey and misty.

 

[Richard500]

Well, I was late and the sky was cloudy and my camera was not warmed up and next doors cat ate my.... well, here is my eclipse photo. I even wore my special protective goggles and sun hat.

 

[Craig Rogers]

I can't believe how lucky we were in the Midlands as we had completely clear skies apart from the final transition which is why I've only got the 5 photos and not a 6th with it almost ending. They were taken with a D7100 and AF-S 80-400mm with an ND8 and Circ Pol filters.

 

[paul04]

Good shots Craig.

 

[Moab Man]

[MENTION=9753]Scott Murray[/MENTION]

Would this be the right product for shooting the sun? It seems that it obviously is, but sensors and eyeballs are such an easily damaged item that I just wanted your confirmation.

1 Piece 77mm Sun Filter Baader Astrosolar Membrane 3 8 High Density Camera | eBay

 

[Craig Rogers]

Good shots Craig.

Thanks. Not was I was hoping for but as the sky was so clear it was the only thing to take. I was hoping for some cloudy moody shots as some of the others got.

 

[Scott Murray]

@Scott Murray

Would this be the right product for shooting the sun? It seems that it obviously is, but sensors and eyeballs are such an easily damaged item that I just wanted your confirmation.

1 Piece 77mm Sun Filter Baader Astrosolar Membrane 3 8 High Density Camera | eBay

That does look like the right stuff, bought a 1 metre roll for around $100 and make my own filters. But these should work if they are in fact solar film.

 

[Craig Rogers]

I don't want to start an argument here, but although filtering the sun because of damage to your eyes is a good thing, SLR sensors are not going to be damaged by taking photos of the sun. Mirrorless and Point & Shoots can be, but as long as you are not shooting with Live View or Mirror Up mode on an SLR, the sensor isn't getting the rays. The shutter speed is so quick when shooting the sun that it doesn't have enough time to cause any damage.

Still good to be protecting your eyes though.