Posted on January 26, 2009 - by Justin Hartman
Today’s Solar Eclipse
I knew an eclipse was imminent – I just didn’t know when it was. Luckily though the cloud cover around this morning’s solar eclipse allowed me to get a few shots. The beauty of this shot is that I wasn’t expecting it and I only had a window of about 2 minutes. Soon after I took this pic the cloud cover disappeared and I could no longer look directly at the eclipse and it was impossible to take further photos.
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January 26, 2009
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great shot man!
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January 26, 2009
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Great shot dude!
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January 26, 2009
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bhaahh… its photoshopped.
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January 26, 2009
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Today’s Solar Eclipse…
Photo credit: Justin Hartman.
The next partial solar eclipse visible in Cape Town will be on 25 November, 2011, and the next total solar eclipse for Cape Town will only happen on April 15th, 2238!
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January 26, 2009
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@justinhartman really did take a seriously cool photo, just saw it http://tinyurl.com/cq296y
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January 26, 2009
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Dude, that pic is fantastic! Best one I’ve seen of this particular event! Nice one!
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January 26, 2009
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Nice one. Looks natural without photoshopping. Luckily you had clouds. Here at one of the most magical spots in South Africa it was a clear sky.
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January 26, 2009
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Awesome graphic JJ! Looks so realistic. How many photoshop layers did you use?
@soekershof what u mean “Looks natural without photoshop” ???
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January 26, 2009
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@Gregor – only one Photoshop layer – the original image!!!!
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January 26, 2009
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Wow, great pic!! I took a few but alas (due to tardiness) I missed the moment methinks
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January 26, 2009
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Justin, really a stunning pic. These impromptu ones are often the best. Can you remember your camera settings? Raw or standard pixels?
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January 26, 2009
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@Emil – ask and ye shall receive:
Canon RAW
Shutter: 1/2500
Aperture: f/18.0
Exposure: Normal
Focal length: 225mm
Flash: Off
ISO Speed: 800
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January 26, 2009
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Awesome shot Justin. You’re so lucky to have had cloud cover for that moment! In comparison to your settings, I ended up at f45, 1/4000, 100ISO, 300mm, also RAW.
The clouds add something special. Really cool.
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January 26, 2009
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Oops… sorry, only read your comments on CTDP now… you can delete this comment.
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January 26, 2009
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Thanks Paul! I should add that my ISO was set to 800 because I had just woken up and could barely see straight
I probably would have shot at 100 or 200 ISO as well had I been a little more awake!
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January 26, 2009
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Also took a pic this morning from Heritage School, Kromdraai, Cradle of Humankind. We had only 35%. Do you want to see mine? Email me.
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January 26, 2009
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Nice one Jason, awesome photograph!
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January 27, 2009
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That’s a real beauty…I was lucky enough to see a total solar eclipse a few years ago in Messina…reminds one that we are part of something a lot bigger.
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January 27, 2009
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Great pic, just saw it in TheTimes newspaper, Nice one!
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January 27, 2009
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Thanks, Justin. Mine flopped. Guess either ISO or the F-stop led to over exposure. Or maybe the cloud cover just helped in your case
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January 27, 2009
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Wow. Great shot. The clouds add a surreal look to the whole thing.
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July 21, 2009
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2 best methods to photograph of Solar Eclipse on July 22,2009:
1. Magnification Photography;
2. Direct Focus Photography.
Learn More about how to photograph solar eclipse.
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