Solar Eclipse

[Mike Warren]

Are any dvxuser members in Cairns for yesterday's solar eclipse?

I got up on the roof of my house to take video and stills.

http://mike-warren.net/cairns-total-solar-eclipse-2012/

 

[ZazaCast]

I was wondering when we'd get to see this.....too cool. I haven't seen one of these since I was a kid.

 

[Mike Warren]

It was an amazing experience. I can begin to see the attraction for the eclipse chasers now.

 

[Vultch]

Very nice...I'd be worried about damaging my gear.

 

[Mike Warren]

Very nice...I'd be worried about damaging my gear.

Thanks. There isn't a lot of risk as long as you're sensible about it. Plenty of ND, a small aperture and don't keep the sun in one spot for too long. I had 12 stops of ND on the camera. If the sun is not massively blown out then it isn't doing damage, assuming you don't have an extremely fast shutter speed.

 

[ZazaCast]

I wonder if this is what it will look like on December 21st? :shocked:

 

[Mike Warren]

No, that will be more like this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7hn3XImO0U&feature=related

 

[ZazaCast]

^^^ LMAO! :violent5:

 

[Gord.T]

Funny that if this was a CGI gig they would say it's not realistic enough.

Are any dvxuser members in Cairns for yesterday's solar eclipse?

I got up on the roof of my house to take video and stills.

http://mike-warren.net/cairns-total-solar-eclipse-2012/