Eclipse Photos

steen6673 · Aug 23, 2017

I'm working on my drone video and pictures, but wanted to share a couple of photos from my DSLR. Flame for posting non-mavis photos, I just wanted to share.

Kate · Aug 23, 2017

Are they really eclipse photos? I didn't think a DSLR would pick up solar Flares?
Or is that just light bleeding through a filter or something

dsd317 · Aug 23, 2017

Kate said:
Are they really eclipse photos? I didn't think a DSLR would pick up solar Flares?
Or is that just light bleeding through a filter or something

It's totally possible...with the right setup. The following is a high-resolution photo (close-up) from a guy using a $400 USB camera with a telescope:

Kate · Aug 23, 2017

Awesome!
I love the pics. I use them as wallpapers.

edit: Possible Threadjacking

steen6673 · Aug 23, 2017

I used a Nikon D500 with 200-500 AF- S Nikkor Lens and TC-14E III teleconverter. For the corona shots, I did not use a filter. When the sun was exposed, I used a Lee 100x100 mm Eclipse Filter in a Lee Holder. The pictures of the shadow moving across the sun are kinda of boring. But, honestly, as I looked through the viewfinder at first totality, my breath was literally taken away. I think these photos probably rank as my all time favorite at this time. I've been shooting for 32 years, and I felt like a little kid when I saw these. The shots I posted are absolute plain shots with very, very little post.

Mavric1008 · Aug 23, 2017

My flares were not as clear. Shot on a Nikon d5600 with the kit 70-300 af-p lense at 300mm. Im still very pleased with the pics I got. I would have loved to have thrown the drone up in the air to catch the shodow moving across the ground but to many people.

DSC_0100.jpg by gmartell69, on Flickr

DSC_0105.jpg by gmartell69, on Flickr

DSC_0149.jpg by gmartell69, on Flickr

bucefalo · Aug 23, 2017

woaw.. guys congratulations they are amazing pictures!! is there any chance to have a less compressed image to download? I'd love it! thank you and good job really!

steen6673 · Aug 23, 2017

Mavric1008 - that is sweet! Your photos are the first I've seen showing solar flares. You got the same ones that I did. Duhh, I get it that everyone saw the same thing, but, it is still very cool in my opinion. I will add some higher resolution photos when I get home from the office.

MoonstruckView · Aug 23, 2017

Nice photos

Mavric1008 · Aug 23, 2017

Going thru more of the photos and found this one that has more flare

DSC_0120.jpg by gmartell69, on Flickr

RavenTBK · Aug 23, 2017

Gah. Got to see about 65%, then a rain cloud came over the backside of the mountain I was perched on and cut loose.

Drove down and found another sunny spot at around the 90% mark, so I threw the Mavic up and parked it facing west at 500m. That's when the clouds from the isolated rainmaker caught up again. Missed the shadow, missed viewing totality, everything. All I got to experience was seeing it get night time dark for a couple minutes.

Mavic caught a "gradual" roll to darkness, then back to light...almost like a timelapse sunrise. Not impressed.

Mavric1008 · Aug 23, 2017

RavenTBK said:
Gah. Got to see about 65%, then a rain cloud came over the backside of the mountain I was perched on and cut loose.

Drove down and found another sunny spot at around the 90% mark, so I threw the Mavic up and parked it facing west at 500m. That's when the clouds from the isolated rainmaker caught up again. Missed the shadow, missed viewing totality, everything. All I got to experience was seeing it get night time dark for a couple minutes. Mavic caught a "gradual" roll to darkness, then back to light...almost like a timelapse sunrise. Not impressed.

Sorry to hear that, we drove 10 hours up to SC to see it. I was getting stressed out cause there were some big clouds moving in but cleared out just in time.

RavenTBK · Aug 23, 2017

Mavric1008 said:
Sorry to hear that, we drove 10 hours up to SC to see it. I was getting stressed out cause there were some big clouds moving in but cleared out just in time.

I only did 7hrs to SC, but yeah. Was originally perched up on a south facing ridge near Caesars Head State Park.

Family says they still enjoyed it, being how none of them had seen legitimate mountains before. So it wasn't all bad.

BerndM · Aug 24, 2017

Mavric1008 · Aug 24, 2017

RavenTBK said:
I only did 7hrs to SC, but yeah. Was originally perched up on a south facing ridge near Caesars Head State Park.

Family says they still enjoyed it, being how none of them had seen legitimate mountains before. So it wasn't all bad.

WOW! We were watching not far from there in Greenville. We visited Caesars Head on Saturday

DSC_0971.jpg by gmartell69, on Flickr

sancap · Aug 24, 2017

After getting some stills I set my camera up with some filters and took this video. It was about 10 minutes sped up 800%.

Racenviper · Aug 28, 2017

Kate said:
Are they really eclipse photos? I didn't think a DSLR would pick up solar Flares?
Or is that just light bleeding through a filter or something

Yes it can. SpaceWeather.com -- News and information about meteor showers, solar flares, auroras, and near-Earth asteroids

Kate · Aug 28, 2017

I have a D5500. Came with a 18- 55 and a 70-300 Lens.
I don't presume it to be anything special. But it was a lot to spend on a camera for what
I use it for.

If someone can recommend a value for money, ideally compact Telescope to use with this camera,
let me know, link it up
Thx