Romy Ocon
06-15-2006, 08:42 AM
I was shooting some birds at Macabebe wetlands (Pampanga) when I noticed that atmospheric haze was just enough for a safe shot at the setting sun. It's normally very dangerous to look or shoot directly at the sun without darkening filters.
20D + 500 f4 IS + Canon 1.4x TC, 700 mm, f/9, ISO 200, 1/60 sec
http://www.pbase.com/liquidstone/image/59699153.jpg
And here's another shot with a closer view of the sunspots, processed a bit differently to make these stand out better:
http://www.pbase.com/liquidstone/image/59721148.jpg
Regards,
Romy
caloy_samson
06-15-2006, 09:29 AM
Nice pics!, especially the first one...
Marton_Benitez
06-15-2006, 09:31 AM
That's really wonderful :)
Romy Ocon
06-15-2006, 10:11 AM
Thanks Caloy and Marlon...:)
Romy
rosalie_gomez
06-15-2006, 01:59 PM
Wow, Romy! Really nice... :)
Romy Ocon
06-15-2006, 06:38 PM
Wow, Romy! Really nice... :)
Thanks, Rosalie...:)
Romy
willy_palacios
06-15-2006, 11:49 PM
nice Romy! didn't use the Sigmonsters this time? could the sunspot be more visible if the sigma was used?
Romy Ocon
06-16-2006, 06:54 AM
nice Romy! didn't use the Sigmonsters this time? could the sunspot be more visible if the sigma was used?
Thanks, Willy. When I shot these pics, I didn't notice that there were sunspots captured. It was only after posting the pics in some forums when I learned that sunspots are not easy to photograph with this amount of detail. The atmospheric conditions and sun position have to be just right to get these types of pics, and this happens quite rarely.
If I had known this, I'd have used the Sigmonster + stacked TCs (2263 mm) and get more detail, like this moonshot:
http://www.pbase.com/liquidstone/image/54510394/original
Romy
Kieron Tan
06-16-2006, 02:07 PM
wonderful shot. just a beauty. Wow!
mykl mabalay
06-16-2006, 03:23 PM
awesome!
i've also seen some of your moonshots in pbase and they are also great!!! idol!
Romy Ocon
06-16-2006, 05:46 PM
Thanks, Kieron and mykl....:)
Romy