Caelestis Globus

Gallery: LandscapePosted March 23, 2010402 views7 comments

Please feel free to view the bw conversion a few posts down. I'd be interested in finding out what people think of such an extreme use of d and b.

This is just a preliminary edit of one of many photographs I took of a sun halo. I guess these are more common than I thought. Apologies.

I'd like to know if this is as unusual as I think it is, or if anyone has any suggestions, etc.... I realize the sun is a bit harsh...it was about 10am.

5dmk2, 16-35, CPL - f/18 1/50sec (primary image) blended with 5 other images stepping down to 1/2500sec (for the sunlight). Not really that great of a star flare on the sun as this old lens lacks the bad arseness of the mark 2. Ah yes, and this was taken on the island of Koh Yao Noi facing east towards Krabi.

Thanks for looking.

Comments

7 comments

Comment posted by Floris van Breugel on March 24, 2010 at 2:54 AM

Well, I've never seen one that complete! Very neat photo of the phenomenon Nicolaus. The foreground isn't terribly exciting as presented, but I think if you did some work as a black and white it could really sing. The wavelets/water could be made to roughly match the clouds/sky in tones.

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Comment posted by Nicolaus Wegner on March 24, 2010 at 3:39 AM

Thank you for the suggestions Floris. Funny, as the next image I planned on sharing from this location is going to be a black and white. It also has a slightly more interesting foreground. It may take me a day or two to post though as I'm currently in Bangkok and working on a little laptop with an even smaller mouse. Dodging and burning with this thing is making me miss my wacom and pen terribly.

I was just a bit excited to share this halo I suppose. ;]

Ahh by the way, I've been searching and searching the web, and I can't figure out what those inner ...wings...are on the sides of the halo. Does anyone know?

Thanks again.

Registered on February 21, 2010, 133 Posts, 1509 Comments

Comment posted by Paul Duval on March 24, 2010 at 8:01 AM

I'm with Floris on the this one. While common they vary in completeness and intensity. If your in the tropics as the Bangkok reference indicates, then it is a rarity. Parahelia are much more common in the higher ( and lower ) latitudes as they are caused by particles of ice or dust in the upper atmosphere. The image may be plain in the fg, but the phenomena in the sky is the subject and is well done.

Paul

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Comment posted by Richard Wong on March 25, 2010 at 2:06 AM

Wow. This is really cool!

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Comment posted by Nicolaus Wegner on March 25, 2010 at 2:54 AM

Went a little crazy with the db on this edit, but I sort of like it. Any critiques are appreciated.

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Comment posted by Pete D on March 25, 2010 at 10:56 PM

I've seen a lot of sun dogs, but I've never seen a complete halo like this. It is really cool and I like the B&W conversion below, although it is a little too dark for my taste.

Pete D.

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Comment posted by Helio Cristovao on March 26, 2010 at 6:30 AM

Wow, came back to see you post, and I´m surprised with your B/w conversion! Nicolaus, this looks great, I´m suspicious, I´m also into some darker b/w processing, but the bottom line is - no doubt here, I must agree with Floris, this conversion is adding a lot, a great work. I especially admire the clouds formations around the exterior f the circle, really dramatic. Wow

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