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Crescent Sun

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Posted by Jackson Frishman on May 22, 2012 at 7:53 PM
Crescent Sun
I enjoyed the eclipse with a view of New Mexico's other big volcanic pillar, Cabezon Peak northwest of Albuquerque. It was really nice being so far east on the eclipse path. I shot throughout the event of course, but I'm really not sure I can get anything out of my earlier frames. But as the crescent sun sank towards the horizon, things started coming together. I thought about doing this one from a single frame, but decided to blend in some better foreground detail from a longer exposure. These were 1/160 and 1/1250 at f16, ISO 100, 300mm on a crop sensor. Other than the blend, processing was just white balance in ACR, a bit of dodge and burn, and a little saturation tweak.

There's another version from a single frame on my blog. It's also pretty fun to have shots of last December's lunar eclipse from the same location.
Posted by Morris McClung on May 22, 2012 at 8:29 PM
A really good effort, Jackson. So wierd looking at a crescent "sun" instead of moon. :jump: Well done!
Posted by Kane Engelbert on May 22, 2012 at 8:56 PM
Nice one Jackson, I love the color. The processing looks really nice as well.
Posted by John Mumaw on May 22, 2012 at 9:20 PM
The rays of light interrupted by the peak are what makes this one special to me. No mistaking that's the sun here.
Very well done!
Posted by Jack Garrett on May 22, 2012 at 10:19 PM
Yes, I also like the rays of light in this....well done Jackson!!
Posted by Jack Garrett on May 22, 2012 at 10:20 PM
I couldn't think of the word I wanted to describe the suns shape and it just came to me...it looks like PacMan!
Posted by Stephen Trainor on May 23, 2012 at 12:57 AM
Looks great - the foreground detail really makes the shot. The blend works perfectly - love it!
Posted by Doug Koepsel on May 23, 2012 at 8:37 AM
I like the layers and shadow cast by the peak.
Posted by David Bartlett _CO on May 23, 2012 at 10:51 AM
:toast:
Posted by Soubhik Patranabis on May 23, 2012 at 12:24 PM
Nice shot
Posted by Jason J. Hatfield on June 6, 2012 at 8:41 PM
Stellar blend and composition, one of the best I've seen. The eclipse right above the pillar is perfect!