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Venus Transit

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Posted by Karl Buiter on June 5, 2012 at 7:28 PM
Venus Transit
Not really a big landscape opportunity; not really a critique shot either. But good practice in focusing and exposing and processing the sun. An early shot. I may go somewhere for sunset later on. 7D w/1.4 TE + 70-200 II, 1/4000 f/6.3 Solar Baader Film (ND 5) sandwiched in a hand-built Lee Filter format frame using model airplane 1/32" plywood. Adjusted the color temp up to give it a bit of color - Baader is a White Filter.

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Posted by Morris McClung on June 5, 2012 at 9:13 PM
:cool:
You might want to clean up those dust bunnies. :jump:
Posted by Jackson Frishman on June 5, 2012 at 9:44 PM
Coming to you live from Santa Fe....
Posted by Scott Fricke on June 5, 2012 at 11:06 PM
Great shots! Morris, I think those are sunspots, if you enlarge Jackson's you see many of the same spots in the same pattern.
Posted by Stephen Trainor on June 5, 2012 at 11:49 PM
Nice one Karl!

Morris - maybe we'll keep those particular dust bunnies. I heard they come in handy for auroras and stuff :)
Posted by David Bartlett _CO on June 6, 2012 at 10:52 AM
:toast:
Posted by Paul Martin on June 6, 2012 at 11:18 AM
Cool! :toast:
Posted by Morris McClung on June 6, 2012 at 11:50 AM
Scott, I did know those weren't dust bunnies but sunspots. I was trying to make a joke and failed miserably apparently. :biggrin:

Jackson, your shot is just a cool!
Posted by Jason J. Hatfield on June 6, 2012 at 11:40 PM
nice captures