Eclipse

An afternoon Polo shoot and I was invited to stay for Asado, the excellent Argentinian BBQ custom involving massive quantities of meat. However I made my excuses and headed off to a nearby temple where my plan was to shoot the eclipse against the outline of a temple roof.

Completely stupid idea, because the exposure needed to control the brightness of the moon meant you could not see the temple in the photos. So I headed back to the polo club for too much food, interspersed with trips to the camera to take a shot.

This was the moon at 18:00:

By 20:00 the moon was beginning to hide:

20:15

20:30

20:45

By 21:00 the moon was doing a Mars impersonation:

At this point I lost interest because dessert was served and this always includes an excellent Tiramisu, so I celebrated the eclipse by having two portions and now I feel a little nauseous. I blame the moon.

For reasons too boring to explain, shots shared between Canon 1D with 300mm lens and 1.4 extender; and Panasonic GF1 with 100-300mm lens.

Comments 🔗

2011-12-11 | Wally says

Excellent shots Spike, NASA could not have done better. It resembles a melon that’s just past it’s ‘sell by date’ especially with the stalk scar at lower right. Which camera took the better shots?

2011-12-11 | Grant says

Wally - maybe it IS a melon, he’s not without his little tricks… Seriously Spike, that’s a great capture, very impressive. Had I known this was coming I wouldn’t have stood outside last night watching while the locals fired guns and rockets at the eclipse to keep it moving, it was like being in a war zone! Still, it worked…

2011-12-11 | Spike says

The Canon combination picked out slightly more detail; but then it did cost ten times more than the Panasonic rig.

2011-12-11 | Spike says

I found that eating the equivalent of a small cow, washed down with plenty of Australian red, also worked.