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With This Ring...

by Youssef Ismail

Gallery: LandscapePosted May 22, 2012294 views11 comments
Thank you all for the feed back on Broken Light.

Here is the the other photo from the eclipse that I liked. Although I was not exactly on the total annularity line, I was close enough that it can hardly be discerned. The annular ring of of light lasted abut 4 minutes. It was quite moving seeing the sun and moon move together through the sky. It was as if time itself had stopped. The hundreds of people at Turtle Bay Wild Bird Sanctuary, next to the Sundial Bridge in Redding, where I dropped my tripod, even though I decided not to be close enough to see them all on the bridge, I definitely heard them all when it went complete.

What I found interesting about this photo in particular was the red orange halo that formed through the clouds. I am wondering if this is a diminished spectrum or just processing artifacts.

Nearly the same camera settings as my last image.

You can read about my whole endeavor on my blog at Here

Comments

11 comments
Comment posted by Nick Bristol on May 22, 2012 at 9:31 PM
Fantastic!! Pretty amazing scene so well captured. :toast:

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI
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Comment posted by jack jaeger jr on May 22, 2012 at 9:33 PM
Awesome !
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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on May 22, 2012 at 9:50 PM
You have capture this eclipse so well Youssef! A beautiful sight! The complete ring of light is stunning.
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Comment posted by Robert Dayton on May 22, 2012 at 10:23 PM
I don't know how to do this kind of photography. I like this and find no fault with it.
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Comment posted by David Edwards on May 22, 2012 at 10:31 PM
Another amazing shot Youssef. I preferred your previous post, but I do like mesmerizing symmetry of this one.
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Comment posted by Vance Gese on May 22, 2012 at 11:27 PM
Another amazing image of such a rare event. The symmetry is outstanding. Fantastic, Youssef.
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Comment posted by Rick Lundh on May 23, 2012 at 12:25 AM
Pretty cool Youssef. One of the better versions I have seen thus far.
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Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on May 23, 2012 at 6:43 AM
Youssef:
Fabulous shot. I have not seen an event like this personally but it must be some sight. Of the two, I like Broken Light better.
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Comment posted by Morris McClung on May 23, 2012 at 11:04 AM
Looks even more like "the ring" in Lord of the Rings. Cool!
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Comment posted by Bill Dark on May 23, 2012 at 7:33 PM
Can't help on the halo question, but I really like the image overall. Well-done!
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Comment posted by Nicolaus Wegner on May 24, 2012 at 10:52 AM
Perfect shot Youssef.

Although the grids or banding from the artifacts is a little rough and the darker portions of the image. Perhaps some fine noise reduction tuning or blurring of the sides of the image can fix that.
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