Nikon d7500
ISO 100
200mm
f/22
8 seconds
Nikor 70-200mm
Firecrest 77mm Eclipse Filter, ND5.4, 18 Stop
This image was taken about 2 pm on Sat 8/19 as part of a series of images to establish exposure parameters for the eclipse. I was using a stable tripod with auto exposure and bracketing, so I was not touching the camera.
This is one of the few images where my histogram shows something other than the extreme left side. Even this is still primarily in the black on the histogram. I am finally starting to get some yellow in the sun rather than blown out white. Tomorrow I will take more shots with exposure times up to 30 seconds (which sounds completely crazy to me).
Is the bluish shadow to the left of the sun an artifact? is the round object to the left and below the sun a planet? the moon? or is this an artifact?
Would appreciate thoughts and inputs on this as I am not comfortable with my progress on this.
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