The Sun!
Closeup of the Sun
Exposure: 1/40000
Aperture: 32
ISO: 100
Neutral Density Filters: .6+.9+1.2 (stacked)
Focal Length: 300mm + 2x Teleconverter (roughly 600mm)
Focus: Manual
It took a few days after my Tiffen filters arrived before the Sun decided to make an appearance. Once it peaked out behind the clouds, I was there to snap this picture. Before anyone gets too excited, those black dots are not Sunspots. That’s dust on the camera. I didn’t know how dirty my camera had gotten until I had pushed it as far as I could. The little suckers become really visible then.
Closeup of the Sun
Exposure: 1/40000
Aperture: 29
ISO: 100
Neutral Density Filters: .6+.9+1.2 (stacked)
Focal Length: 300mm + 2x Teleconverter (roughly 600mm)
Focus: Manual
I played around with the manual settings some more and got a few more pictures. These were my best two of the day. Since I was shooting over my neighbors house to get these shots (it was late afternoon), I’m hoping they don’t think I was spying on them.
Equipment Use:
Camera: Canon Digital Rebel XTi
Filter Brand: Tiffen
Lens Brand: Sigma AP0 DG 70mm-300mm
Teleconverter Brand: Promaster Spectrum 7
Tags: astrophotography, closeup, fun in the sun, star, sun
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