From a financial page / astrology prediction:
"...two eclipses are due, a full moon lunar eclipse in Virgo on March 14 and a new moon solar eclipse in Aries on March 29. "
Eclipses - time lapse, anyone?
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Eclipses - time lapse, anyone?
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Should be nice to shoot on super-8.
Still, there isn't much movement to make it a movie
And the S8 frame is very very small for such events.
ADDED: You could do:
a long time lapse between 1st and 2nd contact, with ND filter
normal speed
-during first transition,
-an aperture full open to full close to bring in all details of the corona,
-during second transition,
again time lapse between 3rd and 4th contact. with ND filter
Should keep you busy for a few hours.
An exposure bracket (because of the extreme light value) on 35mm still with a 300-500mm is the best registration tool. 120 roll film shot in a Hasselblad or such should also be very satisfying.
Oh, contrary to statements claiming otherwise: you cannot register 11 stops on film. Unless the film is specially manufactered. This only works for ESA or NASA
Don't bother with digital registration. It will render useless results.
I have witnessed three solar eclipses. The most important is to have a clear sky, a ND5 filter and a spotting scope. Observe the eclipse yourself and don't spend the precious time on camera handling. Practice and program yourself!
Still, there isn't much movement to make it a movie
And the S8 frame is very very small for such events.
ADDED: You could do:
a long time lapse between 1st and 2nd contact, with ND filter
normal speed
-during first transition,
-an aperture full open to full close to bring in all details of the corona,
-during second transition,
again time lapse between 3rd and 4th contact. with ND filter
Should keep you busy for a few hours.
An exposure bracket (because of the extreme light value) on 35mm still with a 300-500mm is the best registration tool. 120 roll film shot in a Hasselblad or such should also be very satisfying.
Oh, contrary to statements claiming otherwise: you cannot register 11 stops on film. Unless the film is specially manufactered. This only works for ESA or NASA
Don't bother with digital registration. It will render useless results.I have witnessed three solar eclipses. The most important is to have a clear sky, a ND5 filter and a spotting scope. Observe the eclipse yourself and don't spend the precious time on camera handling. Practice and program yourself!
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well, not *that* eclipse, of course, but a nice 1961 16mm eclipse movie can be seen on http://www.tecmatica.com/homemovies/ecl ... 61_adsl.rm
All this web site is very interesting, such as is very interesting what that association (http://www.homemovies.it/) is doing. Pity for many of you it's only in italian (but you can manage with babelfish or the alikes)...
All this web site is very interesting, such as is very interesting what that association (http://www.homemovies.it/) is doing. Pity for many of you it's only in italian (but you can manage with babelfish or the alikes)...
Outstanding. I now know what my next time lapse project will be! Thanks for the info, Audadvnc.
Oh, and thanks Davideo for referring to my link! I'm mighty proud of that one. I had to keep reframing the camera about every ten minutes to keep the moon in the frame, and keep it large enough to be interesting. I finally settled on a series of dissolves to link them together.
I'll give the next eclipse a go and see what I can pull off. I'll post the results as soon as I have them. Should be fun!
Best,
Jason
Oh, and thanks Davideo for referring to my link! I'm mighty proud of that one. I had to keep reframing the camera about every ten minutes to keep the moon in the frame, and keep it large enough to be interesting. I finally settled on a series of dissolves to link them together.
I'll give the next eclipse a go and see what I can pull off. I'll post the results as soon as I have them. Should be fun!
Best,
Jason