Eclipse

[Benjy]

Well done John, a Belter,

[Stagecoach]

Good capture John.

[Shadowman]

Well done John, a Belter,

Bernard,

Thanks for the comments.

[Shadowman]

Good capture John.

Thanks Grahame.

[Shadowman]

Not many elements in your picture which makes it such a great one.
Ole

Ole,

Thanks for the comments.

[bnnrcn]

I loved the shot John, it looks great

If you try some noise reduction in the sky selectively , you might get rid of banding.It usually helps. If it was my image I would crop half of the empty space on the right side to make it look less centered but it is really personal preference, the image looks nice as is anyway.

[Mike Buckley]

I wanted to control the incoming light and the only other filter I had was an ND8, I felt it would underexpose other areas of the image.

I'm confused, John. The only effect I can imagine of the polarizer in this situation is to let about 1 1/2 to 2 stops less light into the lens. I don't understand why that would be helpful when the sun was so low in the sky.

[bnnrcn]

Mike, I might be wrong but I think John was trying to keep the lens from the bad effect of eclipse . I don't know if such a thing possible though , because it is beyond my technical knowlegde about lenses. He also didn't use the viewfinder to shoot, I think he used the live view in order to keep his eyes.

I'm confused, John. The only effect I can imagine of the polarizer in this situation is to let about 1 1/2 to 2 stops less light into the lens. I don't understand why that would be helpful when the sun was so low in the sky.

[Shadowman]

I loved the shot John, it looks great

If you try some noise reduction in the sky selectively , you might get rid of banding.It usually helps. If it was my image I would crop half of the empty space on the right side to make it look less centered but it is really personal preference, the image looks nice as is anyway.

Binnur,

Thanks for the comments and suggestions.

[Shadowman]

I'm confused, John. The only effect I can imagine of the polarizer in this situation is to let about 1 1/2 to 2 stops less light into the lens. I don't understand why that would be helpful when the sun was so low in the sky.

Mike,

Very low but very intense.

[Mike Buckley]

Ahhhhhhh. Now I understand. Thanks!