I got a pretty cool shot of the eclipse this afternoon.. it occurred in bright daylight so in order to get a good shot (and to see the eclipse for myself) I had to dig out a very special filter for the sunlight: a compact disc!
Yep, I held a compact disc right up to the camera lens and snapped this shot.. came out really well!
Posted by old paint (Member # 549) on :
MNA LOOK AT THAT "ORANGE PEEL"!!!!!!
Posted by J.T. Gazaway (Member # 2001) on :
Whoa...wait a sec. You lost me. Did you take the photo through the main part of the CD or use the hole in the middle to project it onto another surface and then take a photo? Did you use a CD as a solar filter?
Posted by Dave Grundy (Member # 103) on :
Mike..It seems it was more dramatic the further west a person was. This was the view at 8:45 last evening.
Posted by Kathy Joiner (Member # 1814) on :
Great shot Mike. It could not have been made without creative thinking. When I was a kid about 100 yrs. ago there was an eclipse that Mom wanted us to see. She light a candle and "smutted" some drinking glasses for us so our eyes would be safe.
Posted by Wayne Webb (Member # 1124) on :
Nice shot!
A welding helmet works too.
Posted by Mike Pipes (Member # 1573) on :
J.T. - The reflective surface of CD's is transparent yet very dark like a welding helmet lens so it works very well as a solar filter. I actually was going to place my welding helmet over the camera to take some shots but when I left home to head for the beach, I forgot the helmet. I have plenty of CD's stashed in my truck though.
I sent the top picture to a TV station in Phoenix and it ended up on the 10 o'clock news last night.
Dave: Yep, here near the west coast we saw the eclipse at its peak "depth". It was pretty cool too cause when looking at shadows on the ground, they were all curved and distorted, with a secondary shadow making them look out of focus. Shadows of tree leaves all looked like crescent moons!
![[Smile]](smile.gif)
