Zozobra

 

Zozobra- Oldman Gloom Effigy

Santa Fe, New Mexico

Ninth of September, 2010

For the Birds

The Last Flight of Endeavour

Full Moon

Slowly getting better. Getting some craters at right bottom edge.

Tiger at 400MM

The Transit of Venus

Every hundred years or so, the orbits of Earth and Venus align and allow us to see Venus pass in front of the sun. This event will not happen again until 2117. I used a piece of Baader Solar Film, between two UV filters, to make it safe for both my eyes and the cameras sensor.

 

 

Equipment Used:

Canon 60D

Canon 100-400L

Baader Solar Film

Tripod

Staring at the Sun

Practice for the Transit of Venus tomorrow. If you dont know, Venus will be passing between Earth and the Sun starting tomorrow. This is a test shot:

 

Note the sunspots.

Equipment Used:

Gripped Canon 60D

100-400L

Tripod

Baader Solar Film