19:05
19:24
19:37
19:41
And here's one about halfway toward totality (19:17, if you're curious), showing how things looked to the uncalibrated eye:
Finally, just for grins, here's a sunset picture.
Monday, May 21, 2012
The human eye is really good at adapting to changing light levels. As we were standing around watching the eclipse and asking ourselves if it was really getting darker or not, I decided to take a series of shots in full manual mode at the same settings, so I could see how much the light level was changing. Here are the results, and the times each shot was taken.
And here's one about halfway toward totality (19:17, if you're curious), showing how things looked to the uncalibrated eye:
And here's one about halfway toward totality (19:17, if you're curious), showing how things looked to the uncalibrated eye:
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Spendid progression! Where were you camped out for the eclipse?
ReplyDeleteRight at the top of one of the greatest hazards of old route 66; La Bajada hill.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great location! Then again, it isn't like NM lacks for great locations.
ReplyDeleteVery cool series! I could tell the difference in the intensity of sunlight throughout the eclipse, but this is a great documentation!
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