the transit of venus

[rdking647]

first couple of pics

venus is first entering the sun
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venus is inside
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[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. Those are beautiful shots!

What equipment did you use?

[rdking647]

3. nikon d7000

sigma 150-500 lens,solar filter duct taped to the lens hood.
the solar filter isnt really made for camera lenses,you get a real problem with reflections but I was able to set the exposure to make the reflections dissapear.

I was only able to shoot the beginning,I had to leave at 5:30 for a meeting and when the meeting was over it had clouded up.
but i did get about 40 images before then,I havent had a chance to go thru them yet

[Solly Mack]

2. K&R

excellent!

[Celebration]

4. I love that!

So glad you captured this so well.