How to Photograph Solar Eclipses with Gabriel Biderman and Matt Hill
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- Опубліковано 15 лип 2024
- Join photographers and educators Gabriel Biderman and Matt Hill from National Parks at Night to learn how to photograph solar eclipses.
Both Gabe and Matt photographed the total solar eclipse in 2017 and the annular eclipse in 2023. Their real-world experience will help you get ready for the total solar eclipse that goes from Mexico to Maine in April of 2024.
Gabe and Matt will help you:
choose the right gear
prepare and scout
practice solar photography
get ready for the big day of totality
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Chapters:
00:00 Welcome and Housekeeping
02:50: Introduction
08:09 Agenda
09:09 What Are Eclipses?
11:41 Solar Eclipse Animation
12:29 Solar Eclipse Graphic
13:12: Umbra vs. Penumbra
16:54 Solar vs. Lunar Eclipse Umbra and Penumbra
18:17 Lunar Eclipse Example
20:40 Different Types of Solar Eclipses
21:16 Partial Solar Eclipse
23:20 Annular Solar Eclipse
25:45 Total Solar Eclipse
27:12 Hybrid Solar Eclipse
29:04 2024 Solar Eclipse Schedule
31:46 Eclipse Flyover Video
36:00 Little Rock, Arkansas Eclipse Example
38:00 Photo Pills
39:50 Plan for Traffic
41:50 What Should I Bring?
42:37 Recommended Gear
43:49 Solar Size Comparison by Focal Length
45:00 Choosing a Focal Length
47:14 Disadvantages to Longer Focal Lengths
49:53 Essential Gear
51:52 Technical Tripod Heads
53:22 Novoflex Tripods We Use
54:57 Solar Filters: Good
59:07 Solar Filters: Better
01:01:56 Solar Filters: Best
01:06:22 Matt's RedCat71 Telescope + Pro75 Tripod
01:07:58 Final Thoughts on Solar Filters
01:10:42 Wide Angle Total Solar Eclipse Considerations
01:17:24 Telephoto Total Solar Eclipse Considerations
01:24:03 Telephoto Annular Solar Eclipse Considerations
01:26:56 2023 Telephoto Annular Solar Eclipse Timelapse
01:28:46 Post-Processing a Wide Solar Eclipse Composite
01:42:14 Post-Processing a Telephoto Solar Eclipse Composite
01:44:18 Homework (before the eclipse!)
01:45:29 Solar Eclipse eBook
01:46:20 Night Photo Summit
01:47:31 Nightscaper Photo Conference
01:48:13 National Parks at Night Workshops
01:48:44 Wrapup
01:50:41 Q&A
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Links shared in webinar, in order:
Eclipse planning links:
www.greatamericaneclipse.com/
www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/s...
photopills.com/
astronomy.tools/calculators/f...
Gear
novoflexus.com/tripods/triopo...
novoflexus.com/tripods/triopo...
novoflexus.com/tripods/triopod/
Filters:
www.daystarfilters.com/ULF.shtml
leefiltersdirect.com/collecti...
thousandoaksoptical.com/produ...
www.kendrickastro.com/solarfi...
thousandoaksoptical.com/shop/...
Solar Glasses
eclipse.aas.org/resources/sol...
bhpho.to/43kTYOfeclip...
Eclipse eBook
npan.co/eclipseguide
Night Photo Summit
npsummit.live/npan
Nightscaper Photo Conference
nightscaper.com
National Parks at Night Season 9 Workshops
npan.co/season9
Social Links for National Parks at Night
/ nationalparksatnight
/ nationalparksatnight
/ natlpksatnight
www.nationalparksatnight.com/
nightphotosummit.com/
www.nightscaper.com/
Novoflex Links
Facebook:
/ novoflex
Instagram:
/ novoflex
Subscribe on UA-cam:
/ novoflexus
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Excellent video! Thank you!
Rotimi, Marion Indiana.
Thanks again Novoflex! Was great putting this together for you.
Excellent tutorial and thanks for the shout out! Clear skies on eclipse day!
Saw it in Mesa Verde National Park!
Thank you for sharing, very informative 👍
Nice video. I would like to mention what I consider the best option for solar filters. It is Baader Astrosolar PHOTO film OD 3.8. This filter allows the best resolution and is also very inexpensive when buying an 8x12" sheet to make a DIY filter. I have a thousand oaks optical full aperture solarlite polymer filter and it blocks way too much light for photography. I had very slow shutter speeds around 1/10-1/50th F10 ISO 640 when using the thousand oaks filter. The Baader astrosolar PHOTO film OD 3.8 allowed shutter speeds of 1/5000-1/6400 F10 ISO 100. I shot last Octobers eclipse handheld and got tack sharp images. You did mention a baader astrosolar Safety film filter OD 5.0. It works and is viewing safe but the baader astrosolar PHOTO film OD 3.8 blocks less light and allows much faster shutter speeds.
Thank you for putting together this comprehensive video. I'm heading to Arkansas in April (2024) to shoot my 1st solar eclipse. I love the diamond ring shot you show at the 1:19.25 mark but am confused about whether or not I should have the filter on to replicate that shot. You mentioned that you missed the initial diamond, but "sure did get the 2nd one" (and I completely agree - fantastic!). The last paragraph says the filter should be off: I just want to confirm that I'm reading this correctly.
You need the filter off to best capture the Diamond Ring. This is hard to do during 2nd Contact (right before the moon totally eclipses the sun as you will still have your filter on and are bracketing. However 3rd contact you can either time (start at the beginning of totality) or you'll be able to see it better and already have the solar filter off. So the 2nd Diamond Ring effect is always easier to capture while your filter is off. It will last for 3-10 seconds before you'll need to put the solar filter on again. Good luck! We'll be in Hot Springs!
What focal length did you use for the wide angle shot you edited near the end of the video? Thanks.
Hi Dave: I believe Gabe used a 15mm Irix lens for that.