Eclipsed (before) - a photo on Flickriver

Eclipsed (before)

            I did not prepare to attempt to shoot the eclipse earlier this week. The atmosphere did not cooperate and cloud cover was thick, splotchy and fast moving. A couple of minutes before I decided to see if the EVF on the Sony A7RII would help me. Using a Nikon to Sony adapter that allowed me to close down the Tamron's aperture coupled with a very fast shutter speed allowed the image in the EVF to be dark enough that I could attempt manually focusing. It was exceedingly difficult, that big Tamron on the small Sony body and no tripod. With the cloud cover changing moment to moment it was a constant battle to keep the exposure useable and then attempt manual focus. As fate would have it, during the peak of 89% coverage here in Chicago, the clouds were completely obscuring the view.
   

Taken on: August 26, 2017

Tags:

Sun

Moon

Clouds

Sky

Celestial

Universe

Sony A7RII

Tamron 150-600 « less

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