Transit Of Venus - Through The Clouds

[astroman001]

Hi all,

I got up at 4.30am BST, the sky was promising but there was clouds low down in the NE where the sun was rising. Still I stayed out, took a few photos of horses in the next field to me and a few cloud pics, then suddenly at around 05.35 BST the Sun broke through for a couple of minutes between the clouds and I managed to capture the attached image. I did manage to get two images, but this was the best one. The clouds actually add a bit of atmosphere (no pun etc). The image was taken with a Canon SX210 compact camera at max x14 zoom on a tripod, I think the exposure was 1/1250 sec at f/ 5.9 so I am doubly pleased to have got such a sharp image. I enlarged, cropped and tweaked in Photoshop.

Best regards

Peter

[David Smith]

I can't see a pic? Glad you got to see the transit, was totally clouded out here.

[astroman001]

Should be there now, I have had issues uploading images to the new site.

[steppenwolf]

Excellent - a very 'moody' shot

[neil phillips]

Nice catch. its come out well. looked odd small. But as soon as i opened it up, the transit, is very nicely defined.

[celkins]

Well done, nice shot.

[MidnightSun]

Nice...wish I could've shot thru the clouds, but I would've needed an AK to get thru them.

[KE400]

I agree Pete, the clouds actually add to enhance the image and give it a "moody" feel.

It's a great image and thanks for posting.

[Pete Presland]

well worth the effort, quite a nice shot!

[stolenfeather]

Very nice capture and you're right, the clouds really does give it a different aura around it! I'm happy the clouds finally cooperated so you could experience the transit. I had pristine skies but I know many out there were completely blocked out of the show.

Isabelle

[Space Cowboy]

Very mysterious!

[shellfish]

_{Excellent - a very 'moody' shot}

_{Would look good in a movie like Vanhelsink}

_{Great shot}

[AztecastroMcJ]

Great capture Peter