The Sun - 01 Mar 2014

[David Smith]

Woke up to beautiful clear skies (another one of those 8 hour gaps). Shot the usual run of ~130 x 1/1600th @ ISO 100 but then shot a second run of ~140 x 1/500th @ ISO 100 with the #56 green filter in place. I'll let you judge the results.

Standard run

Filtered run

[davedownsouth]

Great shots, hoping to get out with my scope after lunch

[JB80]

Nice and early there David, well done. Clouded out here for the second day, I may have to write a letter of complaint.

I think the second pic slightly edges it for me, but I am viewing on a tablet which isn't ideal.

[Steve Ward]

No. 2 for me , both nice captures but the second edges it to my eye ... 

Sitting watching Sat24 showing me tantalisingly to the East of the blue , gradually creeping my way so not given up just yet ... 

[Bizibilder]

The second one seems to have captured more of the granulation.  Well done - clouded out here as usual!

[Montana]

Fantastic! the second shot is far superior :)

Alexandra

[Luke]

Good stuff, David. I'm gonna vote shot 2.

[101nut]

To be honest, I'm not sure if dropping the exposures slightly on shot 1 wouldn't pull it closer to 2 ... worth experimenting perhaps?

AndyG

[DrRobin]

Very nice David.

Too much cloud for me yesterday and this morning. It is completely overcast and I am sailing this afternoon.

Robin