Adele D. Oliver


Community Manager, Lotusland, Canada

Sickle of the Sun

or
total solar eclipse Nov. 14/2012 in the South Pacific Ocean

as the moon in ca. 25 minutes makes its way to cover the sun completely,
it was disappointing that one could not take photos of the event unless one had special equipment (it would burn out the lens). a group of eclipse-chasers were well equipped ....... I looked through my special dark glasses, through the viewfinder, through dark glasses trying to cover the lens - I could not see anything at all, just aimed, could not use my telephoto ..... so, here are the meager results (which to me still mean a lot).
at full (3 minutes lasting) coverage of the sun we could take our glasses off and take pictures of the corona - then it was glasses again and no pictures for another ca. 25 minutes before the moon left the sun again.

Sichel of the Sun Nov. 14/2012
Sichel of the Sun Nov. 14/2012
Adele D. Oliver

Comments 27

  • Inge Striedinger 08/01/2013 0:26

    Welch ein aufregendes Naturschauspiel! Wir hatten eine Sonnenfinsternis im Januar '11, wir haben die Finsternis ganz anders gesehen!
    greetings, Inge
    Nebel ist die beste Brille
    Nebel ist die beste Brille
    Inge Striedinger
  • Silvana W. 06/01/2013 22:22

    A Spectacle of Nature,dear Adele****¡. You're privileged by being there**.Compliments* and many thanks for sharing with us*** :-))
    a hug
  • 'MM' 06/01/2013 0:16

    A great photograph. It has something very special!!!

    A very powerfull description of a staordinary events.

    Compliments!!!

    MM
  • adriana lissandrini 05/01/2013 21:57

    A spectacle very fascinating!!!!
    greetings
    Adriana
  • Inez Correia Marques 05/01/2013 20:29

    Wwowow!! Bravo Adele!! A moment of great BEAUTY
  • José Ramón Miguel 05/01/2013 18:07

    Minimalista esta mirada al universo, me gusta la atmósfera.
    Un abrazo. Ramón
  • Lawson McCulloch 05/01/2013 17:56

    Well done Adele for your capture off an event I have yet to see in my lifetime.
    best wishes,
    Lawson
  • phonya 05/01/2013 16:18

    great pic capture showing a great moment!
    lg phonya
  • s. sabine krause 05/01/2013 15:03

    the orange sickle of the sun surrounded by a soft blur of blackish, purplish dark with some haze-like lightness in the right upper corner… very mysterious somehow and strangely pleasing to the eye. in fact, i seem to see the bulky head of a sperm whale rising from fathomless depths: the sickle of the sun being its eye, and the dark blue shape which is is its head at the same time also being the ocean it's rising from and the darkest night. the whiteness: the sky, the day, reason and everything that's known… an image primevally poetic, timeless and eternal! hugs, sabine.
  • Angelika El. 05/01/2013 13:27


    Eine ganz wunderbare Sicht auf die Sonne - normalerweise kennt man diese Sichtweise eher vom lieben Mond!!!

    LG! hab ein gelungenes WE! Hier ist es eher grau und nass... Angelika

  • Markus 4 05/01/2013 13:15

    minimalistisch
    Habedieehre
    Markus
  • Waldi W. 05/01/2013 9:57

    wow !
    just wow!
  • John Mc D 05/01/2013 8:53

    Excellent shot
  • † cathy Blatt 05/01/2013 7:48

    That is beautiful!!!!!!cathy
  • Die Mohnblumen 05/01/2013 7:10

    Solche Naturereignisse sind immer wieder fazinierend.
    Als Kinder haben wir uns Glasscherben mit Russ geschwärzt, um in die Sonne schauen zu können.
    Ist heute mit den Sonnenbrillen doch einfacher. :-)
    Liebe Grüße
    Heike & Karl-Heinz

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Camera Canon PowerShot S3 IS
Lens Unknown 6-72mm
Aperture 3.2
Exposure time 1/25
Focus length 10.8 mm
ISO 233

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