Venus Transit Photo's - Volume 5

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Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the Viewfinder. Hmmm, sounds like a bad advertisement.

The final volume - I promise. Because I don't have any more photo's!

Finally got to Greenville on Friday, and picked up my slides. The morning of the transit, I shot a couple rolls of Superia Xtra 400. When I reloaded my camera the last time, I didn't realize that I have grabbed my roll of Provia 100, until after I had it loaded. Oops.

So here are my final shots of the transit. If you remember, I mentioned that it clouded up at the end. Notice how far Venus moved between the first and second shots. These are consecutive shots on the roll. We got a hole in the clouds, and I shot off the last three shots posted here. Look carefully, and you will see where Venus is barely touching the sun. These have been reduced for PR (from 3090 pixels to 640). If you are having trouble seeing Venus, I can always crop part of the original image for you. Hey, I can see it and I'm 42!

:-O

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And all around good guy, Brian.

He's as close to a twin as I've got. No, we don't look a lot alike, but he's also a photographer, an astronomer, a scuba diver, and a martial artist. Oh, yeah, did I mention he also has a house full of kids?

And yes, he's single. ( I know the women were wondering!)

It's always a motivating factor knowing that someone else is getting up at 5:00 am to go watch a planet transit the sun. It also makes the whole experience a whole lot more fun!

[mtbbrian]

I have seen your whole series Robert.
Good Stuff!
Thanks for sharring with us!
Brian

[Speed]

I have seen your whole series Robert.
Good Stuff!
Thanks for sharring with us!
Brian

I appreciate the comments.

I would have loved to have photographed the entire transit from the time the sun came up until Venus cleared the sun. The thing that made these a challenge, the clouds, also made them much more interesting photographically. I guess that's my "silver lining". These were literally my last four shots of Venus. And as you can tell from viewing the series, the weather left a lot to be desired.

But we enjoyed ourselves, and a good time was had by all. :-)