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Celestial Sparkling "Diamond Ring"       ©2017 mrsawyer
Panasonic DMC-FZ50       9th place, 97 points
1/20s, f11, ISO 100, 420mm, Manual, Spot, no flash
 
Post-Processing: Rotation 21 degrees. Then cloned bottom half and flipped it to replace original top half to get rid of blue spot from lens flare. Rotated back to original position. Cropped. Resized.       Extra Info: Just after totality of the Great USA Solar Eclipse of 2017. The so-called "diamond ring effect" happens as the corona is still visible (the ring) and the first peek of the sun "the sparkling diamond" appears after total darkness. I considered reducing the flair, but found the photo too dull for such a spectacular event. It brings me great pleasure to recall the whole experience!
 
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ysal
Jan 9, 2018		     Bernie, I love this so much more than the totality shot!!
mrsawyer
Jan 8, 2018		     Well, this was a rushed shot, because in the total darkness, I was searching for something and ran out of time as totality suddenly ended. I was about 20 seconds slower than I should have been, but at least I go it done.
It was such an exciting day.

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Time In A Frame/Paul M.
Jan 8, 2018		     Awesome pic of the eclipse. I just wonder how long you had to wait and how many pics you had to take, to get this shot.
Mepo
Jan 8, 2018		     I'm glad you did not reduce the flare. This is certainly spectacular.
cookiejar
Jan 8, 2018		     This is a terrific photograph and much more interesting than the one in the open section.
jomari
Jan 7, 2018		     Beautiful shot. I'm glad you have the flare, it adds a lot to the beauty. In my top 3.
Lo
Jan 7, 2018		     It must have been incredible to see the eclipse. Great capture.
elliott
Jan 6, 2018		     great capture!!!
ysal
Jan 5, 2018		     Many people say the "diamond ring" is more dramatic than the total eclipse, and I must agree! Did you use some type of a filter to get the rainbow effect? Very nice.
Franz07
Jan 5, 2018		     Very cool effect!
forkcandles
Jan 5, 2018		     agree the flare makes this one stand out
LumixBoo
Jan 5, 2018		     Really Love this! :)
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