Venus Transit
For those who have been living under a rock, that little dot on the upper right of the sun is Venus. The next time Venus will pass directly between the earth and the Sun will be in 105 years. The clouds were actually a blessing, allowing me to take these photos without any filters whatsoever. (I did use Live View to focus through the LCD rather than looking through the optical viewfinder.)
It's not often that you take a photo and realize that this is the only opportunity you'll have in your lifetime to shoot that subject.
Canon EOS 60D, EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM at 400mm, ISO-100, 1/640, f/9
Taken on June 5, 2012 at 5:42pm CDT in Starkville, Mississippi.
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scenicedge (12 months ago | reply)
Awesome Roger!! J. R. in Seattle.
netster71 (12 months ago | reply)
Stunning photo, thanks for sharing
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rexographer (12 months ago | reply)
Sweet! I like the clouds.
bp_limbek (12 months ago | reply)
Fantastic photo!
Martin LaBar (going on hiatus) added this photo to his favorites. (12 months ago)
Martin LaBar (going on hiatus) (12 months ago | reply)
You got it!
golddawnstar (12 months ago | reply)
Incredible drama. Thank you.
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Photophool (12 months ago | reply)
And i didn't get a single one. :-(((
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