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The Mysterious Eclipse

During the incredible eclipse which took place in December, photographers everywhere were attempting to record the event. Some unfortunately had atmospheric conditions, particularly in the Los Angeles area, which rendered the event unseeable. Photographers in other areas set their gear up and shot images of the eclipse even if the weather wasn’t completely optimal. In other parts of California, the mysterious eclipse was recorded under mysterious circumstances by a mysterious photographer or two.

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A blog entitled Light Photographic Workshops which supports a Web site featuring a nice group of instructors who don’t always include an author name on their blog. The writer was able to capture their eerie, beautiful series of images of the eclipse in progress with their Induro CT313 tripod, which kept things steady, which is always necessary with lunar photography, but particularly so with overcast conditions – even allowing their daughter to help make exposures with a cable release!

We’re happy to have discovered this group of shooters, their educational efforts, and their great blog posts. Definitely keep an eye on their work. Lots of good information seems to be regularly posted. If you’re planning on being in or near Los Osos, California, check out some of their extensive courses offered. We bet they’ll take the mystery out of your photographic questions!

Panoramas for Friday, from Light Photographic Workshops and Flickr.

Let today be panorama day. We spied this sweet one over at Light Photographic Workshops, made with the help of an Induro.

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the deets:

15 shot HDR panorama
Canon 5D Mk II, EF 24-70mm f/2.8L, Induro C213, RRS BH-55 and pano kit

Noticed that most of the shots we post are looking west.  Decided to put up a quick HDR pano looking to the east over Los Osos and Chorro valleys.  Took the fifteen component shots during Jennifer Wu’s course here at Light a few months ago. The components were prepped in Lightroom, merged in Photomatix Pro, optimized in LR, and finally stitched in Photoshop CS4.

Check out Induro’s CT213, and make a panorama of your own!

Here are three from Flickr’s creative commons that I find ril pretty. Click on them to make them easier to see in detail.

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Cima Fraiteve. Photo by Roberto Ferrari

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Taken from the "Barrage Vauban" roof, looking North. Strasbourg, France. Photo by Francois Schnell.

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Saltspring Island. Photo by Nicholas Kenrick.

Have a great weekend!