Eclipse 2015

[Pete Askew]

Straight from the highly sophisticated sun observatory in Babelsberg comes a sequence of images of the solar eclipse on 20 March 2015. Being a true professional I was obviously highly prepared for this event and had an old envelope, a bit of tin foil, a dressmaking pin and a Sony compact camera to hand to record this momentous event. The path of the sun was tracked from the edge of the sofa onto the top of a camera bag and then the floor by the window using the patented Askew mount. All images were there overlaid with precision accuracy in Adobe Photoshop CC 2014 after initial processing in Lightroom. I was aided by my two trusty assistants during the event!

 

[Julian de'Courcy]

Aha my second Eclipse today, Ian posted one earlier. For some reason I did not get exited about this one, but I see you did Pete.
Good to see Teddy giving a helping hand.

 

[Robbie Coffin]

I am so jealous, prepared my pin hole camera yesterday and all we had was a slightly darker sky and clouds

 

[Pete Askew]

Next time!

 

[Brian Moore]

Is that a rig that one can buy?

 

[Pete Askew]

It just so happens that I have a spare one that I can let you have at a very special price, Brian.

 

[Pete Askew]

It will work with a Merrill too!

 

[John Holland]

Fantastic series, Pete.

 

[Pete Askew]

Thanks, John. Amazing what you can get from some spots on a bit of paper!

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Good fun, Pete. I have similar assistants for my own highly technical work: Wally, Mooks, Muffin and Robbie The Robot. But they do get temperamental at times.

 

[Brian Moore]

It just so happens that I have a spare one that I can let you have at a very special price, Brian.

I only buy through reputable sources, Pete, such as B&H or Adorama.

 

[Pete Askew]

Exclusivity, Brian. That's what makes the difference!