by Krishna Mohan
Solar Eclipse
At my place solar eclipse of January 15, 2010 was visible only as partial solar eclipse. I used Canon EOS 5D mark II along with Canon EF 300mm f/4.0 L IS USM lens with stacked 2 1.4x tele-converters. I added 2 neutral density filters (2 Stop + 4 Stop) along with a circular polarizer filter. Even with that the intensity of sun was too much. I shot all shots at ISO 100, 1/8000 sec at F/45. I covered the front of lens using a welding glass plate during focusing and aligning with sun thus avoiding direct eye contact. Focus was manual focus using the marking on the lens. Image Stabilization was off as camera was on a tripod. I initially tried to shoot using welding glass only as the protector, but result was disappointing as the glass plate was giving lot of internal reflections. Throughout the eclipse I was wearing protective Mylar film coated glasses to protect my eyes. I did not use live view or auto focus so as to save my sensor getting burnt down by solar rays.
Solar Eclipse Composite View
The solar eclipse of January 15, 2010 was an annular eclipse of the Sun with a magnitude of 0.9190. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or partially obscuring Earth’s view of the Sun. An annular solar eclipse occurs when the Moon’s apparent diameter is smaller than the Sun, causing the sun to look like an annulus (ring), blocking most of the Sun’s light. An annular eclipse will appear as partial eclipse over a region thousands of kilometres wide.
This was the longest annular solar eclipse of the millennium,[1] and the longest until December 23, 2043, with a maximum length of 11 mins and 7.8 seconds. (The solar eclipse of January 4, 1992 was longer, at 11 minutes, 41 seconds, occurring in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.)
It was visible as a partial eclipse in much of Africa, Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Asia. It was seen as annular within a narrow stretch of 300 km (190 mi) width across Central Africa, Maldives, South Kerala (India), South Tamil Nadu (India), North Sri Lanka, parts of Burma and parts of China.
EXIF info…
Camera:
Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Lens:
EF300mm f/4L IS USM +1.4x
Exposure Mode:
Manual exposure
Exposure Time:
1/8000 sec.
Exposure Bias:
0.0
Aperture (F Stop):
f/45.0
ISO Used:
100
Flash Used:
Flash did not fire, compulsory flash mode.
White Balance:
As Shot
Focal Length:
420.0 mm
Metering Mode:
Pattern
Date Time:
2010:01:15 13:23:55
GPS Location in Google Map:
13° 4' 1.8" N, 74° 59' 44.3" E, 1271 m.a.s.l.
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Krishna Mohan
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EXIF info…
Camera:
Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Lens:
EF300mm f/4L IS USM +1.4x
Exposure Mode:
Manual exposure
Exposure Time:
1/8000 sec.
Exposure Bias:
0.0
Aperture (F Stop):
f/45.0
ISO Used:
100
Flash Used:
Flash did not fire, compulsory flash mode.
White Balance:
As Shot
Focal Length:
420.0 mm
Metering Mode:
Pattern
Date Time:
2010:01:15 13:43:18
GPS Location in Google Map:
13° 4' 1.8" N, 74° 59' 44.3" E, 1271 m.a.s.l.
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Krishna Mohan
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Tags: Akruthi, Asia, Canon EF 1.4x II Extender, Canon EF 300mm f/4.0 L IS USM, Canon EOS 5D mark II, Dakshina Kannada, India, Karnataka, Partial Solar Eclipse, Solar Eclipse, Sun, Tamron SP AF 1.4X TC (white model)
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by Krishna Mohan
Fatal Attraction
I was trying to test Canon EF 300mm f/4.0 L IS USM which was courteously provided by Shivashankar with my Canon EF 1.4x II Extender when I spotted these mating Common Grass Yellows(Eurema hecabe) on a Peacock Flower (Caesalpinia pulcherrima) plant. On closer inspection there was this dark brown spider stuck on the head of the male. I wanted to capture the whole sequence so I quickly changed to my Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro with Canon MT-24EX macro twin light flash and captured the whole sequence. I have posted 4 most interesting shots from this sequence.
Fatal Attraction
This Adanson’s House Jumper (Hasarius adansoni) had caught hold of the male by the head while in the act of mating. It had killed it and is now proceeding towards the female which was still stuck to the mate.
Fatal Attraction
It was a precarious perch for the spider as it had to manage the dead body of one and struggling butterfly on the other. The female was desperately trying to escape from the clutches of the spider but was unable to do. Spider manage to twist and turn the body of the dead male and lurched forward to reach for the female.
Fatal Attraction
After nearly 15 minutes of struggle the female managed to tire out the spider and gain the upright position. With bit more struggle she was able to release herself from the mate and fly away free and alive. It was such an awesome sight that I was amazed how she managed to do that.
EXIF info…
Camera:
Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Lens:
EF100mm f/2.8 Macro USM
Exposure Mode:
Manual exposure
Exposure Time:
1/80 sec.
Exposure Bias:
0.0
Aperture (F Stop):
f/8.0
ISO Used:
100
Flash Used:
Flash fired, compulsory flash mode.
White Balance:
As Shot
Focal Length:
100.0 mm
Metering Mode:
Pattern
Date Time:
2009:09:13 10:31:59
GPS Location in Google Map:
13° 4' 1.8" N, 74° 59' 44.3" E, 1271 m.a.s.l.
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Krishna Mohan
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EXIF info…
Camera:
Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Lens:
EF100mm f/2.8 Macro USM
Exposure Mode:
Manual exposure
Exposure Time:
1/200 sec.
Exposure Bias:
0.0
Aperture (F Stop):
f/11.0
ISO Used:
100
Flash Used:
Flash fired, compulsory flash mode.
White Balance:
As Shot
Focal Length:
100.0 mm
Metering Mode:
Pattern
Date Time:
2009:09:13 10:25:19
GPS Location in Google Map:
13° 4' 1.8" N, 74° 59' 44.3" E, 1271 m.a.s.l.
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Krishna Mohan
All rights Reserved. This Image may not be copied, reproduced, distributed, republished, downloaded, displayed, posted or trasmitted in any forms or by any means, including electronic, mechanical, photocopying & recording without my written permission. If you’d like to make usage request, just ask: drkrishi@drkrishi.com
EXIF info…
Camera:
Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Lens:
EF100mm f/2.8 Macro USM
Exposure Mode:
Manual exposure
Exposure Time:
1/200 sec.
Exposure Bias:
0.0
Aperture (F Stop):
f/11.0
ISO Used:
100
Flash Used:
Flash fired, compulsory flash mode.
White Balance:
As Shot
Focal Length:
100.0 mm
Metering Mode:
Pattern
Date Time:
2009:09:13 10:24:52
GPS Location in Google Map:
13° 4' 1.8" N, 74° 59' 44.3" E, 1271 m.a.s.l.
Copyright ©
Krishna Mohan
All rights Reserved. This Image may not be copied, reproduced, distributed, republished, downloaded, displayed, posted or trasmitted in any forms or by any means, including electronic, mechanical, photocopying & recording without my written permission. If you’d like to make usage request, just ask: drkrishi@drkrishi.com
EXIF info…
Camera:
Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Lens:
EF300mm f/4L IS USM +1.4x
Exposure Mode:
Auto exposure
Exposure Time:
1/100 sec.
Exposure Bias:
0.0
Aperture (F Stop):
f/5.6
ISO Used:
800
Flash Used:
Flash did not fire, compulsory flash mode.
White Balance:
As Shot
Focal Length:
420.0 mm
Metering Mode:
Pattern
Date Time:
2009:09:13 10:20:36
GPS Location in Google Map:
13° 4' 1.8" N, 74° 59' 44.3" E, 1271 m.a.s.l.
Copyright ©
Krishna Mohan
All rights Reserved. This Image may not be copied, reproduced, distributed, republished, downloaded, displayed, posted or trasmitted in any forms or by any means, including electronic, mechanical, photocopying & recording without my written permission. If you’d like to make usage request, just ask: drkrishi@drkrishi.com
Tags: Adanson's House Jumper, Akruthi, Arachnida, Araneae, Araneomorphae, Arthropoda, Asia, Attus capito, Attus forskaeli, Attus nigro-fuscus, Attus tardigradus, Caesalpinia, Caesalpinia pulcherrima, Caesalpinioideae, Canon EF 1.4x II Extender, Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro, Canon EF 300mm f/4.0 L IS USM, Canon MT-24EX macro twin light flash, Coliadinae, Common Grass Yellow, Cyrba picturata, Cyrene fusca, Dakshina Kannada, Dwarf Poinciana, Ergane signata, Eris niveipalpis, Euophrys nigriceps, Eurema, Eurema hecabe, Evarcha longipalpis, Fabaceae, Fabales, flamboyan-de-jardin, Guletura (Hindi), Hasarius, Hasarius adansoni, Hasarius albocircumdatus, Hasarius citus, Hasarius garetti, India, Insecta, Jacobia brauni, Jotus albocircumdatus, Karnataka, Kenjige (Kannada), Krishnachura (Manipuri), Krishnachura Radhachura (Bengali), Krishnochuda (Oriya), Large Grass Yellow, Lepidoptera, Magnoliophyta, Magnoliopsida, mating, Mayurkonrai (Tamil), Mexican Bird of Paradise, Nebridia borealis, Panorpida, Peacock Flower, Phiale fusca, Pieridae, Plexippa nigrofusca, Plexippus adansoni, Plexippus ardelio, Poinciana, Pride of Barbados, Ratnagandhi (Telugu), Red Bird of Paradise, Salticidae, Salticus citus, Salticus oraniensis, Salticus ruficapillus, Salticus scabellatus, Salticus striatus, Sankasur (Marathi), Settimandaram (Malayalam), sex, Sidhakya (Sanskrit), Sidusa borealis, Tachyskarthmos annamensis, Vitia albipalpis
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