Eclipse

Eclipse with a few clouds

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Uploaded12/08/2026 - 21:15

CategoryLandscape / Travel

BodyPENTAX K-3 Mark III

Shutter Speed1/5

Aperturef/8

Lenssmc PENTAX-FA* 600mm F4 ED [IF]

ISO3200

Focal Length600mm

Unique Views / Likes30/13

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Date Taken	12/08/2026 - 17:08
Make	RICOH IMAGING COMPANY, LTD.
Model	PENTAX K-3 Mark III
Program Mode	Aperture Priority
Metering Mode	Center-weighted average
Shutter Speed	1/5
Aperture	f/8
ISO	3200
Focal Length	600mm
Lens	smc PENTAX-FA* 600mm F4 ED [IF]

1stEverPentax 1stEverPentax

1538 posts
15 years
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Posted 12/08/2026 - 21:39 Link

Really good.

Interested in the settings you used...would never have thought of going as slow as 1/5th.

I'll remember for next time assuming I live long enough!

Regards

Karlo

tomkeet tomkeet

1082 posts
17 years
County Durham,
England

Posted 12/08/2026 - 21:48 Link

1stEverPentax wrote:
Really good.

Interested in the settings you used...would never have thought of going as slow as 1/5th.

I'll remember for next time assuming I live long enough!

Regards

Karlo

Cheers, think the 1/5th was more down to the filter.

Regards, Tom

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Flan Flan

408 posts
5 years

Posted 12/08/2026 - 22:47 Link

That's a beauty

Plus Member K10D K10D

6416 posts
17 years

Posted 13/08/2026 - 07:33 Link

Well photographed Tom. Excellent result.

Too far from a shore.

GIULIO57 GIULIO57

31 posts
17 years
Firenze-Italia

Posted 13/08/2026 - 16:26 Link

Well done.

PPG

tomkeet tomkeet

1082 posts
17 years
County Durham,
England

Posted 14/08/2026 - 16:05 Link

Cheers all for your comments.

davidwozhere davidwozhere

3686 posts
12 years
Slap in the middle of England

Posted 14/08/2026 - 23:30 Link

The technicalities have been worthily praised above but there isn't much mention of the eeriness, frightfulness, other-worldliness and so on which this image so amply captures. No wonder such events terrified our ancestors. Super image - on all fronts!

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tomkeet tomkeet

1082 posts
17 years
County Durham,
England

Posted 15/08/2026 - 07:47 Link

Cheers David.

GIULIO57 GIULIO57

31 posts
17 years
Firenze-Italia

Posted 17/08/2026 - 14:22 Link

A well deserved POTW

PPG

tomkeet tomkeet

1082 posts
17 years
County Durham,
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Posted 17/08/2026 - 15:52 Link

Thank you, GIULIO57.

davidwozhere davidwozhere

3686 posts
12 years
Slap in the middle of England

Posted 21/08/2026 - 23:19 Link

I'm really pleased that this one was chosen as it 'shines' (or maybe it doesn't!) in so many ways -technical, aesthetic, emotional, composition and more. Great use of a very rare resource!

Both the *istDS and the K5 are incurably addicted to old glass

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tomkeet tomkeet

1082 posts
17 years
County Durham,
England

Posted 22/08/2026 - 07:55 Link

Cheers David.