SOLAR BAILEYs

[Karl_Zuzarte (Karl Zuzarte, MNEC)]

Critique Style Requested: Standard

The photographer is looking for generalized feedback about the aesthetic and technical qualities of their image.

Description

I am in the process of making a 2024 coffee table book - comes in hand entertaining my patients whilst they “wait”
The highlight for this year was the Solar Eclipse unequivocally .
What should have been a 4+ hour drive t the Vermont/ Canadian border beginning at 6 am, wound up my coming off the highway 15 minutes before the start of the eclipse in Barlow. Minimally 300 cars ! Found a spot and quickly set up 2 tripods -

Specific Feedback

Any suggestions on the crop / processing ?

Technical Details

1/4000 sec F 22 iso 2500
I did use a Linear profile for this one before processing. I did not do any fancy “stretching” etc
Nikon D6 at 550 mm ( 180-400mm lens )

---

Critique Template

Use of the template is optional, but it can help spark ideas.

• Vision and Purpose:
• Conceptual:
• Emotional Impact and Mood:
• Composition:
• Balance and Visual Weight:
• Depth and Dimension:
• Color:
• Lighting:
• Processing:
• Technical:

[Youssef_Ismail]

Karl,

A beautiful diamond / ruby ring. That prominence is so vivid and perfectly placed. Congratulations on this capture.

[Diane_Miller]

Excellent!! Sort of in-between Baily’s Beads and the diamond ring. This eclipse didn’t offer great beads due to the geography of the lunar edge (crater profiles) at C2 and C3. Wonderful capture of the prominences! No suggestions for processing – it looks spot-on to me.