In a message dated 19/06/2011, Marc Dufour said ... > PS is the responsible, David ;-) > I took the first picture about PM 10:30, and the last one, around 11:15. > All taken using tripod and a Leica Vario-Elmar 70-210. > I tried different exposures and ISO, from 100 to 2000 ASA. > ... Too much move with long exposure (about 3'') and too much noise with high > ASA. Hi Marc! One of the most common mistakes in lunar/solar photography is that we forget the motion of the earth! Exposures over a certain length (determined by the focal length used) become blurred by the earth's rotation. I haven't photographed a solar eclipse since 1994, and thus I've forgotten the formula, but it is a serious matter. Your "finished product" looks great! Cheers! -- David Young - Photographer Logan Lake, CANADA Wildlife: www.furnfeather.net Personal: www.main.furnfeather.net A micro-lender through www.Kiva.org. ------ Unsubscribe or change to/from Digest Mode at: http://www.lrflex.furnfeather.net/ Archives are at: //www.freelists.org/archives/leicareflex/