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8 June 2004 Laurence Matson and Simon Marti

Venus Kissing the Sun

Herisau, Switzerland

A once in a lifetime event for some.
Sic transit gloria.
The cost was a bit high: one SD10.

Sigma SD10 ,Sigma 300-800mm f/5.6 EX DG IF HSM APO
Old x-rays held in front of the lens. full exif

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Chuck Lantz04-Jun-2012 21:50
The camera required a trip to the hospital after taking the shot? What happened? Did the sensor get fried?
Zone8 in Spain 03-Jun-2012 14:08
An unusual shot Laurence. Well done!
Laurence Matson06-Dec-2005 17:57
Thanks John,
PS was used to clean up the dust and smooth out the sky. The camera, however, needed a factory visit to get going again. Obviously, I did not spend much time looking through the viewfinder but rather relied on what was shown on a white sheet of paper. All in all, a rathe stupid way to go about getting a nice image.
Guest 06-Dec-2005 17:29
wow...i can't believe you could do that. you just held an old x-ray in front of the lens and thats it? how much PS was done??
Laurence Matson08-Jun-2004 13:30
Thanks George and Serge. First time for everything, I guess.
Guest 08-Jun-2004 13:25
A beautiful image.
Thank you very much-

George H (SD9)
Guest 08-Jun-2004 12:03
WOW!!! Impressive.

Serge