Lets do some trailing

Solar Eclipse 2016 March 09 Singapore ( 88% coverage)

SOLAR ECLIPSE 2016 Mar 09 swept over Asia. We have a sizeable coverage 88% this time in Singapore! It had been a long while since i last shot sun and I am not going to miss this opportunity. 
- cut out Baader filter to fit P900 67mm filter alpha version between lens and filter. Beta version with additional filter
-11th hours built a solar glasses which have proven to be popular. So the then LG 3D glasses now became the solar glasses. Wearability and comfort-wise beat those paper cut out frame!!

A mosaic made up of screen captured image view 

The decision is to do this at Lower Seletar Reservior with P900 on tripod fitted with baader filter. But once fitted i have to rely on another petite camera G5X wide angle for general field photography.

Arriving at the Reservior after hopped off from bus #969... I saw clouds in the eastern horizon but soon the blue predominated. I check my compass app and noted 94 degree position was quite a big difference from my last known sun set position.  A glance at the MRT track...a quick shot using G5X handheld.

THe blue emerges with light clouds

The satellite dishes arena with colored lights reflected from the simmering reservoir water

 March 09 Sun rise from  compass bearing 94 degree. The bite from the moon have not begin yet

The shadow-chasers at this Heritage Bridge

For G5X I handheld the solar glasses over the aperture. You could use cloud as attenuator too. 

A plane flew by traversing the cones of light thrown by the clouds

E. Chong looking cool with DIY Solar glasses

THis is where i placed my P900 on tripod centred

Ok here are the shot from P900 ....

Nikon Coolpix P900 looking across the water 

The process started lasting from 733 to 833

Close to the maximum, we don't get to see the diamond ring effect and solar flares with < 100% coverage. Still a wonderful sight! 

Moon moving out of Sun... counting down ..