Eclipse shots only B&W

[JHPINLA]

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I bought a K&F Concept ND1,000,000 filter for my Leica 55-135mm lens on my CL to try to get eclipse shots.  I set up an exposure that gave me good clean images.  Whilst I got good clear shots of the progression of the moon across the face of the sun they were all B&W, no orange on the sun.  I tried every WB setting, every mode setting, and changed the exposure/ISO combinations without any effect.  I suspected the filter, as that was the only difference and tried to take a garden shot to check if the filter was the cause.  However, I but could not a long enough exposure to overcome the ND loss (only 30seconds) to check if the filter was the issue.  Has anybody got any ideas?  I am reluctant to shoot the sun again with longer exposures to test that, especially as the monochromatic

[BruceRH]

Yes, you will only get a white sun, just add some color in PP. I use the Temp slider in LR to add yellow, that combined with lowering highlights will get you a nice color. 

 

Edited April 9, 2024 by BruceRH

[JHPINLA]

Any idea why it is only a white sun?  Everybody else seems to get normal colours.

[BruceRH]

I found this explanation on a Cloudy Nights forum post:

When using white-light filters or a Herschel Prism, the Sun is usually going to look like a featureless white version of the Moon. You may be able to see sun spots when there is a lot of solar activity [Solar Maximum], but for the most part, it's a little plain, though you may be able to see some granulation. Some solar filters [glass or Thousand Oaks Solarlite film] will give the sun a red-orange color, but its natural color is actually white [because it's literally all colors of the visible spectrum]. The Earth's atmosphere and how it scatters light makes the Sun appear yellow [or red-orange when close to the horizon] from our perspective.

[JHPINLA]

Thanks for that which sounds like it makes sense,  but I am still a little confused as my very cheap $8 solar specs from Amazon still showed an orange sun.  I guess the cheap glasses may be solarlite film?

Edited April 9, 2024 by JHPINLA

[BruceRH]

The solar filter will also state that it is not for viewing the sun with your eyes, it is a different type of filter compared to the glasses. 

[JHPINLA]

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My nephew in Montreal shot this.  It is very white but has definite colour as well.  I have written to ask him what filter he used

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[BruceRH]

Here is a before and after of the same image, simple PP, these were taken with an Olympus OM-1

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[JHPINLA]

On 4/9/2024 at 4:37 PM, JHPINLA said:

My nephew in Montreal shot this.  It is very white but has definite colour as well.  I have written to ask him what filter he used

 

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I got an answer from my nephew in Montreal (the last of the big spenders) who said he used a Canon M50 to take the shot and I quote "I used the solar eclipse sunglasses I bought from amazon and put it in front of my lens".  So much for my CL and the ND 20 filter!