Ok, first shot with a sun filter. And it's a rookie shot. But the thing that strikes me about being able to take this shot is that this star is 93 million miles away. And still it's this big in a shot. Large scale (understatement in the extreme) things fascinate me. We're soooooo tiny and insignificant.


Sun shot
by Mark Johnson, on Flickr


If anyone is interested, this was shot with a handheld 7D Mk II and a Sigma 120-300mm f2.8 Sport with a 2x TC and this filter.

www.amazon.com/Orion-07798-4-57-Inch-Aperture-Filter/dp/B00E3QH63G

After removing one of the spongy spacers, it fit perfectly on the end of the Sigma lens (no hood) and was secured in place with the thumbscrews.