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Just browsing through and found your (re) submissions of the Venus transit. Actually, I think you may be right: one gets thousands of views and either gets no comments or they die too soon. Especially with astrophotography where it is a field in which 98% of the people don't know/care what it is about and inversely it is 98% important TO GET feedback/ advices so as to become a better photographer. Go figure...

Now, going back to your photo: i don't know if this is an effect of the filter that you made, but it gives off an interesting effect on the "sphericity" (does this word exist?)of the Sun, as opposed to the usual flat-like surfaces on sees. (Well, it is also true that I have no experience in photographing the Sun, yet). I can see some bands on the surface, it kinda looks like Jupiter.

Oh yes, there is also Venus on the picture. Well done.

Romulo,

I did no PS on this one. I am a dedicated film shooter and enjoy all types of photography. When I scan images I tend to take a very minimalist approach to any adjustments in PS; just enough to have the scanned image approximate the original slide as accurately as possible. This image was recorded on slide film utilizing a Canon Elan 7E and a home made solar filter (mylar material if the image is coloured or baedar "foil like film also refered to as a white filter" if the image is white). I used a 1200 mm f11 Bausch and Lomb Smcmidt-Cassergrin reflector, with or without a manual 2X TC, employing prime focus, which is the lens conected directly to the camera; no telescopic eyepiece employed. Thanks

Romulo,

You know, I took a good hard look at the slide and I althought I never notice this before you mentioned it, the sun does hace a certain "roundness" to it. The only thing I can think of is that the home made filter material is not very taught against the filter holder and that this may have accounted for the roundenss. Well... I like the effect. Thamk you for being so observant.