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Photographing the Boston Eclipse. The Challenges.

This morning’s new moon, called the “Strawberry Moon,” passed between the Earth and sun shortly before sunrise, and moved fully away at 6:32 am. The eclipse began at 4:38 am, 29 minutes before sunrise, as the moon passed in front of the sun, blocking much of the sunlight.

There were many challenges involved in photographing this. The first challenge was to find a decent foreground that would align with the event. I chose Marblehead’s Hammond Park, as I would be able to align the eclipse with Marblehead Lighthouse. The weather was also a significant problem as the sunrise was not viewable, through clouds, until several minutes after the sun fell out of alignment with the lighthouse, hence no real good foreground to tell the viewer where I was. Once the sun and moon’s positions were starting to become visually clear, the difference in exposure from the top (sun & moon) of the photo to the bottom (the full harbor view) made it impossible for me to get both the Marblehead harbor landscape with a defined view of the event. The clouds turned to a thin layer several minutes after sunrise, thus making a decent photo without the usual necessary eye-safe filter one needs for protection during these eclipses. However, once the sun rose a bit more, and then clouds faded more, I needed to use a homemade filter that I created out of a very thick, dark solar filter sheet. I used an unfiltered 100-400mm lens, and a filtered 800mm lens, seen below. Once filtered, the color shift is another challenge, because much of the photo will go semi-dark except for the extremely bright sun.
NBC10Boston photos by Mark Garfinkel


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I am proud to have my first full quarter photographing at my new job, under my belt, so to say. I took hundreds and hundreds of photographs in January, February, and March. Here is a fraction of them, starting in order from January 2- March 27. I have high hopes for the future, and I thank my new employer NBC10Boston/NECN/Telemundo.
As always, thanks for your support, and news tips, etc.

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My Boston year in photos, 2018

 From airplanes to storms, moons to sunsets, all the way to an exciting new job with my new employer NBC10Boston/NECN/TELEMUNDO. These photos span from January 4, 2018, a Winthrop storm photo, to December 31, a newly married couple posing for a wedding photo at FirstNightBoston. My new career started on November 12. I am proud to say that there are 8 photos taken after November 12. Thank you all for your support. Happy New Year!

March 2018, Boston,MA. An airliner approaches Boston’s Logan airport. 

April 6, 2018. Snow and fog at Logan.

December 4, 2018-Parking lot of NBC10Boston. A departing airliner through my view of the crescent moon.

January 7, 2018. At 40,000′ high, this Lufthansa airplane flies through my view of the sun as they fly to NYC from Germany.Photographed from Winthrop,MA.

January 5, 2018. Wind and blowing snow at Logan.

May 21, 2018.Long lens compression makes this Logan departure look as if it is a hood ornament atop the Pru.

June 30, 2018. Harbor fireworks.

November 7, 2018. Boston Harbor birds

December 5, 2018. A construction crane atop One Dalton, Boston’s newest high-rise, frames the rising crescent moon.

January 31, 2018-Hull,MA. A special lunar trifecta ends with the moon setting over Boston, as seen from Hull, shortly before 7am. The second full moon of this month, called a Blue Moon, and a close pass to earth called a Supermoon, along with a partial lunar eclipse will not happen again until 2037. 

December 8, 2018. The setting Boston crescent moon.

03/01/2018-Boston,MA. This morning’s moon is framed by the Chelsea Street Bridge, and the new (under-construction) casino, in middle, as it sets over Constitution Beach in East Boston.

December 12, 2018. Mourning Dove with Crescent moon.

September 4, 2018. The crescent moon, a bird, and Boston’s North End.

February 17, 2018-Revere,MA. Revere and area firefighters battle a 5 alarm fire at 61 Squire rd, Sozio Appliances. 

February 17, 2018-Revere,MA. Revere and area firefighters battle a 5 alarm fire at 61 Squire Rd, Sozio Appliances. 

January 16, 2018-Dorchester,MA. Boston firefighters work the scene of a 4 alarm fire at Codman Square Market and Mod Liquors, at the 500 block of Washington St. Firefighters needed foam to squash the fire. The foam accumulated on Washington St.

January 16, 2018-Dorchester,MA. Boston firefighters work the scene of a 4 alarm fire at Codman Square Market and Mod Liquors, at the 500 block of Washington St. Firefighters needed foam to squash the fire. The foam accumulated on Washington St.

BOSTON, MA. – August 8: Lightning strikes over a foggy Deer Island as a series of vivid lightning storms visited Boston, on August 8, 2018.

BOSTON, MA. – August 8: Lightning strikes over South Boston as a series of vivid lightning storms visited Boston, on August 8, 2018.

August 4, 2018. A thunderstorm of Cape Cod is seen from Winthrop,MA.

03/02/2018-Winthrop,MA. A driver abandons her car on Moore St., at Shirley St., after driving through during the height of today’s high tide.

BOSTON,MA. – August 3: Lightning strikes over and to the rear of Logan airport early afternoon, on August 3, 2018. 

03/02/2018-Winthrop,MA. A car sits stuck in the water as the high tide pushes up and over the seawall at Short Beach, on the Revere/Winthrop line. 

03/02/2018-Winthrop,MA. The high tide pushes up and over the seawall at Short Beach, on the Revere/Winthrop line.

01/04/2018-Winthrop,MA. Joey Constantino peers out the window of his Shirley St. residence as heavy seas inundated his neighborhood. 

03/02/2018-Winthrop,MA. A fire truck pushes through Shirley St., during the height of today’s high tide. 

01/04/2018-Winthrop,MA. A Town of Winthrop fire truck sits stuck in water from heavy seas that inundated the Shirley St. neighborhood.

September 5, 2018. Our son Leo takes flight.

03/17/2018-Revere,MA. Participants, of all kinds, are seen at the annual, and frigid, Revere Polar Plunge this afternoon at Revere Beach. The annual plunge benefits Special Olympics Massachusetts, and is helped along by the Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympic Massachusetts. 

February 20, 2018. A father teaches his aviation-loving boys how to photograph passing jetliners near Logan airport.

April 7, 2018. Belle Isle Marsh Revere.

July 4, 2018. The Queen Mary pulls into Boston Harbor.

September 18, 2018. Boston sunset.

December 10, 2018. Newton firefighters salute as the body of fallen FF Christopher Roy passes below them on the Mass pike.

December 31, 2018. Newly weds pose for their wedding photographer in Copley Square.

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