Poster code: Star 126
Title: 巴厘岛日偏食 Partial Solar Eclipse at Bali 2023
Shooting Date: 20 April 2023
Taken Location: Bali, Indonesia

Photograph Description / 照片解说：

Partial Solar Eclipse at Bali 2023
Two years ago, I had planned this trip to witness a total solar eclipse, filled with excitement and anticipation. My plan was to fly to Australia and embark on a 15-day self-guided tour to capture the eclipse and the beautiful starry sky. I intended to organize a group of 18 people, with three cars of six people each, to embark on this beautiful journey together.

However, reality is always full of variables. I couldn't let go of my café's affairs, and my children at home needed my care, so I had to withdraw from my original plan. The arrival of the pandemic also made many people lose confidence and courage in such trips. In the end, only four people completed this plan, and I missed this precious opportunity.

But I did not give up. In the last two months, I chose to travel to Bali to capture a partial solar eclipse. Although I had initially invited many relatives and friends, I ended up embarking on this journey alone. Although my wife and friends did not understand why I insisted on this plan, I persisted in my beliefs, feeling that it was a kind of sentiment.

I did some research and, considering different coordinates, ultimately chose this large statue, Patung Satria Gatotkaca, which was located at an airport. Although I initially discovered that I could only capture the back of the statue, I found that this statue had its unique features from any angle. I visited here to scout the location one day before the eclipse, and although I found that the weather was not ideal, I still had confidence and determination.

In the end, on the morning of the eclipse, the sky was cloudy, and it rained for a while, but I did not feel disappointed. I waited with a calm mind and organized my shooting equipment. However, an hour before the eclipse, the sky suddenly cleared up. Despite the occasional presence of clouds, I still successfully captured the beautiful moments of the entire partial solar eclipse process. I feel that this is a valuable work to remember, which also made me more determined to pursue my beliefs and dreams.

I used a Canon R5 camera and a Canon 85mm F1.2 lens to combine the landscape and the partial solar eclipse into one photo. To obtain higher image quality and resolution, I took 80 photos, including the landscape, and stitched them together. The resulting composite image has a resolution of 380 million pixels.

巴厘岛上的日偏食

两年前，我曾经计划好这次日全食旅程，心中充满期待和激动。我打算飞往澳洲，在15天的自助旅行中，拍摄到日全食和美丽的星空。当时我想办18人行，计划三部车同行，每辆车带6个人，一起完成这个美好的旅程。

然而，现实总是充满变数。我放不下咖啡馆的事务，加上家里小孩需要照顾，最终我只能退出了原本美好的计划。而疫情的到来也让很多人对这样的旅行失去了信心和勇气。最后，只有四个人完成了这个计划，而我自己则失去了这次珍贵的机会。

但是，我并没有放弃。最后两个月，我选择到巴厘岛拍摄日偏食，虽然最初计划邀请了许多亲友，但最终只有我一个人完成了这个旅程。虽然太太和朋友们都不理解我为什么要坚持这个计划，但我坚持着自己的信念，觉得这是一种情怀。

我做了一些功课，考虑到不同的坐标点，最终选定了这个飞机场出来的大型雕像，Patung Satria Gatotkaca。虽然最初发现只能拍摄到雕像的背部，但我发现这个雕像在任何角度都有着它独特的特点。在日食前一天来这里考察，虽然发现天气不太理想，但我依然有着信心和决心。

最终，日食当天早上，天空多云并下了一阵雨，不过我并没有感到失望。抱着平常心去等待和整理拍摄工具。然而，在日食前一个小时，天空突然晴朗了起来。尽管云层时有时无，但我还是成功地拍摄到了整个日偏食过程的美妙瞬间。我觉得这是一张值得留念的作品，也让我更加坚定了对于自己信念和梦想的追求。

这作品我使用了 Canon R5 相机和 Canon 85mm F1.2 镜头，将地景和日偏食合成了一张照片。为了得到更高的画质和更大的分辨率，我拍摄了包括地景在内的80张照片，并将它们拼接在一起。最终的合成图像共有 3.8 亿像素。

Material: Canvas Poster with Poster Frame in size
Option 1: A3 (297mm X 420mm)
Option 2: A2 (420mm X 594mm)
Option 3: A1 (594mm X 840mm)
Option 4: A0 (840mm X 1188mm)

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