Solar Eclipse 2017

First Glimpse!

Our first glimpse of the rising Sun on our way to the viewing site! More to come! 1/200 sec at f/1.4, ISO 100, 35mm

Misty Morning

Morning of the Eclipse. Serenity. Taken from a moving bus! 1/1000 sec at f/2.8, ISO 100, 35mm.

Hopkinsville!

Here we come! 1/320 sec at f/2.8, ISO 100, 35mm

NASA Weather Balloon

NASA launched several weather balloons right in front of us! 1/4000 sec at f/2.8, ISO 100, 35mm

Are You Ready?

Prepped for the event! 5 rigs ready to go!

Full Sun!

Full Sun in the morning before the eclipse. The Sunspots were beautiful! 1/160 sec at f/11, ISO 400, 800mm

1st Diamond Ring

It truly sparkles! 1/500 sec at f/11, ISO 400, 800mm

Bailey's Beads

The very last pixels of sunlight peek through the mountains on the moon before totality! Truly 2nd Contact. 1/1600 sec at f/11, ISO 400, 800mm

Totality!

This was absolutely breathtaking. 1/50 sec at f/11, ISO 400, 800mm

3rd Contact

Also known as the second Diamond Ring, it came too early! 1/60 sec at f/11, ISO 400, 800mm

Eclipse Chaser

Serendipity to catch this plane chasing the Eclipse! This was extracted from my 4K video!

New Solar Crescent

As the Solar Cresent appears, daylight returns! 1/60 sec at f/11, ISO 400, 800mm

Sunspots Return

As the Solar Disc grows, its now familiar sunspots return. 1/250 sec at f/11, ISO 400, 800mm

Solarama

Bracketed exposures of totality reveal the depth of the spectacle.

First Contact!

This is First Contact. Look at 2:30 for the smallest first bite of the Moon. 1/500 sec at f/11, ISO 400, 800mm

4th Contact

One of the last shots taken...So sad to see the Moon go! (It's at 8 o'clock) 1/1250 sec at f/11, ISO 400, 800mm