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

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

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!

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

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.