Total Eclipse August 21st

[LordKOTL]

Awesome shot! I didn't have anything to shoot the sun with. So here is a landscape shot. It was totally worth the drive. Very surreal. Took 4.5 hours to drive the normal 2.5 hour drive home. But I would do it again today to watch totality again.

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Awesome shot! Were you in Colorado and did you get full-total?

And no worries about not having the gear for a direct sun shot or whatever. I love seeing all the shots and the different points of view; a few people without solar filters were using the gaps in tree leaves or just making makeshift holes in things like notebook paper to get the crescents projected onto surfaces, which look killer as hell.

 

[AuCN]

Awesome shot! Were you in Colorado and did you get full-total?

And no worries about not having the gear for a direct sun shot or whatever. I love seeing all the shots and the different points of view; a few people without solar filters were using the gaps in tree leaves or just making makeshift holes in things like notebook paper to get the crescents projected onto surfaces, which look killer as hell.

I drove from Denver up to Torrington Wyoming to get into totality. Everyone in Denver that was in something like 95% partial had the same reaction as a lot of people here. Underwhelming. The difference that totality makes is night and day, so to speak. You are correct about different points of view. As spectacular as the annulus was, looking around in the umbra was very unique as well, as you know. Twilight around the entire horizon. Then the diamond ring. I just keep thinking about it. I have been on a high ever since. Glad I was able to experience it. Where did you view from?

 

[LordKOTL]

I drove from Denver up to Torrington Wyoming to get into totality. Everyone in Denver that was in something like 95% partial had the same reaction as a lot of people here. Underwhelming. The difference that totality makes is night and day, so to speak. You are correct about different points of view. As spectacular as the annulus was, looking around in the umbra was very unique as well, as you know. Twilight around the entire horizon. Then the diamond ring. I just keep thinking about it. I have been on a high ever since. Glad I was able to experience it. Where did you view from?

My wife and I went to Evergreen Air and Space Museum in McMinnville, OR. It's about 50 minutes from where we live and unlike our place, was 100% in totality (albeit for like 50 seconds). Their viewing party was like $5 per person and they did it right. The atmosphere was friendly and mellow. Plus, they had space to set up my gear. Was expecting a free-for-all and needing to hipcheck kids and their parents away from my gear, but everyone was very respectful. I in turn let the kids/parents look through the camera to see the sunspots.

I've seen partials before. It's cool, but just not quite as good. I'm still in awe of the totality--the darkness, seeing the shadow move across the land, the corona, Bailey's beads, the chill wind.

It also helps that I had my Surface programmed to control my camera automatically so I was able to enjoy the experience and not futz with the camera.

Now I just gotta process everything. I got about 350 shots to go through from start to end--not just totality.

 

[AuCN]

My wife and I went to Evergreen Air and Space Museum in McMinnville, OR. It's about 50 minutes from where we live and unlike our place, was 100% in totality (albeit for like 50 seconds). Their viewing party was like $5 per person and they did it right. The atmosphere was friendly and mellow. Plus, they had space to set up my gear. Was expecting a free-for-all and needing to hipcheck kids and their parents away from my gear, but everyone was very respectful. I in turn let the kids/parents look through the camera to see the sunspots.

I've seen partials before. It's cool, but just not quite as good. I'm still in awe of the totality--the darkness, seeing the shadow move across the land, the corona, Bailey's beads, the chill wind.

It also helps that I had my Surface programmed to control my camera automatically so I was able to enjoy the experience and not futz with the camera.

Now I just gotta process everything. I got about 350 shots to go through from start to end--not just totality.

Yeah, I only took two photos because I just wanted to experience it. We had two minutes where I was, so plenty of time to soak it in. I will leave the good photography for the experts. That is great that you were able to automate it so as to experience it for yourself. I would love to see your final shots when you get them ready. If you have a site or something that would be cool.

 

[LordKOTL]

Yeah, I only took two photos because I just wanted to experience it. We had two minutes where I was, so plenty of time to soak it in. I will leave the good photography for the experts. That is great that you were able to automate it so as to experience it for yourself. I would love to see your final shots when you get them ready. If you have a site or something that would be cool.

When I'm done, I'll likley resurrect this thread and link everyone to the page I post them on.

 

[ruprecht]

My wife and I went to Evergreen Air and Space Museum in McMinnville, OR. It's about 50 minutes from where we live and unlike our place, was 100% in totality (albeit for like 50 seconds). Their viewing party was like $5 per person and they did it right. The atmosphere was friendly and mellow. Plus, they had space to set up my gear. Was expecting a free-for-all and needing to hipcheck kids and their parents away from my gear, but everyone was very respectful. I in turn let the kids/parents look through the camera to see the sunspots.

I've seen partials before. It's cool, but just not quite as good. I'm still in awe of the totality--the darkness, seeing the shadow move across the land, the corona, Bailey's beads, the chill wind.

It also helps that I had my Surface programmed to control my camera automatically so I was able to enjoy the experience and not futz with the camera.

Now I just gotta process everything. I got about 350 shots to go through from start to end--not just totality.

Cool. Live not far from there.

 

[Crystallas]

We went to Shawnee National Forrest instead.

Camped out at Pounds Hollow.

Uh yeah right. The rangers didn't GAF about most things, as long as people didn't do anything that put someone or the forest in danger.

We went to the beach for Eclipse Day. The buoys marked water that was 1 meter deep. You can swim across the lake easily, and people were doing it the whole time. For a day that we didn't plan on swimming, it worked out magically.

This was the beach at totality. Clouds were far away at this point. It wasn't very dark because the ring of fire was still very bright. You could also see everything with your eyes safely, but as you can see, some people had glasses on, others didn't.

We saw everything, totality and all phases. There was maybe a few short cloud covers. They felt like forever, but really, it wasn't bad, like 1-3 minutes and happened 3 times during the first half, and didn't count after totality, but those were rare too. The damn event was over 3 hours long, so none of that hindered anything.

This was my 2nd total eclipse and maybe 6th solar eclipse in general, and was by far and away the most beautiful. Almost 3 minutes long during totality.

For a short while, these hawks were circling around the sun. With the eclipse glass(es) it looked like a bat symbol in the sky. I tried to get a picture of if with my cheap camera, but no dice.

But there ya go.

After that, we went to Garden of the Gods for a hike. After fighting with stupid traffic for an hour. But that was also well worth it for the hike. A nice bivouac, swim, run, climb, hike in a 6 hour period. Plus the eclipse. No complaints. Even with the 15 hour drive home....

Drive home was a major story too. But there ya go. Just sharing our experience with you guys. A little something for Rask, for when he visits Southern Illinois.

Spoiler

 

[LordKOTL]

https://500px.com/photo/224859103/s...lianese?ctx_page=1&from=user&user_id=22411097

1st one. Gotta click the link; you can't link directly to images on 500px.

 

[Bigfoot]

we had total totality here in da mountains. Was pretty cool apparently I didn't get the memo to not look at sun without glasses. Eyes burned for a while, but other than that was a cool experience. Kids loved when it got dark.

 

[Houston]

Next one swings by Houston, I'll be there if I'm alive.

 

[Tater]

Next one swings by Houston, I'll be there if I'm alive.

Eclipse, or Hurricane?

 

[number51]

Eclipse, or Hurricane?

Watching a total eclipse through the eye of a hurricane, something mystical would happen.

 

[LordKOTL]

Next one swings by Houston, I'll be there if I'm alive.

Get to Austin or Dallas on April 8, 2024.

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https://500px.com/photo/225476457/solar-eclipse-diamond-ring-by-chris-coglianese?ctx_page=1&from=user&user_id=22411097
https://500px.com/photo/225497277/eclipse-prominences-by-chris-coglianese?ctx_page=1&from=user&user_id=22411097

The two I got processed while I was laid up sick late last week. Still got plenty more to do--like the sequence and try to get an image stack to work.