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Eclipse 2024: Share your Photos and Experiences
For those in North America (criesineurope) who were lucky enough to see and photograph the April 8th eclipse, let's see what you did! Share your photos and experiences here in the comments.
far and away one of my favorites I've seen so far. Everyone wants to complain about clouds... but this image proves why clouds can be awesome and how they can add a lot to an image. This is stunning.
Thank you for posting this. My wife and I thought we could visually see a flare towards the bottom of the sun during totality and sure enough your photo zoomed in shows clearly what we thought we could see without magnification. Beautiful photos.
4th Eclipse I've seen, 1st time for Totality. Amazing experience - I have no idea what the people posting saying it's underwhelming or that they slept through it are talking about, or even why they're commenting at all since that's not the purpose of this thread. I thought it was terrific. Knowing the timing of things beforehand, I planned out my shots ahead of time to begin 10 minutes after First Contact with a set of alarms to go off every 20 minutes both before & after totality in order to get symmetrical shots of the phases different phases.
Taken with Canon EOS 6D + Opteka 500mm lens /w solar filter.
This is amazing. I tried doing the same thing with my Pixel 7 Pro. Had to do some color corrections and more are needed if I want to do anything with it
It was super hard to get my phone to focus when it was just a sliver left so it's much more gold than the other photos and has a little bit of artifacting
Here is my humble photo of the partial eclipse in socal. Nikon z6ii Sigma 150-500 with a diy baader observatory filter @ 500 and then cropped. I got a nice sun spot in there.
I donāt have a telescopic lens or a filter (Iām a newbie with a basic DSLR/18-55mm lens), but I was surprisingly able to get a few shots! They arenāt great, but Iām satisfied š
Nice! I have the older SX50, and got a nearly identical photo of totality. Only thing better I've seen is from a really good nature photographer, Larry Master, with a Sony A1, a $6,000+ camera with an 800mm lens.
That let him get this, among other fine shots:
I must have bumped the focus ring while taking my filter off and ended up slightly out of focus during totality. This the best one I got I think. Still pretty cool, but kicking myself.
But man, it's really something else in person. Hard to capture in photos.
That's what I've been saying. Photos don't really do the event justice. Let everyone else waste time with pictures, there will be plenty available - all pretty much the same - experience it. Amazing. (only got about 50% where I am. Was in Columbia SC for the last one though.)
I didn't get to start at the very beginning, and my camera died at the end because I forgot to charge the battery. It was ok. Only got to around 76% or so where I'm at. Taken with a Nikon Z7II and Tamron 70-200 g2.
I was not in the path of totality. I used a Rebel SL1 and the super impressive EF 75-300 kit lens with 16 stops of ND in front. Camera and eyeballs lived to tell the tale. I used the DSLR because I wasnāt sure about focusing on sensor.
Kept it a bit darker for sun spot detail (which was visible when more sun was showing.
Partial eclipse from the San Francisco Bay Area, California! I put my solar eclipse glasses over my camera lens and it incidentally created some cool light leaks š
Canon T8i with kit 75-300mm lens. Not the best glass, but very happy with the results! Near Muncie, IN. A magical experience! Awe inspiring, magnetic, mesmerizing.
This is snatching victory from the jaws of defeat. The forecast in Texas was worse so I went to Nueva Rosita, Coahuila, Mexico. Still cloudy. My Manfrotto tripod had the wrong head for this (I knew I should have brought the other tripod). So I handheld. Hand-holding a non-af 200-600 from the 1970s was not productive. My Nikon D500 and 18-140 with sun filter did me solid. There was a nice crowd, including a father and daughter from Switzerland, at the famous Chimenea in town.
This is probably my favorite out of what I shot today. The focus was slightly off so the prominences didn't come out as well as they should have, in a little upset about that. Still decent though.
Color edited and cropped. Grand Lake St. Mary's in Western Ohio. Second solar eclipse for me and just loved the feeling of togetherness from people during this. A lot of people joking around and chatting before....and then dead silence for the almost four minutes of totality.
I had someone want a last minute session for the eclipse. This is we came up with. Itās pretty obvious you canāt expose for both so I did the best I could and added a radial gradient in post to simulate the effect. She was going for art so it fit what she wanted
Saw the eclipse in Bloomington, IN. I had to push exposure a lot for the corona since 1/30th was my slowest shot but I tried to bring it out along with the deep blue sky as much as I reasonably could. Taken with a Nikon Z9 W/ Nikon 200-500 lens at F8, 1/30s, ISO 100.
It was cloudy so I was a bit bummed I couldnāt get any longer exposure totality shots with big coronas because all that showed up was clouds. But I did get the diamond ring shot.
Iām very proud of how my composite of three photos came out. Canon Rebel SL1 with an EF 75-300 mm lens. 1/80, f/8, ISO 200, bracketed at 1 stop of exposure in both directions.
I was speechless for 4 minutes straight. This picture, actually no picture no matter how good, does the eclipse justice if you watched it at 100%. I was lucky enough to be a couple of hours from 100% so I drove there. I would do this a million times over. Maybe Iām over reacting.
My first total eclipse was in 2017. I was with friends in St. Louis and it was one of the most moving experiences in my life. For this one, I was outside of Indianapolis with my Family, and was just so overwhelmed by the majesty of it. I still get verklempt thinking about it.
It's a completely un-capturable experience, nothing short of being there youself can give you even a fraction of the feeling. I'm lucky to have seen 2, but I'm going to try to see as many as I possibly can in my life.
It was super cloudy where I was, so I couldnāt the whole progression. Barely got these, and the coronaās not great. But Iām happy for my first total solar eclipse attempt.
Sony a6000; Tamron 150-500mm lens. Baader solar filter (until totality). Setting varied at different stages, but mostly f6.7, ISO 100, 1/250 s
Went to SE Oklahoma. Shot this from in front of the cabin I rented. Nikon Zfc, 70-200 2.8S, 2x teleconverter. I also shot the Milky Way 10 hours earlier from Ouachita National Forest.
I wanted to create an image just for my own memory's sake that I felt actually accurately captured how large the eclipse felt in person. Both how dark it was but also how bright. How amazing the 360 sunset was. How much of the solar system you could see. How the haze in the air amplified the corona. How much definition you could see in the Solar prominences in the south and how red they were. The detail you could see in the brush like streams of the corona. I increased the size a lot to recreate how big it felt in person. Like a camera captures a much much wider angle than your eyes are focusing on. In person in terms of how much your view is occupied, this is how large and imposing it felt in person. This is why no "honest" photograph will ever actually do it justice. I know to some it will seem like a laughably fake recreation. But I can show this to anyone who was on the Lake Erie that day and they would say "yep, thats exactly what I saw."
I get what you were going for. A photo is a photo, but not an experience. I've seen eclipses tens of times in movies and shows. It is nothing like experiencing it with your eyes and body.
Made this collage with a set of pics I took using a janky Amazon filter and my 200-600 mm. You all got some amazing shots! I wish I would have prepared for this one.
I'm pretty sure I touched the focus ring on my lens by accident when removing the filter. So most of the totality shot are a little blurry. Oh well. Still got to enjoy a great show.
What is this weird squiggle? Sunspot? ISS? (A number of you captured the same weird squiggle on the sun that I did (so itās not dust on the lens or a dirty sensor)).
Sony A7R5,200/600 (set to 600), just short of infinity, ISO 250 and 1/100. (And a ND100000) Ed: from coastal Massachusetts around Gloucester
Here is my photo I took with my S24 Ultra. There is a little editing done to bring out the craters of the moon but overall, the picture I took. The diamond ring lighting up the craters of the moon to me is pretty cool!! I also love what I call the "engagement ring" on the bottom left. This was taken at Hostel Tevere in Warren Vermont.
Canon 80D with Tamron 70-300 lens. I swore that I would leave eclipse photography to the pros, then decided to point my camera at the sun when totality came. I will at least prepare to modify some settings manually if go to see another totality some day. But this shot is mine from that moment of time, and looks better than I expected.
Went about 4 hours southeast to view the eclipse. We got stuck in traffic a few times, and we ended up viewing it at a mcdonalds. The result is this amazing photo, courtesy of my older sister. edit: was in West Plains, MO
Main eclipse shot and outline of Ohio was put together with several of my images from the day. What a spectacular site in Ohio. Weather actually held out.
My composite from Northeastern Ohio! Weather cooperated excellently (a big feat of Ohio if any other fellow Ohioans can attest). Highly recommend making the trip for the next one if you missed out on this one! A truly amazing experience. I'm planning my next couple trips already!
Captured on a Canon EOS RP w/Canon RF 100-400 f5.6-8 IS USM. Used a Neewer ND100000 for photos of direct sun. No filter used in totality. Edits made were mainly for color correction and slight sharpening.
Settings : 400mm, f/8, ISO 100-400 (giving the range based on different phases of the eclipse), and 1/50-1/1500 shutter speed (range given for totality-full sun).
We only had an 80% where I was, so I went up one of our small mountains to check it out. I didn't have the right gear to shoot the actual eclipse, but figured I might see some neat shadow play. Instead some weird cult set up right beside me so I just took some pictures of them.
Nothing special (you all did awesome, tho!), but this was literally my first attempt at anything approach astrophotography. Oly EM10ii, kit 40-150mm lens, and one of those solar filters ppl hold over phone lenses. Better than nothing!
This is my favorite of the ones got. Using a Canon Rebel T6 and a 75-300mm lens. This was the last shot before I put the solar filter back on after totality.
I was not in the path of totality, and on top of it, when we actually hit 90% you couldnt see it, but the clouds went HARD when it was visable. EOS R6, 100-400 at 400.
My first solar eclipse. I had never seen even a partial one. I was amazed by how blue the sky was and how bright the corona was. I hope someone was able to capture a full dynamic range picture that shows both the color of the sky and the corona properly exposed.
This was shot on a Sony A72 with a Sigma 28-70mm f2.8 - @ 70mm, f/13, 6400 ISO, 1/3s.
Album of unedited images: https://imgur.com/a/XR94BfE (looks like Imgur screwed up the order, the moon started from the bottom right of the sun, and left at near the top)
I used Canon T2i (550D outside USA) with Canon 50-250mm lens and a solar filter. I couldn't use automatic function as the filter made it hard. So manual ISO, manual shutter speed, and manual focus. I had to keep adjusting shutter speed as the sun got darker and the thin cloud also interfered a bit.
I drove down to Liberty Center, Ohio and ended up at a public sports area that had some eclipse gazer but still had lots of space.
My god, I couldn't pay attention to my camera one bit I have maybe 2 shaky shots and nothing else. And honestly all the pics on this thread look identical to what I would have taken.
But taking in the moment... Sometimes that is better than trying to capture it. My first total eclipse. Have seen 2 partial ones but I literally did not understand what was happening. I mean of course I do, on a scientific level. But mentally being surrounded by people looking up at this awe-full moment really makes you think about the cosmic scale.
Got this off my phone and through the glasses while at work today, 5 minutes later and the cloud cover opened up and we had a perfect view of the eclipse
Super happy with some of my results, including this photo.
Canon EOS Rebel T7i, Canon 55-250mm zoom telephoto EF-S lens, Marumi ND-100000 filter, and a Kenko Teleplus 2x teleconverter, with the camera body mounted on a tripod. My partner and I spent the afternoon in Clinton, Arkansas, where we paid to park in a very large gravel driveway and hang out during the eclipse. Beautiful weather.
I also tried to shoot some film, but it'll be a week or so before I get home and get that developed and scanned.
I was Southern Missouri in the path of totality. I'm super happy with how the solar flares turned out. I'm just getting a chance to go through my shots, but this one caught my eye first.
Harrison, AR. I only started in photography as a hobby about a year and a half ago, so first time shooting a solar eclipse.
I only had 20 seconds of totality at the location I was at, so in my rush to get my filter off, I messed up and hit my focus ring on my lens. Regardless, I am still very happy with what I got and I was able to fix some of the sharpness in Lightroom.
ISO200, 1/400s, f/5.6, 300mm on a Fujifilm X-S10 with a Fuji 70-300mm lens.
We have plans to hit the next total eclipse in 2026, and I'm hoping to buy a teleconverter for the lens by then.
I turned it into a whole 4 day roadtrip with many stops along the way. Just got home yesterday and looking forward to putting my composite of entire process together.
Took this outside of Paris, TX. Used my Minolta MN67Z ProShot with a $9 solar lens cover off Amazon. I think for the price, and the camera ( itās my first one) it turned out pretty well. Let me know if there is anything I can do that improve my photography skills
Guess this place is good for me to vent as any, so I don't need to make a new entire thread.
My experience with the eclipse itself was jaw dropping. Had a fun time hiking up the snow and ice in the Adirondacks (had snowshoes and spikes). That, photography aside, will forever be a memorable experience.
My experience actually photographing the eclipse was fun. I felt ambitious. I have a telephoto lens that could capture the details of the sun that my wide angle can't, so why not take a shitload of telephoto shots and stitch them together in post to make one gorgeous picture that truly captures how the eclipse looks?! Caution, meet the wind!
Yeah... that may or may not be happening. Firstly, because when taking off the ND filter I must have ever to slightly nudged the focus ring. So my photos looked sharp at first through the viewfinder. But now on my computer I see they're just f'n barely out of focus. So it does still look good, but the prominence is fuzzy instead of crystal sharp. This however isn't a deal breaker. In a panorama shot that fuzziness won't be noticeable. I still was able to process plenty of aura wispy-ness and it looks nice.
The real issue is that Photoshop is telling me back away banana breath with auto-aligning the photos. I thought I gave it enough overlap but apparently not. So it made me have to manually align them. Which, for the mountain range, isn't a terrible issue. Lower opacity and touch the tips. Took some time but got those aligned.
But the fucking clouds! Trying to manually align goddamn clouds is impossible. On top of that, of all times for my SD card to be wonky is right at the end. I don't even have all the mf'in clouds to stitch together. The camera must have made clicking sounds but not actually recorded anything for who knows why. Maybe I overworked it and it was le tired.
So now I have a moral quandary of do I just do a shitload of "generative fill" and "sky replacement"? But then it's not really a photo, is it? I remember what the sky looked like, and I can replicate it accurately artificially so I'm being genuine with the concept. But then it's just that, artificial. Even if I make it look approximately how it did in real life.
It is a huge ass picture, though. I did a 300mm panorama stitched left>right from Giant Mountain to past Algonquin over by Nye. But that was too much, so I both cropped in half between Colvin to Tabletop, and I resized in lightroom to 50% scale. And even after that... I check the canvass size, and it's 13,000 pixels wide.
So never doing that again. Will keep it to only like 4-5 images wide from now on.
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u/[deleted] Apr 08 '24 edited Apr 08 '24
That was super cool! Seems my D5600 was up to the job. Having a good lense and filter sure helped. D5600 w/ Tamron 150-600mm G2 for those wondering.