DRM Loc: NC

Very nice!

Here are a couple from my 2017 efforts--my favorite is the "earthshine" version--along with a clock presentation that, from a sales perspective, has been more popular than the images focused solely on totality, diamond rings, etc. Regarding the clock version, some customers wanted time stamps inserted at the 3, 6, 9, and 12 clock positions. I could and did accommodate those requests, but personally found that step made an already busy image distractingly busier. I did not achieve what I considered a good image of Bailey's Beads.

charles brown Loc: Tennesse

I used a Nikon bridge camera set at just under 1200 mm for the first photo. I had to drastically crop the image in order to get the attached results. If I remember correctly, I had the filter on when it was taken. The same is true for the other two photos.

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MJPerini

If you are traveling some distance to see the eclipse I would point out 2 things
>even a small sliver of the sun can damage your eyes or the camera sensor, be sure you get a filter that firmly attaches and has good optical clarity
> The angular field of view of a 200 mm lens on FF is 12 Degrees, The angular diameter of the sun is 0.5 degrees so the sun will occupy 1/24 of your angular view..... a small dot
Experiencing a Total solar eclipse is awesome, but you might want to rent a longer lens.
Good Luck

Sidwalkastronomy Loc: New Jersey Shore

I love the clock. How did you do that

PaulBrit Loc: Merlin, Southern Oregon

Me too, it is very clever!

CliffMcKenzie Loc: Lake Athens Texas

First, really, really like the clock!

1. Filter 16.5 - you need only one for your longest lens. Also make sure it has a magnetic ring. When a total eclipse happens, you want to remove it from the lens instantly and without moving the camera. You will be putting it back later. By the way, even the smallest rays of light from the sun during the eclipse demands the filter be in place. Order your filter and glasses today. You may already get some delay. Mine are from B&H for about $115 total.
2. A quality filter is required. You spend thousands on the equipment then read about someone who got a home remedy for almost nothing. If that is the case, then try the hole in a box trick.
3. I am at ground zero right now for the eclipse (Lake Athens TX). 67% chance of cloud cover on the 8th. 30% chance near Uvalde. Experience - on the morning at daybreak have a 200-mile line SW and a 200-mile line NE into AR. This will provide an extra hour before the fun begins.

Welcome to Texas

photonaut Loc: Albuquerque, New Mexico USA

I live in Albuquerque which was a perfect place to be for the annular eclipse in October of this year. I purchased a Rainbow Symphony Solar Filter from Amazon for $19.95 and it worked perfectly. I will add that using a gimbal head on a sturdy tripod made photographing the eclipse so much easier. My nephew is a professional astronomer and he said my photographs were as good as he'd seen. I used a 600mm lens and cropped some to get the final pictures.

Basil_O Loc: Minneapolis, MN

I am taking a different aproach this time. I went alone in 2017 with purpose of photographing the event. I got some amazing pictures that still make me smile. This spring,.my wife is coming along. My purpose is going to be much different: I am simply going to observe and enjoy and not worry about getting pictures. I will bring along a camera to documemt the trip, but once the show starts it goes away and the solar glasses go on.

DRM Loc: NC

Honestly, just kept fiddling in Photoshop, basically freehand but utilizing guides to position images in each layer. Without multiple guides, I never would have completed it.

Afterwards, my son (an architect and designer who uses PS for its graphics capabilities) saw the finished result and said, "You did that freehand? Why didn't you do this, this, and this? It would have been so much quicker." Of course, since I was already finished and had no thought of creating more circular or clock-like images, his "this, this, etc." went in one ear and out the other.

wdross Loc: Castle Rock, Colorado

Although you do not need a filter for the totality of the eclipse, if you point your camera toward the sun for a long enough period of time before totality, you can ruin your shutter and/or sensor with the sunlight focused on them too long. Pointing your mirrorless camera at the sun just before or as Bailey's beads or diamond ring happens will not damage the sensor or shutter. And since you are shooting mirrorless, your eye can be used on the viewfinder. This is not possible with a DSLR since it would take the focused sunlight, reflect it with the mirrors, and focus that sunlight on your retina, burning your eye. But even though you cannot burn your eye with the mirrorless camera, as the sunlight gets thin and you think you can look at the sun, do not do so. You can only look at the sun using proper solar shades or welder's glass (go to Thousand Oaks Optical or your local welder's supply store). These will protect protect your eyes from blindness. If you want to shoot the phases before totality, Adorama and B&H Photo have threaded solar filters and Thousand Oaks Optical has solar sheet film filter materials. These will protect your camera from any damage to your sensor or shutter. NASA has an eclipse section on their site that would be worth the investigation. And practicing before the eclipse for timing of the shots is helpful. One never gets a lot of time during an eclipse. And you will want some time to feel the temperature drop and watch the stars and planets come out along with observing the chromesphere of the sun with you own "bare" eyes (shades off during totality). I hope to go to this eclipse myself, but a "must go to" wedding may stop me from seeing it this time. Be safe and enjoy this eclipse. And be aware that they can be addictive!

DRM Loc: NC

Thanks very much, guys!

DRM Loc: NC

Thanks CliffMcKenzie! And totally agree with you re: quality filters. No reason to risk camera or less than best possible results to save a few bucks, particularly for shooting an event that comes around ver infrequently.

Mojaveflyer Loc: Denver, CO

I've had very good luck with Thousand Oak Optical filters (https://thousandoaksoptical.com/). For the annular eclipse in October I shot it using my Canon R7 with my EF 100 - 400 mm lens with an adapter. The filter screwed on the end of the lens. I hand held mine since you will have plenty of light for the shot.

I was a little too far east to get total annularity but it was close. I was shooting in east central Utah. In the second shot you can see two dark blobs, the larger one is a sunspot about the size of the earth.

Both of these were shot at ISO 100, 1/500 sec, f5.6. edited in Photoshop Elements 22.

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coolhanduke Loc: Redondo Beach, CA

You best find a solar filter as soon as you can. First, it’s a must. Second, they sell out fast the closer you get to the event. I barely got one for the 2017 eclipse.
Google photographing solar eclipse. I found a wealth of information. Dialed in my exposure and got some great shots.
Make sure to have a sturdy tripod.

coolhanduke Loc: Redondo Beach, CA

I went to SC to photograph the 2017 eclipse.