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On August 21, parts of the North American continent (mainly the U.S.) will experience the awesome wonders of God’s creation in an extremely rare total solar eclipse. Some believe this may be one of the most photographed events in history. How about some words of wisdom on shooting this incredible event!!!
I’m not particularly “wise” about shooting eclipses, since I’ve only photographed on partial one, but you can read about my attempt here:
https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/partial-solar-eclipse-october-23-2014/
Here are some articles that deal with it in detail…
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/explora/photography/tips-and-solutions/how-photograph-solar-eclipse
Wow! This sounds exciting! Someone was talking to me about this the other day and it made me curious, so when I saw your “call to action” here @vince, I started to get excited about it!
Like @buddingphotographer, I don’t have any experience with photographing eclipses–YET!–but we can at least get the ball rolling in today’s webinar by looking over some tips and step by step instructions on how to start preparing for it, and then we can keep this thread alive as we prepare for and capture this epic event for ourselves!
So, here’s are my thoughts on how I’ve been preparing for the eclipse:
https://www.lenspiration.com/video/prepare-eclipse/You know, I’ve really been thinking about this event a lot…might any one here on the forums actually be interested in traveling down to an area where the sun will be 100% eclipsed?
Here in northern WV, it will only be about 80%. I’m seriously thinking about traveling further south to see it at 100%. Would anyone be interested in carpooling down for a quick, two-day photography field trip just for the fun of it?
Suggestions? Comments?
IMHO: James, since the shortest distance to a line, (i.e. path of the viewing area) is a perpendicular line, Knoxville is about the closest spot to get to the edge of the viewing area from your location. Also, it may be just as easy for someone to meet you en route and share the cost of a room. Or, one of the members might actually live in that area and be willing to put you up for a night or two. Just thinking….
Ok, so I know folks in Knoxville, TN and Andrews, NC that we might be able to stay with. I think the only expense than would be travel there/back…
Please allow me to refine my statement about the path of the eclipse. It appears that Knoxville may be just outside the prime viewing area by about 10 miles. So, heading further south from there, a minimum of 10 miles, should give a better view. For more accurate information from NASA, go to the following site: https://eclipse2017.nasa.gov/eclipse-maps. That should allow you to see good detail on all viewing options across the US. (As always, look for the .gov address in any link to be sure you are getting official albeit accurate eclipse information.)
Ok, so I know of 4 people now who are interested in carpooling down from north central West Virginia to Andrews North Carolina! Anyone else like to come before I start making more detailed plans?
How do we find out what bracketing is? We are planning to go to Fairview, Kentucky, that day. We still have to buy a zoom lens and we only have one week! But we have our safety glasses. 🙂
As I know it: “Taking a number of exposures of the same scene at different EV settings to ensure one is correctly exposed”. Also, software within the camera itself or editing software can create a more vibrant picture by filling in missing portions of the dynamic light range by pulling from the other pictures.
Thank you for that answer. We will have to learn as we go. Just a mom and some teenagers on an adventure! The Parfitts are heading to view the eclipse at a hill just outside of Hopkinsville, Kentucky. Still searching for a filter. We just ordered a Canon 70-300 IS II USM. So we will be able to tell you what we liked or didn’t like about having the “II” in the name. 🙂 We decided not to get an L lens just yet. Once our budding photographer is out of school, perhaps she will work for a fee doing weddings and such, and then we will consider an L lens. Right now she is experimenting with using my smartphone as a shutter release on our Canon 80D.
How do we find out what bracketing is?
Great question, @momparfitt! I mentioned it in the video and transcript of the following PRO-exclusive video (if you’d like me to talk more about it, feel free to start a discussion on the Q&A forum).
https://www.lenspiration.com/video/qaonstage/
Are you going to be traveling to KY before Monday? I was planning on driving down to North Carolina on Sunday, but the advice I’m getting from folks is to actually come down on Saturday, the traffic is estimated to be so bad. 🙂
Hey guys, I’ve done a lot of scrounging around on the Internet to find good information on capturing the eclipse and this is the best video I’ve found so far: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0ZofAlT5TU
I really like this photographers emphasis on capturing the landscape with the eclipse. I am planning on having two cameras set up, one with the zoom lens and the other with a mid-range lens to capture the landscape.
I also really like this 2-part method of editing the photographs after the fact and am planning on trying to put it into practice after the eclipse:
Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Smn-fUJUadQ&t=151s
Part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdDGU5idVFY&t=17sP.S. Here’s how I watch YouTube without the page ads: https://www.lenspiration.com/?s=adblock
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