Prominences at Totality
by hahn23

Comment:

Originally posted by NiallOTuama: Super capture. I'm a big sucker for astronomical photography. And this is top notch. So many features of the event are so clear here. How much time did you have to take this image? It can't have been long. How did you prepare the settings for it?

I had 2 minutes 20 seconds of totality at Shoshoni, WY. (4850' above sea level with clean, dry air really helped.) I was mounted on a tripod with shutter release cable. I didn't need a solar filter during totality. My Canon 5DMarkIV was set to take seven bracketed shots over 12 stops of light. That range and number of image captures provided just the right exposure several times. I did not have an equatorial mount, so I re-positioned and re-focused the camera for each set of images. I captured 70 images during totality plus a few seconds before (Baily's Beads) through a few seconds after (the diamond ring). I stopped down to f/6.3 to improve DOF and sharpness. My ISO was set to native 100, which gave me pretty much noise-free images. I was using evaluative metering. My focus was set to AF. I had 5 focus points activated and offset to the side slightly so I could focus on the high contrast area between the moon's edge and the sun's corona. I did look through the viewfinder to set focus on each set of bracketed images. Using "live view" was an option, but in the heat of the moment, I went with the viewfinder acquisition of focus.

The eclipse tutorials from Canon and B&H Photo were the most helpful. I thought I was prepared, but was totally shocked to be able to discern the prominences and the corona. It was an inspirational, thrilling and spiritual experience. I could not speak for an hour afterwards because I was so emotional. Now that I've seen a total solar eclipse, I long to see another. The prospect of the next in 2024 has given me incentive to try to live that long.

Diamond Ring
by davidw

Comment:
Super capture of the prominences and diamond ring flash. Congrats on your top 10 finish.

End of Totality
by kirbic

Comment:
Wonderful presentation of the eclipse at the moment the totality ended. Great work! Congrats on your top ten finish. (I had this picked as the blue ribbon.)

Not Full But Very Cool!
by DCrest01

Comment:
The partial eclipse was very interesting, especially through some cloud cover. Congrats on your top ten finish.

Totality
by Zoomdak

Comment:
Good job on the corona at totality! Congrats on your top ten finish.

Star Regulus along with Ring
by pgirish007

Comment:
Super job on this capture of the totality. Congrats on your Top Ten finish.

I'm Hooked!
by campcanon

Comment:
Really great detail in the corona. Congrats on your top ten finish.

Totality 1:16 CMT
by MattO

Comment:
Excellent image. Congrats on your HM.

National treasure
by sarampo

Comment:
I like this a lot. Congrats on the HM.

Lucy in the sky with diamonds
by vawendy

Comment:
Great diamond ring moment of the eclipse. Congrats on the ribbon!