Eclipse Ring 2017
My favorite eclipse photo from 2017. I was quickly fumbling through my settings to get this one right, and I'm so glad with the outcome!...
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My favorite eclipse photo from 2017. I was quickly fumbling through my settings to get this one right, and I'm so glad with the outcome!
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Location
I took this photo at Fall Creek Falls in Spencer, TN.Time
This was early afternoon Central Time during the eclipse in 2017Lighting
This was all natural lighting, no filters or anything.Equipment
I used my then Canon T3i with it's kit 55-250 lense. I was short on funds and didn't want to blow money on an L series lense and renting was out of the question after I waited too long. I was mounted to a tripod, and had my solar filter ready to go when the sun reappeared sufficiently.Inspiration
YOLO, haha. Do we still say that? I wanted to take advantage of the opportunity considering I lived so close to a location that would experience totality. I met with my friends who were also photographers, and just wanted to grab a great picture...and that I did.Editing
I really didn't need to do much. It was pretty solid SOC. I Increased the contrast a little, along with the exposure to pull the clouds into the image more, and cooled it just a smidgen. I also cropped it where I wanted it.In my camera bag
Since then I've upgraded to an 80D. I can't currently justify a 5DIII or IV for my purposes as I straddle the line between hobbyist and part-time photographer. I always have my 50mm 1.8 and 24mm 2.8. Rarely do I use any zoom lenses. It's mostly because I only have kit zooms, but I just love the speed of the primes, although I'd love to upgrade to even better primes than I have. I also keep my 630exii handy for OCF stuff I'm working on.Feedback
There can be a lot that goes into planning a shot. Location, times, weather etc. But my advice is actually to just be ready to be surprised, and always roll with the punches. I did a lot of reading prior to this because I'd never shot the sun or an eclipse. For this shot it was so random though! I was just quickly cycling through different settings to grab what would work to get it right in camera. And then bam! This picture came out. Sometimes you won't know exactly what will work, and that's okay! Just be willing to adapt, and don't get frustrated if it takes you a minute to get it right.
