Eclipse | 2024
A solar eclipse one of the most fascinating, eerie, humbling natural events one can experience. When the Moon passes between the Earth and the Sun, momentarily blocking the Sun’s light, it creates a brief period of darkness during the day, revealing the Sun’s corona, which is typically hidden.
Ancient civilizations often saw them as omens, sparking fear or wonder. In the early 20th century, a solar eclipse provided crucial evidence for Einstein’s theory of General Relativity, showcasing how these events have advanced our understanding of the cosmos. These moments have long been both a source of mystery as well as a catalyst for scientific discovery.
Having photographed the solar eclipse in Carbondale, IL seven years earlier to poor effect, I was determined to get a better, closer shot this time by using a 1600mm lens and computer tethered to my camera. Photographing this eclipse was three minutes of chaos and stress, with everything going wrong right as the eclipse started. My video setup strangely refusing to work, the movement of the sun across my sensor needed constant readjustment, and I missed out on the other exposures I had planned to take, but in the end I was able to walk away with this photo.
A solar eclipse one of the most fascinating, eerie, humbling natural events one can experience. When the Moon passes between the Earth and the Sun, momentarily blocking the Sun’s light, it creates a brief period of darkness during the day, revealing the Sun’s corona, which is typically hidden.
Ancient civilizations often saw them as omens, sparking fear or wonder. In the early 20th century, a solar eclipse provided crucial evidence for Einstein’s theory of General Relativity, showcasing how these events have advanced our understanding of the cosmos. These moments have long been both a source of mystery as well as a catalyst for scientific discovery.
Having photographed the solar eclipse in Carbondale, IL seven years earlier to poor effect, I was determined to get a better, closer shot this time by using a 1600mm lens and computer tethered to my camera. Photographing this eclipse was three minutes of chaos and stress, with everything going wrong right as the eclipse started. My video setup strangely refusing to work, the movement of the sun across my sensor needed constant readjustment, and I missed out on the other exposures I had planned to take, but in the end I was able to walk away with this photo.
A solar eclipse one of the most fascinating, eerie, humbling natural events one can experience. When the Moon passes between the Earth and the Sun, momentarily blocking the Sun’s light, it creates a brief period of darkness during the day, revealing the Sun’s corona, which is typically hidden.
Ancient civilizations often saw them as omens, sparking fear or wonder. In the early 20th century, a solar eclipse provided crucial evidence for Einstein’s theory of General Relativity, showcasing how these events have advanced our understanding of the cosmos. These moments have long been both a source of mystery as well as a catalyst for scientific discovery.
Having photographed the solar eclipse in Carbondale, IL seven years earlier to poor effect, I was determined to get a better, closer shot this time by using a 1600mm lens and computer tethered to my camera. Photographing this eclipse was three minutes of chaos and stress, with everything going wrong right as the eclipse started. My video setup strangely refusing to work, the movement of the sun across my sensor needed constant readjustment, and I missed out on the other exposures I had planned to take, but in the end I was able to walk away with this photo.
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