This is a reedit of my eclipse photo from April that is already in my portfolio. I've been working on it off and on kind of all year. Been trying to get it exactly how I want it. I think I've finally done it. In this version I didn't try to manipulate the eclipse. Just left it as is. I think it actually looks better this way, than trying to move it slightly and making it a little bigger. This was a once in a lifetime experience and I'm so happy my photography plans went as expected. I wasn't sure I was actually going to be able to pull this off as I wasn't able to practice this before hand. But everything seemed to have worked out.
Once in a Lifetime...
It's really impossible to put into words what experiencing a total solar eclipse is like. It is something that one really must experience if you ever have the chance. I am very glad me and Kate Foreman made the over 900 mile journey to her home town of Plattsburgh, New York which was directly in the middle of the path of totality.
I've seen shots like this from other photographers and dreamed about being able to shoot my own. A lot of planning and scouting went into this shot. And I couldn't be happier with the result. This is a composite image of the entire solar eclipse from start to finish. Hope you enjoy!