Background.
I have two upcoming solar eclipses that I want to photograph. An annular eclipse in October 2023, and a total eclipse in 2024.
And as you know, when I get involved in any photo project, I need to practice before it takes place.
And this practice involves making sure everything is perfect on photo day. Cameras and filters and batteries and cabled shutter releases must all function on point. Backups are necessary. Preparation is 95% of a fantastic photo. Then you factor in luck and timing as the other 5%. But 95% is better than just aiming your camera and saying, “I’ll fix it in post.” 😀
Yesterday, I made another test. There was a brilliant sunrise visible from my front porch. Okay. Grab the tripod out of the car. Attach the 1000m mirror lens to one of my Nikon Df cameras. Slip the Thousand Oaks solar filter onto the mirror lens. Aim at the sun. Focus. Focus. Fo-cus.
And this came out.
Now I’ve tested this out before, and tried to over-process the photo to extract the sun and its sunspots. But this time … that’s a non-processed photo. Wow. Sharp and straight out of the camera and look at those big fat sunspots.
I’m less than 100 days away from capturing the annular eclipse. And less than a year way from scoring the total solar eclipse.
There’s nothing wrong with being excited over a project like this. It makes me feel good.
And there’s nothing wrong with feeling good about something like this.
Chuck The Writer 
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