When I did my research, I had several other pro photographers tell me that at the moment of totality, it is very hard to get a good exposure. They were right. I did all kinds of preparation, and a bunch of test shots as the eclipse went though it's stages. Then, totality happened, and I had to scramble to change my camera settings, and I had very limited time to do it. I sort of knew what was going to happen, but when it did happen, it was more extreme than I anticipated.
I need to get my shots into Photoshop, and see what I can do, but I don't think I'm going to be happy with what I got at that moment of totality. I've been a professional photographer since 1983, and have a $6,000 camera, but I still sometimes get caught off guard. I would say "I'll know better next time," but the next time a total solar eclipse happens in the US will be in 2044. I'll be 83, if I am still alive.
CD
I need to get my shots into Photoshop, and see what I can do, but I don't think I'm going to be happy with what I got at that moment of totality. I've been a professional photographer since 1983, and have a $6,000 camera, but I still sometimes get caught off guard. I would say "I'll know better next time," but the next time a total solar eclipse happens in the US will be in 2044. I'll be 83, if I am still alive.
CD