Total Solar Eclipse on August 21 in the USA - Plans, strategies, tips!

[Photog82]

I'm starting to plan more for this and think that I want to incorporate some sort of Lighthouse along the coast. This is what our Eclipse will look like. It's partial.

I'm going to experiment with full sun but does anyone have experience with using the Lee Big Stopper for this? I'm also wondering, I must have to do some sort of exposure blending to make sure that the lighthouse comes out and the sun is not blown out?

[Jonathan Huyer]

I'm starting to plan more for this and think that I want to incorporate some sort of Lighthouse along the coast. This is what our Eclipse will look like. It's partial.

I'm going to experiment with full sun but does anyone have experience with using the Lee Big Stopper for this? I'm also wondering, I must have to do some sort of exposure blending to make sure that the lighthouse comes out and the sun is not blown out?

If you have any chance at all of getting into the path of totality, I would definitely say do it. A partial eclipse is interesting, but a total eclipse is the most spectacular natural phenomenon that you can possibly witness, IMHO. I've traveled the world to see eclipses on three occasions (had success twice), and it is so stunning it is beyond description. The photos never do it justice --- you just have to see it in person!

[Busted Knuckles]

I was playing around with some of those Sun and Moon rise and set prediction tools.

In a couple of places I noticed that the moon would be coming up 45 minutes to half hour prior to the Sun.

This might offer up some very interesting Sunrise shots if the clouds cooperate etc.

Thoughts

Mike

[Jonathan Huyer]

I was playing around with some of those Sun and Moon rise and set prediction tools.

In a couple of places I noticed that the moon would be coming up 45 minutes to half hour prior to the Sun.

This might offer up some very interesting Sunrise shots if the clouds cooperate etc.

Thoughts

Mike

If you are talking about taking a moonrise shot on the day of the eclipse, the moon is going to be absolutely razor thin at that point --- it might not even be visible to the naked eye. With a telescope you can probably find it, if you know where to look. But if you photograph the moonrise the day before, or the moonset the day after, then you might have better luck.

[Busted Knuckles]

If you are talking about taking a moonrise shot on the day of the eclipse, the moon is going to be absolutely razor thin at that point --- it might not even be visible to the naked eye. With a telescope you can probably find it, if you know where to look. But if you photograph the moonrise the day before, or the moonset the day after, then you might have better luck.

day before, in most places it seemed to be 75 minutes before the sunrise - likely to be that sliver. Got reservations in twin falls, for the weekend. Plan on doing a lot of scouting around.

[Busted Knuckles]

Idaho looks good. Just I cant get there. I didnt get fired yet.