Great American Eclipse 2017
My View of The Eclipse From My Backyard
After looking through the eclipse glasses (and having watched NASA's livestream of the eclipse in Oregon and Montana) I was so excited I decided I did want to try to photograph it after all. I tore one of my eclipse glasses in half and removed the ear piece, then taped the lens to a double layer of aluminum foil with an opening cute out for the eclipse safety lens. I focused on the tall trees with my settings at f/22 1/320 sec and ISO200 and shot this. Just one shot and I was happy. I don't think I could have done any better than this, considering my little Rebel DSLR, 50mm lens, and makeshift filter.
Thanks to Robert for the photo and for taking one quick look at the eclipse. (No one in my family was interested.)
Not Really Photographing the Eclipse
With my kit lens at 18mm wide, I don't think there was any danger. I've pointed my camera toward the sun many times. This is 2:48 (according to my camera clock) which is 6 minutes after our maximum eclipse, and to my eye, with the protective glasses, still nearly 80% of the sun was covered.
The only items that I'd planned ahead of time are the safety glasses and the colander.
