Hi there
I'm new to the forum, as well as to DSLR photography, so forgive me if any of my questions have obvious answers. As some of you may know, on the 21st August this year there will be a total solar eclipse which sweeps right across the continental United States. I became aware of this 3 or 4 years ago, and since then have been planing a photography-oriented five week road trip around the country's national parks, with the eclipse very much a focal point.
I'm curious what people's approach to shooting would be during an event like this? Both compositionally and technically.
Anything you read seems to be focused on how to use a solar filter to get as good a close-up as possible showing the solar corona, but I'd rather take the opportunity to get an unusually lit landscape. Another question mark is setting up the camera. It's not something that's easy to practice, and in a two-minute event of a lifetime, I don't want to spend most of it playing around with different exposures. I want to frame it, press a remote shutter at the right moment and enjoy it. Would you perhaps go for moonlit night settings with auto bracketing? ND Filter or not?
I'm new to the forum, as well as to DSLR photography, so forgive me if any of my questions have obvious answers. As some of you may know, on the 21st August this year there will be a total solar eclipse which sweeps right across the continental United States. I became aware of this 3 or 4 years ago, and since then have been planing a photography-oriented five week road trip around the country's national parks, with the eclipse very much a focal point.
I'm curious what people's approach to shooting would be during an event like this? Both compositionally and technically.
Anything you read seems to be focused on how to use a solar filter to get as good a close-up as possible showing the solar corona, but I'd rather take the opportunity to get an unusually lit landscape. Another question mark is setting up the camera. It's not something that's easy to practice, and in a two-minute event of a lifetime, I don't want to spend most of it playing around with different exposures. I want to frame it, press a remote shutter at the right moment and enjoy it. Would you perhaps go for moonlit night settings with auto bracketing? ND Filter or not?