Solar Eclipse

There was a total solar eclipse in Ohio April 8, 2024. I don't live in the totality zone, but I didn't have to travel far to get into it. I used my old camera in case I made a mistake and blew out the sensor. Doing so meant lower resolution, but I had no experience and didn't want to take a chance of ruining the newer camera. I also used an older 200mm zoom lens instead of a 300mm zoom, so the sun is smaller.

I'm surprised by and pleased with the results. Here's the best shot, taken just as totality was ending:

f/6.7  1/1000s  ISO-800  -2.0EV

That was also the last shot, and I'd figured-out that I should reduce the exposure. At home, I reduced the exposure by an additional 3 EV and got this:

f/6.7  1/1000s   ISO-800  -5.0EV

Here's the second-to-last shot, with no exposure compensation:

f/6.7  1/30s  ISO-800

Here's the same shot with two stops less exposure:

f/6.7  1/30s  ISO-800  -2.0EV