eclipse from tennesee

[rdking647]

just got back from a 1600 mile road trip to tennesee and back

totality with a couple of solar flares




the diamond ring




the progression of the eclipse from start to totality



an HDR during totality where you an start to see the moons face from reflected earthshine

[Solly Mack]

1. Wonderful!

[GentryDixon]

2. Breathtaking.

The last one is especially eye catching.

[Adrahil]

3. WOW! Where were you?

I was in White House, TN. Great view there. I could see the flares like in your pics.

[rdking647]

4. i was in clarksville tennesee

[Adrahil]

5. You were a bit west of me.

I'm glad you captured the flares I've been telling people about.... I haven't seen other pictures that did. Thanks for sharing and great work!

[alittlelark]

6. Wow, wow, wow !!!

[elleng]

7. Happy you've posted them here!

[lunasun]

8. Awesome Pics ! I took a short travel trip to see totality, and enjoyed the wonder

[Cracklin Charlie]

9. Those are wonderful!

But can I make a suggestion?

I live near Kansas City, where we had total eclipse. Because I babysit a two year old, I had decided that we would go outside during the eclipse, if we could find a place where she couldn't possibly look at the sun.

Long story short, about 2 min before total eclipse, we stepped out onto the front porch facing east, away from the sun. We were treated to one of the most beautiful skies I have ever seen!

There were clouds of varying color from a just-passed thunderstorm, shades of simultaneous lightness and darkness like something magic, and stars! So many stars!

I was transfixed by it, and so happy that I wasn't looking at the sun. Point of my novel being...I would like to recommend that you consider setting up a separate camera trained on the sky opposite the eclipse, that could take pictures remotely while you watch the sun. You could be rewarded with something very special. Just a suggestion.

[hunter]

11. My wife and I were in Oregon.

Sparing a few seconds just to look around during totality was well worth it. Not just the stars or the streetlights going on, the lighting along the horizons was just *weird* and I'm not sure how I'd have captured it in a photograph.

The shadows just before and after totality were fascinating too.

[rdking647]

14. I did that

Except instead of a photo I made a video. Eventually it will be posted somewhere but I just got home last night after a 850 mile drive so today is a veg out day

[Duppers]

10. Wow!! Amazing!

Well done! Thank you for sharing them.

[aquamarina]

12. Magnificent! Just spectacular.

[hunter]

13. Thank you!

Those are wonderful.

[gademocrat7]

15. Stunning photos!

Thank you for sharing them.

[niyad]

16. thank you so much for sharing those amazing photos.

[DoBotherMe]

17. Thank you!

[W T F]

18. Beautiful. I was in Nashville on Broadway St. 1 minute before totality, a cloud blocked it.

Very disappointing for everyone there.

[rdking647]

20. my original plan was metropolis illinois

the weather forecast was iffy but said the further east th ebetter.
I spend sunday night sleeping in my car in a walmart parking lot. woke up and checked the forecast and teh best spot seemed to be in the clarksville area so at 7am we headed out,i figured if clouds started to roll in i could high tail it elsewhere.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

19. WOW, my dear rdking647!!

These are so amazing! You really know what you're doing, and no question about that.

The last one just blew me right out of the water, although every single one is extraordinary. Maybe someday I'll learn about HDR. I have absolutely no idea what it's about or how to do it, but of course I can learn.

The corona in that last photo is just extraordinary.

Thank you for sharing!

[mnhtnbb]

21. WOW! That last one is amazing!

[TNNurse]

22. I am so grateful for all these photos.

I knew that most people would get better photos than I could. I just relaxed and enjoyed the experience. I am glad I did.

[LeftInTX]

23. Oh wow!!!!!!