Diamond Ring (Miracle for SC91, H.A.N.W.E.)

We had excellent weather in southern Missouri for the eclipse on 8 April, 2024.

Our previous experience was in 2017, and while the photos were wonderful, I never got a shot at the "diamond ring" effect that year.

This, and a few others, were taken at the end of totality this April.

The large flare at the very bottom of the disk was seen in a number of our photos.

Hand-held at 280mm equivalent zoom, and processed with GIMP. This was the same camera-lens I used in 2017 (nearly the same settings, too.)

Ch'an, Team, Reyk, Eva Lewitus and 37 other people have particularly liked this photo

23 comments - The latest ones

Schussentäler ^club

a stunning shot

8 months ago.

Robert Swanson ^club

From 2017

8 months ago.

Don Sutherland ^club

Brilliant capture.

8 months ago.

Nouchetdu38 ^club

An exceptional memory!!!
thanks for sharing robert!!!!!!
All the best****

8 months ago.

Xata ^club

Lucky you to have seen it, lucky us because you shared !

8 months ago.

Malik Raoulda ^club

D'une beauté phénomènale agréablement partagée.

8 months ago.

HaarFager ^club

Great shot! You caught it at the perfect moment in that the exposure for the "diamond" didn't overshadow the "ring." That takes split-second timing!

8 months ago. Edited 8 months ago.

Robert Swanson ^club has replied to HaarFager ^club

Thank you everyone for the kind words. Actually, I had taken the camera off of "automatic repeat", and just was pressing the shutter as fast as I could. There are a few other images (which I will post) showing a much stronger " diamond ring". The final image is quite strong, and within a split second, all I could see in the finder was full sun.

8 months ago. Edited 8 months ago.

William Sutherland ^club

Stunning capture and series! Happy to see you had great weather to capture this rare event!

8 months ago.

Annemarie ^club

Indeed a very amazing event and photo

Wish you a serene spring Sunday!

8 months ago.

tiabunna ^club

A great capture, particularly with the "diamond ring" effect.

8 months ago.

Günter Diel ^club

Eine tolle Aufnahme! Sehr schön! Gruß Günter

8 months ago.

Gillian Everett ^club

Magical capture

8 months ago.

WiePet ^club

Superb!

8 months ago.

Esther ^club

Great shot! My camera was totally fooled by the light and since we only had a minute to view totality, I decided to watch, rather than fiddle with the settings. What settings did you use?

8 months ago.

Robert Swanson ^club has replied to Esther ^club

I set up exposure to be a lot like "daylight", (Manual): 1/1000 (helped reduce shake, along with the anti-shake in the camera/lens), F5.6 (started on F8, but wanted to get more of the halo effect), ISO 400. It is essential to re-check the digital image made, especially at the start of the session, so you can modify the settings as needed. After that, it's mostly instinct.

Once the sun reappears, you have to use the special filter over your lens (and eyes).

8 months ago.

Esther ^club has replied to Robert Swanson ^club

Thanks. I used the aperture mode on F5.6 and let the camera chose the rest and just got a bright ball even on the total eclipse. Then I tried adjusting the exposure compensation without success. Then I gave up and just watched and enjoyed the eclipse.

8 months ago.

Gudrun ^club

Fabulous and miraculous! The last and only time we had a total eclipse it rained:-(

8 months ago.

Robert Swanson ^club has replied to Gudrun ^club

Hope you have better weather for the next one!

8 months ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Robert Swanson ^club

Not in my lifetime in our region....Oh well, I can view your photos:-)

8 months ago.

raingirl ^club

Excellent. It's such an incredible experience, and a wonderful photo!

8 months ago.

Kayleigh ^club

Great work! Thanks for sharing!

8 months ago.

Jocelyne Villoing ^club

Magique vu ainsi !+++++++++++++++

7 months ago.

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