I don’t get too excited about photographing sunrises and sunsets. It can be a bit cliché. However, sometimes it is so beautiful, you just can’t help yourself.
[Image] Lake Superior Sunset [Image] Fiery Sunset
However, I do include the sun quite often in my photos. It can be very dramatic if you can catch it at the right time.
[Image] Spring Thaw, Bruce Peninsula, ON [Image] Spring Ice Formations [Image] Canoeing the French at Dawn
Of course silhouettes are fun to shoot as well.
[Image] Oil Pumpjack at Dawn [Image] Great Sandhills at Sunset
This summer the sun was one the dominant subjects with the solar eclipse visible in much of North American to some degree. I was tempted to try to photograph it here in Toronto. I have a ten stop neutral density filter but that is not quite strong enough to protect my eyes and camera. Lee Filters sells a Solar filter that is 20 stops and a deep blue colour that removes harmful infrared light. I hope to get one of these for the next eclipse: https://www.dpreview.com/news/8485854753/lee-filters-introduces-solar-eclipse-filter-and-new-filter-wash-fluid
I was also not in the path of the total eclipse. So, what was I to do? I didn’t want to risk my camera or my eyes. The best thing I could come up with was to create an illustration in Photoshop:
[Image] Solar Eclipse (digital illustration)
The next solar eclipse will have a path through Ontario. April 8th 2024 will provide an opportunity for many of us here in southern Ontario to witness one first hand. I will have my filters and be ready. Now if we can just get clear skies that day…
"Following the Sun"
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