Have A Corona!

We had cloudy conditions for the total eclipse of the sun in Comfort, TX, today. But the clouds made for much more interesting and dramatic eclipse photos than what one gets under clear skies.

The Buildings on either side of me at totality.

The diamond ring captured on my iPhone

75 thoughts on “Have A Corona!

  1. Beautiful! Thanks for sharing. I knew that if I didn’t take pictures, someone with more talent would! Plus, only partial in my neck’o’the woods.

    • Thanks, Roy. We drove to Comfort, TX from Albuquerque, NM yesterday. We had made our hotel reservations over 2 years ago for the event.

  2. Wish I could have been there and I really enjoy the images. Thanks for sharing “Texas Moments, April 8, 2024.” I’m glad everything went well!

  3. Not bad Tim, glad you could see some of it. I’m still sorting through ours and may have some eclipse snaps posted in a couple days.

  4. How wonderful! I am so glad you got to Texas. I’ve been to Comfort!
    My son called me and told me how cool it was in Cleveland. An incredible experience for all!
    Thanks for sharing!

    • You are welcome, Nancy. It’s a great experience. Another end of the world and all that gone by.

  5. Impressive, like paintings! And isn’t it nice, to be able for making fun of this heavy-loaded c-word again?

    • The clouds made for much more interesting photos, IMHO. I’m happy I had something interesting to post. Thanks, Couriers

  6. You’re so right! I never got around to getting a filter for my camera so all I could do was get the total with my phone… all things considered, I am not totally disappointed.

    Your shots are spectacular!

    • It’s totally cool if you got totality with your phone. I purchased filters in 2011 for an annular eclipse. I have used them several times since then. Otherwise, solar filters are expensive for something you rarely use, unless you are into photographing the sun. Thanks, Dale.

      • I did. I wish it had been a tad clearer but what do you want from a phone? And that is why I could not justify the purchase 🙂

  7. As my husband and I were watching the eclipse yesterday, I did wonder what photos you would have for us today. I agree about the clouds making for more interesting images than a clear sky.

  8. Great shots, Tim. We had a mostly cloudy period while it was occurring, but the clouds did cooperate for a minute or so. I also agree the clouds provided a cool “frame” for the event.

  9. HOLY MOLEY!!!!!! Now those are some amazing captures! 📸 So cool you got to travel to see it! We only had 40% coverage here in Central California, but I still felt a difference in colorization of my surroundings outside and cooler temperature. I watched coverage of it on television!

  10. LOVE these! So much. I could only get one pic. Not this good. Great to have these memories

    Thanks for posting, Tim!

  11. You got some dramatic shots of the Totality Tim! We were just glad to be back from the long trip and didn’t take the time to head anywhere to experience the full darkening – think we got like 97%. Still turned the day to grey and dropped our temps significantly. Glad Comfort worked out for you – never know with the weather these days. 

    • I was happy with the drama from the clouds. Who were thinking they can show the moon and sun a thing or two. We had no traffic issues either way. But there was a traffic jam in Comfort at 4:00 pm on Monday. Thanks, Brian.

  12. Excellent captures of the eclipse Tim.. and what a beautiful setting too, You did well through cloud cover too… I have only experienced a partial eclipse in the UK… but even so, the chill from the absence of even part of the sun was felt. It is a very eerie sensation when it go dark… Even the birds I remember stopped singing..
    Great photo shares .. 🙂

  13. Am I seeing dark, red sunspots in the 4th photo? These are amazing! My lens made the bits of corona appear as round as the sun, as it had caught the light bending in such that way. Your photos show the true pointiness. 👍

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