16/08/2026
PERRANPORTH ECLIPSE π
Here are some of my photos that I captured of the partial solar eclipse. Cornwall experienced a 95.7% partial eclipse on 12 Aug 2026.
First of all, due to my latest injury, I did not plan to photograph this special event as I just had surgery 2 weeks ago on my knee. Three days before the eclipse, I started to shows some signs of improvement where I thought it was maybe possible to get outside on crutches. I went online to try to purchase some special solar gear but every option would only be delivered after the eclipse. I kind of gave up as I didn't want to risk frying my camera`s sensor as ideally you needed a 16 stop solar filter.
On the day (two hours before the event), I tested combining my filters that use for long exposures. I stacked my 10 stop ND filter with my 5 stop ND filter on my wide angle lens and it worked. I never added a filter on my sports zoom lens before, and thought at the time that they wouldn't fit thinking that the filter thread size would be totally different, but to my big surprise they actually fitted. What are odds, all of a sudden this shoot was possible.
I called my good photographer friend Simon to photograph with me (thanks for helping me carry my gear mate). I setup the tripod and chair away from the crowds and witnessed something truly spectacular. I did not expect any of my photographs would of been successful but hey, actually I`m pretty stoked with them. I would liked to of planned photographing other locations or compositions, but being stuck on crutches, I was just happy to be comfortable and be outside. The next UK solar eclipse will be in 2090 making this possibly a once in a lifetime event. This one took some time to put together (no AI was used), I hope you enjoyed π€
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