2017 Eclipse 3 years ago today, I got to witness one of those rare astronomical events that leaves e

2017 Eclipse

3 years ago today, I got to witness one of those rare astronomical events that leaves everyone awestruck - a total eclipse.  This is a composite of several photos I took that day outside Lusk, Wyoming.  I had one camera set up taking wide landscape shots and one camera with a telephoto lens and special filter to keep the sun from burning up my sensor.  I wanted the landscape to convey the feeling I got during the totality - a cold night-like sky, the distant clouds and horizon had a warmer early dusk vibe, and the ground had very flat and dull light, which we usually don’t like in photography, but here, it represents how it actually was.