04/11/2024
Diamond ring at the end of the 2024 solar eclipse. Taken in northern Vermont. Tech details - Canon R5, 100-500mm RF lens at 500mm. 1/200 f/7.1 ISO 100
Beware of the fakes:
There are a lot of fake images out there. Most are digital composites of multiple photos, and some may be AI-generated. I see many comments like "I love this shot" or "Awesome photo" but they are not photographs, they are digital art. While some may be spectacular digital art, I'm not a big fan. They may have been created by stealing image components from the work of other photographers and artists without any credit or compensation given.
Some telltale signs of fakes - if the eclipse appears low to the horizon (It actually was high in the sky), if the eclipse seems big relative to natural surrounds (it was actually small in the sky),