Hey all! In 2024 I drove across the country to shoot the last total solar eclipse visible from the US for the next 20 years on two 65mm film cameras. I'm screening the film in IMAX 70mm at Lincoln Square in NYC on June 17th at 12pm.
This is the first ever film to show a total solar eclipse in realtime without a filter on 65mm, which is only possible with celluloid (a digital sensor would fry). The film shows the full transition from partial to total eclipse and back in the highest quality imaging format in the world.
​Following the screening, I'll be giving a presentation about the making of the film, including how the one-of-a-kind camera system was assembled, how the footage was captured without melting the film negative, and a behind-the-scenes look at the journey to cross the country and find clear skies in time for this once-in-a-lifetime event.
Also, all attendees will receive a 70mm film strip with images from the film.
If you're interested, you can get tickets here. I would love to have made them cheaper, but they're priced such that I will just barely break even if the theater sells out. These screenings are incredibly difficult to arrange so this may be the first and last time it screens in New York City.
If anyone has questions about the project, ask away! There's also some more info here.
Eclipse in IMAX 70mm on the largest screen in North America!
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Thats pretty cool! I am misisng on the website where you actually filmed during the eclipse, it shows several spots you stopped but not the film location. Maybe I’m missing that on the site and its right in front of me.
I was lucky enough to be able to photograph the April 2024 Solar Eclipse from my own back yard, which was in the path of totality (3 minutes and 15 seconds of it). I used a Fuji XH-1 with a vintage Tamron Adaptall 2 SP 800mm f/8 mirror lens, and a ULF-90 solar lens filter attached. The images I was able to create were pretty amazing, by my own measure and skillset, and I’ve since made a couple different composite images of the solar eclipse to show it’s complete progression. I have printed them on metal using an online printing house that’s actually located quite close to where I live. The one hanging in my living room measures 12×60 inches in size. It’s possibly the single greatest image I have ever captured/created.