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As to the effects of the annular eclipse, it does subtle and strange things to shadows and reflections, as well as the tone of the light. If you were somewhere you could see tree-shadows, you would have seen they were composed of thousands of images of the crescent sun, or, if you were in the area where full annularity occurred, the shadows would have been composed of whole rings. [link] The same is true of any reflected light. The distorted reflections of this off the water, and onto the model are probably at least in part responsible for the slightly surreal and magical quality to the light on him.
As the moon began to move between us and the sun the color of light began to shift in the most astonishing ways. I had heard about the eerie light of an eclipse but never experienced it before. I realized very quickly that there was no way to adjust the white balance in camera for such a steady shift in the temperature of the light and so I just concentrated on getting the best shots of Dave I could without fussing with the technical stuff.
Every once in awhile I'd take a quick glance at the eclipse and did catch a fleeting image in my mind's eye of the bigger and bigger bites the moon was taking of the sun. I could also see it happening in the reflections in the water a little bit, but mostly just wanted to stay focused on getting the images of David while it was going on.
Here's what was so amazing to me as a photographer: Normally with the sun at this height in the western sky my model's skin begins to turn a very reddish/orange color, which is exaggerated with digital. Skies stay mostly very blue but the skin tones shift dramatically and it's tricky business getting a balance. What happened as the eclipse began is that David's skintones didn't go so red but stayed rather true to their natural color. In the final images I get the beautiful effects of a low sun on his body but without all the color shift in skintone because the moon was blocking most of the sun's redness while still being the primary source of illumination. Amazing stuff.
Back on the shoreline David pointed out that the crickets were being fooled by the eclipse and had begun their evening sawing, which stopped of course once the eclipse ended; and resumed again when the sun began to set on the horizon. In my 30 years of shooting this was one of the most magical experiences I've ever had and felt lucky that I was able to enjoy it in such an amazing setting and where its effects were so clearly visible.