Protections and tips you need to know

Astronomical phenomena accompanied us to the dawn of the time. Literally. Solar eclipses, for example, have been transcendental elements for many cultures and even today, although we already know that they have no connection with other facts, they continue to awaken admiration. AND Saturday March 29, we will see one in Europe.

It is an eclipse of the sun, more spectacular than those of Luna, but it will be partial, not total, in our country. For a total, we have to wait until August 26, 2026. Despite this, many people will want to take photos of the event, either to save or share them on social networks, or with their contacts in messaging applications.

To take these photos as well as possible, you must follow certain steps And, above all, be sure not to do according to what things do not endanger our visual health. In addition, it is important to know in which places it will be better or at what time the largest solar coverage will be given by the moon.

Where to see the eclipse

One of the most important questions is where you can see the eclipse in our country. As it is quite large (Europe has more than 500,000 km2), it will not be the same in all autonomous communities or in all cities.

To find out what time it is better to see it and in which places it will be better appreciated, we can use services such as this website which already in previous eclipses has given us information about them. For example, in Madrid, there will be a partial cover of the sun of around 8 p.m. around 11 a.m., as explained by NASA. Here you can check the best hours depending on the city in which we are.

When they perform on a Saturday, It is surely easier to see it and take a photo, Since most people rest. But even if we have to work, the process lasts less than an hour and a minute. To take the photos, it is better to have identified the site where we are going to do them And, if possible, even you have already practiced.

How to take pictures of the eclipse

The first thing we need to know is that to even look at the eclipse, it is necessary to take precautions. The ideal is to use Special glasses that have international certification protection ISO 12312-2: 2015. If we must not see the eclipse indirectly, with a stenopic projector. Another option is to see it using a welding glass With a degree of opacity 14 Or more, in the event of special non-lunettes. Another option is to use ND1000000 type filters or 16 steps.

To take the photo, we must take into account that we will need A mobile that has a manual or expert modeOr at least it's more practical. If we don't have it, we must at least use the exposure controller. In addition, a tripod It will also be useful for us to lower the ISO a lot and always avoid the prisoner. If we also have a Remote triggerLike a smartwatch, we will not have to play on the screen to take the photo and avoid vibrations.

To take the photos, it is advisable to modify the manual mode parameters of the mobile, controlling exposure, ISO or shutter speed in the case of having available. The ideal is Put a weak ISO (100 or 200)scam Exposure also slightly lower than normalWhat the sun will highlight on the moon. THE Cable speed is recommended that it is less than 1/1000 and the White balance above 6000k. Obviously, with a professional camera, equipped with lenses and special filters, more spectacular photos can be obtained, but for most people, which is neither an option nor what they are looking for. In addition, whenever we can, it's a good idea Grind To then modify the images with the highest quality possible. In the case of using a Samsung, it can be a good idea to opt for your RAW Expert application.

It is normal to want to look for photos of the sun and the moon, and for that, it is better to use a zoom. If your mobile has Optical zoom It will be the best option. On the contrary, if we also want to obtain the environment, we will opt for the angular (the main camera) or the Ultra wide angle. Of course, the latter generally has a lower resolution and it can deprive us of the details that we want in the sun and the moon. And if we want to do something different, we can opt for the Timelapse function that certain mobiles have and that will give us an image of the whole process.

Change photos

Once the images are taken, we can take advantage of the opportunity to modify them, taking into account that they are unconventional images and that each time we devote a little time to postproduction photos, we will get better results.

Two publishing ideas are those of Low the lights Y Use a black and white process. In the first case, what we will do will be to highlight the sun in front of the other elements, which makes photography slightly underexposed. This is something we can do in any photography publishing application, but if you have no lead, it is also possible to do in Google Photos.

In the second case, we will seek to highlight the shapes on the colors, with the contrast of the white of the sun with the gray of the moon and other elements. In this case, perhaps the use of an optical zoom to get closer to the stars is a good idea.