An eclipse happens when the moon passes between the earth and the sun. When the alignment is perfect, the moon’s apparent diameter completely blocks out the Sun. On April 8, we witnessed a partial eclipse in Denver, but a total Solar Eclipse was visible across a band of North America. Greet Wash Park photographer Eric Einstein got the chance to witness totality and capture these amazing photographs.

“I was traveling to Portland Maine to photograph a wedding and knowing that totality was within reach, I planned my return flight to Denver for after the eclipse. I’ve been lucky to experience totality before- in Denver in 2017 and several partial eclipses, but this time felt different. I woke my mom early, and we drove from her home in New Hampshire northwest to Waterbury Center State Park in Vermont. There were people from all over New England and beyond, so after chatting with the Park Ranger, we found a spot off the beaten path and setup to wait for totality. 

At totality I captured the images here, which are straight from my camera, unedited, using a 70-200mm lens and a teleconverter (which magnifies the focal length of my lens 2x), and captured the composite image (multiple images stacked) from near the shore of the lake (which I almost slid into thanks to the muddy shoreline!) with a 14-24mm lens.

It was astounding, magical, and so powerful. I’m glad I had the opportunity to capture these photographs and the chance to witness such an amazing astronomical event with my mom.”