InconceivableThe total solar eclipse of 2017 covered a large swath of the USA. Witnessing the event in Central Oregon was one of the truly great moments of my life

It's a universal law that wherever Chip goes he gets magical conditions for photography

A wonderful little bend in a small river under sunrise light

I spend a lot of time trying to ensure I'm in the right place to get good conditions for photography

Sunset fades into night on the Southern Oregon Coast

The Painted Hills in Oregon are an otherworldly place

While driving to photograph sunrise in a different area of Glacier National Park

A river of lava runs beneath my feet and pours into the ocean

A lava outbreak at the ocean entry of Kilauea on Hawaii pierces the pre-dawn sky

I managed to capture a couple of sharp long exposures

I was thrilled that my friends Ryan and Candace Dyar were going to be in town and I just wanted to be out shooting with them

I shot several different images from a few spots while Ryan stood back and patiently waited

so we shot this scene essentially blind