A few pics of the partial solar eclipse.

 
I took all the shots using my Canon EOS600D and 75-300mm zoom lens (full frame equivalent 120-480mm), some also had my 2.0X extender, effectively doubling the focal length. As my cheapo lens is notoriously poor at maximum focal length, I found I got better results using the extender and not fully zooming, so most images were captured around the 400mm to 500mm range (FF = 640-800mm). I also tried to shoot with the lens about half open (F11 - F22) as the inferior construction can lead to a lot of softening when it's wide open, and problems with diffraction when stopped right down.
 
As the first half of the eclipse was fairly overcast, I didn't need a neutral density filter, hence the cloud detail. From the maximum point onwards, the sky had cleared so I added an eight stop and a four stop neutral density filter to the lens; also using the extender here helped keep the exposures manageable as that effectively loses another two stops of light.
 
Anyway, here are a few of the better shots I managed to get:
 
1) 8.40am - First break in the clouds after first contact:

 1/500sec, f16; ISO:100
 
 
2) 8.45am - Sunspot visible toward top left of disc:

1/1000sec, f16; ISO:100
 
 
3) 9.15am - Sunspot just about to become occluded:

1/2000sec, f16; ISO:100
 
 
4) 9.22am:

1/320sec, f20; ISO:100
 
 
5) 9.28am:

1/2000sec, f14; ISO:100
 
 
6) 9.32am:

1/1250sec, f10; ISO:100
 
 
7) 9.35am - Eclipse maximum:

1/4000sec, f11; ISO:100
 
 
8) 9.57am:

1/4000sec, f18 (+12stop ND); ISO:100
 
 
9) 10.08am:

1/4000sec, f18 (+12stop ND); ISO:100
 
 
10) 10.29am - Sunspot has just reappeared:

1/4000sec, f18 (+12stop ND); ISO:100
 
 
11) 10.43am - Just before last contact:

1/4000sec, f22 (+12stop ND); ISO:100
 
 
Here's a shot taken just after the eclipse with an infra red filter over the lens to show the sunspot a little clearer:


 
 
And finally, a roughly assembled and aligned time-lapse from all 99 images I captured:
 

 

Will check it out tonight at home Steve.......(somehow, these pics don't show up at my workplace PC......just a red x)

Excellent!

Your lens must be defective cause it can't display a fully round circle.  Better get that checked!

Wait.... that's the moon?
 
Sheesh, I thought you pulled out your defective Pong or Pac-Man.

Very nice.  What lens did you use (you seem to be fairly well zoomed in)?
 
I saw a zoom-related .gif thing the other day that impressed me:
 
https://gfycat.com/OblongFavoriteGiraffe
 
Done on a £200 Lumix apparently!

Something about that reminds me of a girl I used to date - walking past the TV set.  Can't quite put a finger on why that is.  :)
 
Those are incredible pictures.  Whereabouts were you when you took these?
 
Bob Bone
 

ston
 
Very nice.  What lens did you use (you seem to be fairly well zoomed in)?

Thanks! I used my 'cheapo' Canon 75-300mm Ultrasonic, which is equivalent to 120-480mm on a full frame/35mm camera. I used a 2x extender on most of them, giving me nearly 1000mm focal length full frame equivalent.
 
I shot at ISO 100 and in RAW to maximise the quality, and then processed/sharpened and cropped the images in Photoshop.
 

ston
 
I saw a zoom-related .gif thing the other day that impressed me:
 
https://gfycat.com/OblongFavoriteGiraffe
 
Done on a £200 Lumix apparently!

 
That's incredible. Mind you, if I remember correctly, Lumix cameras have lenses made by Zeiss, so they are going to be decent quality.

Did anyone take pictures of the rest of the eclipse?  Then all of their pictures could be combined with your partials and you'd have the whole sun back.  We all know you could use a bit more sun out there!  

#1 looks blue & black.... AND white & gold.
 
#5 & 6 look --->