Eclipse Day at the Hallow Household

 

12th August 2026, around 7pm, our view.

I have a weird take when it comes to things like the Eclipse and other natural world events that the general public become obsessed with en masse. Because, yes, you should be taking notices of the magical moments, but why this one and nothing else? Why were beaches and clifftops packed like a concert area to look at the sun, but not to marvel at a mid-Autumn sunset? It seems to be the 'limited edition' of it all - mark something as rare, uncommon, and then people will queue for hours to buy a pair of special glasses, pack a picnic and tear their eyes from their screens for an hour to be outdoors. 

We're lucky that the sun rises out the back of our house and sets out the front, so we have great views of the sky from our upstairs windows and so had the privilege of getting to watch the Eclipse from home. Well, attempt to. We didn't bother with glasses or homemade viewing devices, and I'd managed to see and photograph the partial eclipse in March 2015 with no problem, therefore wrongly assumed I would see this one too. It ended up that our Eclipse was more so dark clouds passing over the sun at the exact same moment, but we were still treat to a haunting darkening, beautiful patterns and some cloud iridescence. 

As a photographer, especially someone who documents life through daily photos and is so connected with Mother nature, it was of course slightly disappointing not to witness this enchanting Natural event in its fullest form, nor capture those prizes images. Where my disappointment is for my own future viewing of my photo books, many people seemed underwhelmed when they didn't get the perfect shot to share on social media...and I think that also ties back to why people normally not interested in Nature wanted to join the flock and stare skyward for that short time.

Anyway, here are a few images of our view during the 2026 Eclipse.