Nine Months of Prep for 84 Seconds: Eclipse Wingsuit Shot

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Nine Months of Prep for 84 Seconds: Eclipse Wingsuit Shot

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Noah Wetzel spent nine months planning a single frame: a wingsuit athlete crossing the face of the sun during 84 seconds of totality in Spain. He shot from close to a mile out on a Canon EOS R5 II with a 600mm lens and remotely triggered flashes, with the full logistics breakdown now up on PetaPixel.

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