I went to my local MTB trail to capture the eclipse, but by far the best image I took is me and this turtle chilling together & watching the eclipse for 30 whole seconds, was kinda neat.
iPhone 15 Pro Max, zoomed to 25x, hand held, with solar viewing lens over the camera, from California coast. Not quite totality, but this was the peak for us.
About the best I could get . Fighting high haze/clouds most of the afternoon . Just outside NYC
G9 , 50-200w/1.4 , f5.6@1/640 -2EV ,ISO 200,16.5 stop nd , the best from a 7 shot bracket.