Louisville was 99.7% total, so I had to drive up to Hoosier National Forest in Indiana to catch totality. You need a solar filter to get shots of the sun outside of totality but you can put your eclipse glasses over your phone and use it as a filter if you're just shooting with your phone. Lol, I ordered a cheap paper solar filter just for the occasion...but it didn't fit over any of my lenses. Weren't any roosters around surprisingly but the cows sure had a lot to say about the eclipse.
We certainly didn't have proper equipment, but we all enjoyed watching the event! Makes you realize what an incredible place our universe is!
Yeah, I'm always torn between gazing in awe and taking photos. It really is incredible.