It looks nothing like the flat disks we see normally. The last time this was obvious to me was during the very dark lunar eclipse in December 1992. Another observation I make is the presence of very thin high-altitude cloud around the Sun. This pale cloud reminds me of a mackrel sky. It is also something I feel can never be captured properly on film, the only true record of the appearance of an eclipse being as a painting or coloured drawing.
Someone triggers a camera flash.
A microlite buzzes our observing location. I hope they don't ruin our photographs by coming too close to where we are. The thought that they are a little crazy in the first place doesn't enter my head initially. The sky is cobalt blue, a very metallic colour. Again, not true dark.