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Re: Aug_2017 Solar Eclipse Info, esp for photographers

Postby Dave McElderry » Sun Aug 20, 2017 10:35 am

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Re: Aug_2017 Solar Eclipse Info, esp for photographers

Postby Chuck Engels » Sun Aug 20, 2017 8:08 pm

Oh, that guy. I've gotten to be friends with him now :)
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Re: Aug_2017 Solar Eclipse Info, esp for photographers

Postby Dave McElderry » Mon Aug 21, 2017 4:04 am

Chuck Engels wrote:Oh, that guy. I've gotten to be friends with him now :)

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Re: Aug_2017 Solar Eclipse Info, esp for photographers

Postby sidd finch » Tue Aug 22, 2017 10:14 am

I have a nasty habit of looking in the mirror only to see it crack and shatter.... :exc:

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Re: Aug_2017 Solar Eclipse Info, esp for photographers

Postby Dave McElderry » Tue Aug 22, 2017 10:18 am

sidd finch wrote:I have a nasty habit of looking in the mirror only to see it crack and shatter.... :exc:

I had to resort to Lexan mirrors.
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Re: Aug_2017 Solar Eclipse Info, esp for photographers

Postby Chuck Engels » Tue Aug 22, 2017 10:20 am

Mirrors are overrated anyway...
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Re: Aug_2017 Solar Eclipse Info, esp for photographers

Postby Dave McElderry » Tue Aug 22, 2017 10:50 am

Chuck Engels wrote:Mirrors are overrated anyway...

I decided the same is true for good looks. :)
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Re: Aug_2017 Solar Eclipse Info, esp for photographers

Postby momoffduty » Tue Aug 22, 2017 1:46 pm

There was a 'sunset' 360 degrees during the totality. Yes, someone left their car lights on!

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Re: Aug_2017 Solar Eclipse Info, esp for photographers

Postby sidd finch » Tue Aug 22, 2017 7:52 pm

Mom that is a good picture. The colors are vibrant.

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Re: Aug_2017 Solar Eclipse Info, esp for photographers

Postby TreeTopsRanch » Tue Aug 22, 2017 10:15 pm

Yes, colors are great but where's the moon?
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Re: Aug_2017 Solar Eclipse Info, esp for photographers

Postby Paz_Pazzaz » Tue Aug 22, 2017 10:46 pm

Nice sunset, Mom!

Maximum was a little less than 90% here. The light began looking strange but I decided it was because the sun was behind clouds. Didn't pay much attention to it. But after a while I came in to check out times here. Previously, I'd only looked in South Carolina. Turns out it was already in progress, so I wasn't wishful thinking it, the light really did seem a little on the purple side! I went back out to work in the garden and then, Mr. B surprised me with a cardboard box "viewer, pinhole camera, camera obscura", I'm not really sure which definition is correct any more. Earlier in my life I would have known. Now I guess I don't care enough to look it up, I just know...it worked!!

I took some video of the crescent inside the box and the crescent shaped shadows cast by the sun peeking around the moon. I'll try to post soon. It never did get dark here. Just sort of like a cloudy day with purple-ish clouds. I've often been under heavy thunderstorm clouds that made it much darker. I don't think the birds even noticed and they are usually pretty observant, bluejays especially.
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Re: Aug_2017 Solar Eclipse Info, esp for photographers

Postby Chuck Engels » Wed Aug 23, 2017 9:20 am

Got quite dark here, about an hour north of us was total darkness for about 3 minutes.

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Re: Aug_2017 Solar Eclipse Info, esp for photographers

Postby Chris B » Fri Aug 25, 2017 6:57 am

We made it to Douglas WY in the end - and it was fantastic. Beautiful clear unobstructed skys. My children found the experience awesome. Lots of "first timers" there some of who had driven half way accross the US. We're still out on the road at the moment. When I get back to Blighty next week I'll see what I can share.
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Re: Aug_2017 Solar Eclipse Info, esp for photographers

Postby Chuck Engels » Fri Aug 25, 2017 4:08 pm

How wonderful, have a great trip !! Looking forward to seeing whatever you share :)
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Re: Aug_2017 Solar Eclipse Info, esp for photographers

Postby momoffduty » Tue Aug 29, 2017 7:11 pm

TreeTopsRanch wrote:Yes, colors are great but where's the moon?


I was so excited about the colors 360 that the moon was secondary. I did not have appropriate gear to get eclipse shots and figured there will be a ton of those shots anyway. A St. Louis camera store had several rentals come back with damaged sensors.
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