On 11/4/13 14:46 : , Charles Geilfuss wrote:
> Got myself up early Sunday to catch the eclipse visible on the east
> coast. I used The Photographers Ephemeris to pick a location that had a
> chance of putting something of interest in the foreground. I was hoping for
> one of the big cranes at the port but had to settle for some ground
> equipment. The local weather man was calling for clear morning skies but I
> missed the fact that it would be 50 degrees. I left the house in shorts and
> t-shirt. The dock I shot from is about 200 feet out into the river where
> there was a steady 15 mph breeze. I got set up about 20 minutes before
> sunrise so I was pretty chilled at sunup. But it was worth it. I used my
> Oly DZ 50-200 with a home made Thousand Oaks filter: high-tech filter
> material mounted in a Quaker oatmeal box.
>
> http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=9297
>
>
Cool! Literally!
I can't remember the last time I saw a good solar eclipse - seems like
most of the time the Midwest is left out.
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Paul Braun
Certified Music Junkie
Valparaiso, IN
"It's such a fine line between stupid, and clever." - David St. Hubbins
"Music washes from the soul the dust of everyday life" - Harlan Howard
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