kwoodard wrote:
Back then, if the wing mirror was available, it was most likely an option. Also, most roads and highways were one lane, each direction, and not really needed. My first car was a 1987 VW Fox. It didn't have a passenger side wing mirror either.
True. Back then, even seat belts were merely an option, if available at all.
Today was Hartjesdag (Day of Hearts), a festival celebrated on the third Monday in August in f Amsterdam. On Hartjesdag fires were kindled and children collected money. Later it developed itself into a type of cross-dressing carnival, where men dressed as women, and women dressed as men.
Chris Dees wrote:
Today was Hartjesdag (Day of Hearts), a festival celebrated on the third Monday in August in f Amsterdam. On Hartjesdag fires were kindled and children collected money. Later it developed itself into a type of cross-dressing carnival, where men dressed as women, and women dressed as men.
@Reagan:Thanks for the song, got me laughing.Will not dare to hum it loud though.Did not dare take any 'prize shot' photos yesterday Lotsa hefty scots in Kilts all around.
@Leighton: Thanks, a magnificent breed and they were so gentle around children. My daughter finally mustered the courage to pet them both and later wanted to ride them . Had a tough time convincing her they were not for riding(she's 2)
Very cool Samy!
I am eagerly awaiting everyone's awesome eclipse pics
I envy some of you guys who have more awesome foreground/background landscapes to shoot with the eclipse. I have to work this morning, and had to settle for some quick boring shots, which I'm not sure I should even post haha
You got here first Samy with a photo that looks almost TOO perfect, but then how could it be any other way? The filter was needed to protect against the brilliance of the sun, but in doing so rendered everything else black.
Listening to the radio as I drove to a meeting this morning I first heard concerns about whether folks would have clouds intruding on their enjoyment of the great event. Then a local newscaster chuckled saying we don't have clouds we have the ubiquitous summer fog that obliterates the blue sky, sun and passing moon. At the peak occlusion for the Bay Area it was a normally cool, summer morning with fog from horizon to horizon... granted the hills on either side of the Bay kept the horizon close at hand.
But love the effort Samy. I expect you're offering the first of many photos we'll see in the coming day or two. Thanks for sharing it.
Here are 3 quick posts from the eclipse here in central NC. Clouds came in during the second half, but hope I got enough for a composite image of all the phases. Will have to sift through them tonight.
I ended up using my 400/5.6 Ai ED Non-If and TC-20III on the X-T2. 1200mm equivalent. Lighter weight and was able to counterbalance on my rig.
All,
My 28/2 AI-S locked up some time ago and now only focuses from MFD to 3 ft. My best guess is that it needs cleaning and lubrication. Does anyone have a preferred repair centers for that sort of thing. I used APS back when I needed fungus removed from a 25-50 many moons ago and they did really good work; just looking to see if anyone else had good recommendations.
Leighton - not sure if your pic is the eclipse or you need a sensor clean. Just kidding - we don't see the eclipse so it was a good illustration of what it looked like in context.
Samy - congrats - nice shot.
George - can't imagine the 400mm on the XT-2 - but it obviously worked very well.
Please keep the eclipse shots coming - some of us have no idea what it was like.
Ken - the D500 sequence is impressive as always - pity they're so small
Billy - you're really making that 20mm your own - lovely shots with great colours.
James - love that first shot of the boy with the accordian
Rafael - you're right about the coloured cars. They never came here. The big American cars we saw were mostly black, or white, or duller, 'safer' colours, I guess the designs were ostentatious enough in themselves for local tastes
Lestor - beautiful blues again, they're quite purple on my monitor
I drew the eclipse in 1979 on paper using the screen (via a 90 degree thing a bob) that came with my 90mm refractor telescope. I didn't trust the sun filter for the objective eye piece to protect my eye. In 1994 there was total eclipse, but bad weather. I knew it wouldn't get very dark here today (83%), but the news has been selling this for weeks. My wife was sure the chickens would climb in their coup and go to sleep. So, I decided on a different angle to this story. I checked to see if there was any reaction at all. The crickets never missed a beat, and one hen had jumped the fence and went for a walk about in the back yard. I'd like to say that this series is the result of the eclipse, but actually it is the hen leaning one way then another to avoid me grabbing her as I chased her around the yard. Series title is "Eclipse Chicken Reaction?" All shot with the 105mm f1.8 ais wide open - chasing a chicken - at about 15 minutes before the darkest part of today's event. I'll leave the real eclipse photos to those who were properly prepared. :-)
bruni wrote:
Ken - the D500 sequence is impressive as always - pity they're so small
Billy - you're really making that 20mm your own - lovely shots with great colours.
James - love that first shot of the boy with the accordian
Rafael - you're right about the coloured cars. They never came here. The big American cars we saw were mostly black, or white, or duller, 'safer' colours, I guess the designs were ostentatious enough in themselves for local tastes
Lestor - beautiful blues again, they're quite purple on my monitor
ben
I made them small in order to put them all into one shot to post. A task I failed miserably so ..... the remnants of my efforts is what you see.
