Can you, or anyone else, tell me why most of the T-birds only have a driver's side wing mirror?
Love the 'old guys rule' number plate.
Colin
Sports cars were always going faster than the traffic on the slow lane (right lanes) therefore they did not need to look to the right before merging or turning.
James Markus wrote:
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. :-)
I was waiting to see if our animals were going to act strangely as well. Nothing. We were around 90 percent of total and it really didn't get very dark, just a little, like if there was smoke in the atmosphere.
Happy 7th anniversary everyone! And a big thank you to Curtis for starting and nurturing it. And for all the folks that make this thread the best place to hang out on the web. And last but not least, Fred, for having this site that a lot of us call home.
James Markus wrote:
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. :-)
Nothing much to report about the eclipse in Florida. It was just another sunny day at the pool!
Lester I enjoyed your posts and pics.
Samy I like your shot of the sliver of the sun!
Chris that must have been some festival!
Leighton glad to see Nikki in action again, Good use of it.
Here, today is a house in Appleton, Wisconsin which was the very first house that was wired and used Edison's electric lights. We took a tour and it was special because Robin played there as a child so it was a great memory for her. In September 1882 it became the first residence in the world powered by a centrally located hydroelectric station using the Edison system. At that time, the house was the residence of Henry James Rogers, a paper company executive and entrepreneur.
Successful eclipse day in Eastern Oregon, preliminary pics from the 400/5.6 ED AI and 600/5.6 ED-IF AIS + TC14 later this morning after getting some work done.
12 hour ordeal to get back to Seattle (only took 6 hours to get there).
