Eclipse, What Eclipse.
rehess
Loc: South Bend, Indiana, USA
BHC wrote:
I don't believe asking a unique or new question bothers any of us. What bothers me (I can't speak for others - and the reason I started this thread - is the number of numbskulls that won't do any research, including the reading of similar threads, and ask the same question or make the same announcement that four or five (or more) members have posted and which have been answered accurately. The first time a question (any question) or announcement is posted, it is good and valid. The second time that same post is made within 24-48 hours, its repitition can be interpreted as an oversight. The third, fourth and fifth times in the same period of time is an indication that some people are not paying attention, have some stage of dementia and/or have an IQ three points below plant life.
BTW, if a question is not answered to your satisfaction, ask for clarification. Don't start a new thread and begin again at step one!
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I have to admit I am mystified by all of this
I don't understand those whose answer to every question is "Mr Google is your friend". I have often said "Life is too short to make all the mistakes yourself". Often I've trouble forming an Internet query to answer a particular question, so I think asking here is entirely reasonable
I feel sorry for those perfectionists who ask which lens to use. They have a collection of nearly perfect lenses, and now they are taking a nearly perfect trip; it would be perfect if it weren't for that blasted weight limit ... they aren't quite sure what opportunities will present themselves, and this is their only chance to take pictures. Me - I'd do what I normally do - take my light-weight Pentax Q-7 kit ... but I'm not trying to take the best picture ever of the fountains of Rome in perfect isolation. I tend to take idiosyncratic pictures of places in their context of life.
And I don't understand why anyone would be offended because I don't notice when s/he takes time off from here. I have a life which isn't centered here - or even around photography - and they should able to do likewise.
Harry_in_England wrote:
Wasn't Christopher Columbus' voyage a hoax? I'm positive he never really went across the Atlantic - he stayed at home and faked it all
It's my understanding that Christopher Columbus never made it to America. Didn't he get lost in the Carribein islands?
not bad for a cell phone...
BHC wrote:
Including this useless post, there have been at least 16 separate threads regarding the eclipse, since the 15th. I'm so sick and tired about everyone creating their own separate thread about this subject, I hope the whole country is cloudy that day!
A useless new thread to complain about threads you are tired of. SKIP THEM if you don't like them, don't create more. Seems a bit hypocritical. Actually it seems a lot hypocritical. But, I love humor, even when it is unintentional.
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lmTrying wrote:
It's my understanding that Christopher Columbus never made it to America. Didn't he get lost in the Carribein islands?
Yup, and he probably spelled it wrong like you did !
......but he waved his hand and the sun went out just when he needed it to !
boberic
Loc: Quiet Corner, Connecticut. Ex long Islander
rmorrison1116 wrote:
Photography is fun. Learning about photography and all the aspects of photography is also fun. Applying what I've learned and learning while I apply what I've learned is fun. Using all this expensive gear that I've accumulated over the years is fun. I've turned this eclipse into an adventure and to me, adventure is fun. For the eclipse, I only had to buy one solar filter; I already had two but I needed an even larger one to fit the hood of a couple of my larger telephoto lenses. Everything else I packed into the car for this adventure I already owned. Tomorrow morning I will head to the beach and set up my gear while the wife plays with our puppies. We will make a day of it at the beach and we will have fun. I will take hundreds of photographs and some of them will be really good and I doubt I will post a single one on UHH, but I will have fun and isn't that what it's all about. By the way, this will be the second solar eclipse I've photographed.
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I am more interested in pics of your pups. I's sure they are cuter than the sun
boberic
Loc: Quiet Corner, Connecticut. Ex long Islander
Hbuk66 wrote:
I live in Oswego NY, and I will shoot the eclipse from my front doorstep... a wise man once told me--- "no matter where you go, there you are"...
But if you don't know where you are going, you'll get to someplace someplace else- Yogi Berra
TucsonCoyote wrote:
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Caribbean! I just happen to be watching "Pirates of the....." Told ya, I can't spell shirt without leaving the R out of it! The phone didn't get it right either!
boberic wrote:
But if you don't know where you are going, you'll get to someplace someplace else- Yogi Berra
But you'll still be there!
lmTrying wrote:
Caribbean! I just happen to be watching "Pirates of the....." Told ya, I can't spell shirt without leaving the R out of it! The phone didn't get it right either!
K ... blame it on the phone!
jerryc41 wrote:
...on April 8, 2024
Right over my house next time. I hope to be around. 75% coverage didn't darken things much. It was kinda like a cloud covering the sun. Same thing as in '79. I dared take a quick glance in '79 (afterall, we all see the sun from time to time) and it's amazing how just much 25% of the sun really is!!
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