What some are calling "history's most amazing photo": Well, some people are. It is a very great picture, and it was done just a couple years ago. I especially like the point that the...

Mark Sturtevant Loc: Grand Blanc, MI

Well, some people are. It is a very great picture, and it was done just a couple years ago. I especially like the point that the photographer planned for the picture. The best luck is what you make for your own.
https://mymodernmet.com/jon-carmichael-total-eclipse-photo/?fbclid=IwAR27B3rQsGDun8cRxLtu112oijE663qhCpjZ0Iwv6KHZUBWJk-JcqXwpiuw

I have my own ideas of greater pictures, as many people here will.

Rich2236 Loc: E. Hampstead, New Hampshire

That is truly going the limit. Kudos to him.

x 1000!!!!!
Rich...

ken_stern Loc: Yorba Linda, Ca

That is one hell of a shot --
But the shot from the moon of the big blue only home we have remains my all time favorite

Mark Sturtevant Loc: Grand Blanc, MI

ken_stern wrote:

That is one hell of a shot --
But the shot from the moon of the big blue only home we have remains my all time favorite

Also in line with my thoughts. There are separate factors that make for a 'great' picture. The picture itself (lighting, focus, bokeh...). Some pictures are great because they are considered difficult or unlikely. Other pictures are great b/c of how they make us feel.

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

"Most Amazing" would be relative to the viewer.
I wouldn't call it history's most amazing.

2Dragons Loc: The Back of Beyond

Astounding shot and I tip my hat to the Southwest pilots for going the extra mile/miles to make it possible.

philo Loc: philo, ca

you don't see this every day. Wonderful vision.

bpulv Loc: Buena Park, CA

Mark Sturtevant wrote:

Well, some people are. It is a very great picture, and it was done just a couple years ago. I especially like the point that the photographer planned for the picture. The best luck is what you make for your own.
https://mymodernmet.com/jon-carmichael-total-eclipse-photo/?fbclid=IwAR27B3rQsGDun8cRxLtu112oijE663qhCpjZ0Iwv6KHZUBWJk-JcqXwpiuw

I have my own ideas of greater pictures, as many people here will.

Thank you for sharing this Mark.

raymondh Loc: Walker, MI

I think a true photographer is one who has the vision to anticipate / create a shot like this.

rmalarz Loc: Tempe, Arizona

Incredible and really wonderful that the airlines worked with him within whatever limits they could.
--Bob

Mark Sturtevant wrote:

Well, some people are. It is a very great picture, and it was done just a couple years ago. I especially like the point that the photographer planned for the picture. The best luck is what you make for your own.
https://mymodernmet.com/jon-carmichael-total-eclipse-photo/?fbclid=IwAR27B3rQsGDun8cRxLtu112oijE663qhCpjZ0Iwv6KHZUBWJk-JcqXwpiuw

I have my own ideas of greater pictures, as many people here will.

Abo

Kudos to both photographer and Southwest Airlines

bwana Loc: Bergen, Alberta, Canada

Mark Sturtevant wrote:

Well, some people are. It is a very great picture, and it was done just a couple years ago. I especially like the point that the photographer planned for the picture. The best luck is what you make for your own.
https://mymodernmet.com/jon-carmichael-total-eclipse-photo/?fbclid=IwAR27B3rQsGDun8cRxLtu112oijE663qhCpjZ0Iwv6KHZUBWJk-JcqXwpiuw

I have my own ideas of greater pictures, as many people here will.

It was a great eclipse! A buddy and I drove 900 miles to be on the centerline of the eclipse. The weather cooperated and we both got some great shots. Maybe not quite as good as that from the SW Airplane but still more than happy with the results.

bwa

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foggypreacher Loc: Dickinson, Texas

Mark Sturtevant wrote:

Well, some people are. It is a very great picture, and it was done just a couple years ago. I especially like the point that the photographer planned for the picture. The best luck is what you make for your own.
https://mymodernmet.com/jon-carmichael-total-eclipse-photo/?fbclid=IwAR27B3rQsGDun8cRxLtu112oijE663qhCpjZ0Iwv6KHZUBWJk-JcqXwpiuw

I have my own ideas of greater pictures, as many people here will.

What captured my imagination was the extent of planning and preparation Carmichael went through to get his shot. He was prepared to do almost anything to get the shot he envisioned. Greatest or best ever? Perhaps, regardless, kidoes to him for the shot.

daiqngo Loc: San Diego, CA

Totally awesome!

crushr13 Loc: Sacramento, CA

I called in sick to work so I could go and see an eclipse in totality. Only had my smartphone to take a picture, though. But seeing and experiencing it was a truly remarkable event in my life, as I had never seen one before, and may not again (though I don't know that for sure). But it was a last minute choice I do not regret. This is an image that I took from my phone, which I use on my home screen on my newer phone.