dterrick 0 #1 May 17, 2003 Blue skies look black at night We were fortunate enough to have clear ones for the eclipse here in Winnipeg. Besides the meeting I was in as an excuse, it was to light to take anything decent until after the total eclipse had actually happened. The attachments are self-descriptive (if you speak camera). Basicly, I sat out on my front lawn with a beer in hand and enjoyed the splendour of nature. The view through the lens was AMAZING - you could see the shadows of the lunar oceans - but the laster shots I took wer over-exposed and the detail was lost. I mean, it's still cool to see a full moon take up the entire frame but the real fun was the progression ... Actually a lot of the fun was due to the fact this was my first attempt at celestial photography (bought the beer, drank it already) - and I can count on one hand the number of times I've taken night shots (though I've thrown another one in from a bonfire) For the camera geeks, this was shot with an 'antique' Canon AE-1 with a Celestron C-90 (catadioptric) 1000 mm f/11 telescope attached to a Vivitar 2x range doubler giving a focal length of 2,000 mmm f/22. I have a feeling this hobby could become addictive ... and the big lens can get freefallers too !! Life is very short and there's no time for fussing and fighting my friend (Lennon/McCartney) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dterrick 0 #2 May 17, 2003 ...more shots... Life is very short and there's no time for fussing and fighting my friend (Lennon/McCartney) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Iflyme 0 #3 May 17, 2003 Well you've got the tools .. improvement in technique will come! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Raefordite 0 #4 May 17, 2003 Cool shots. We missed it here completely due to weather. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skypuppy 1 #5 May 17, 2003 We got good beer in Canada...If some old guy can do it then obviously it can't be very extreme. Otherwise he'd already be dead. Bruce McConkey 'I thought we were gonna die, and I couldn't think of anyone Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Casie 0 #6 May 19, 2003 Dangit! I missed it....nice shots ~Porn Kitty WARNING: Goldschlager causes extreme emotional outbursts! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
