[Leica] Eclipse Watchers Sumpter, Oregon

[Jayanand Govindaraj]

I like these better than the actual eclipse pictures, which tend to be all
of a type, and in the end, identical to one another!
Cheers
Jayanand

On Sat, Aug 26, 2017 at 4:45 AM, Aram <leica_r8 at hotmail.com> wrote:

> From start to finish was quite a few hours, so lots of time to look at the
> people who were slowly gathering to view the eclipse at the Sumpter Dredge
> State Park.  All was well with Dark Side of the Moon playing in the
> background.  Everyone used either their glasses, the telescopes set up by
> some astronomers from California invited to provide some enhanced viewing,
> using their hands to make pinhole projectors, and of course a variety of
> photographers trying their luck.
>
> I’ll start off with what I think is the best of the bunch, a quick grab
> shot during totality of some people watching the eclipse with the sun in
> the background:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/d/444726-1/Sumpter+
> Eclipes+Totality-5537.jpg
>
> The family that views the eclipse together has lots of fun and safe eyes.
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/d/444738-1/Sumpter+Eclipse-5532.jpg
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/d/444762-1/Sumpter+Eclipse-5505.jpg
>
> The rest start here and go to the right.  I’ll let you look through them
> on your own.  Some looking or using cell phones through telescopes, some
> with cameras and some just enjoying the view.  View them large if you can.
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Aram/E/Sumpter+Eclipse-5536.jpg.html
>
> Such an amazing and fun event.  Looking forward to 2024 in the eastern US.
>
> Incidentally, photos of the sun itself were taken with a Nikon D750 and
> either a 70-200/4 Nikon with 1.4x or a 70-300 Nikon lens and one piece of
> Tmax-100 exposed film for a filter when needed.  The people photos were
> with a Nikon D600 and either the Nikon 28/2.8 or a Rokinon 12/2.8 fisheye.
>
> Comments welcome
> Aram
>
> Aram Langhans
> (Semi) Retired Science Teacher
> & Unemployed photographer
>
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