Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/02/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]This is a very nice set... I had thought of setting up the 1000mm on my K10D but it was too cold here for me. jim Kyle Cassidy wrote: > The clouds lifted right before the eclipse started. I went outside in > the dust of snow crunching under my feet and set up my 300mm on the > d300. The sky was crystal clear. I took a few photos and then went to > meet Trillian on her way back from rehearsal. All along the street our > neighbors were standing on their porches and sidewalks, looking up, > pointing and smiling. How much this place has changed in the last 13 > years -- but it still has it's problems -- helicopters hovered overhead > about 10 blocks west, shining their lights down onto the ground, in > apparent pursuit of some bad guy -- Phil and I heard gunfire last week. > But it's not the wreck of a neighborhood I moved into. People often pick > up their trash these days, and put it out on trash day. > > Trill and I stood in the back yard for a while. She shivered and put her > hands into my coat pockets and wrapped her scarf around me, keeping me > close. We took turns watching up through binoculars and for a moment, it > felt as though I was hanging in silent space and I could see the huge > umbrella of Earth's shadow, sweeping out into space. > > http://www.kylecassidy.com/lj/2008/feb-eclipse.jpg > > Then we went went inside and played pinball. > > > > Keep pushing that shutter button, it'll come unstuck, > > kc > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >