I may be the last person on earth to hear about Lollipopman. If you haven't, give it a look because it's brilliant!
https://www.youtube.com/@lollipopmancomics
Waiting to see how Ricciardo does in the race and the next few. No way to know if it has been a chassis issue, but it doesn’t matter as long as he believes it’s fixed by the swap?
Location was huge. We were closer to Waco and spent more time waiting for clouds to pass than we did shooting anything. I’ve seen some shots from 20 miles away where they had clear skies during totality and some of them are stunning.
We had more time to take in the event, which I enjoyed. For...
Weather didn’t cooperate for us. Lots of clouds off and on and never a really clear sky. Will have to look using a better monitor and see what can be salvaged.
Hope everyone else had better luck!
I did a few test shots yesterday and have a couple of plans for exposure. I am bracketing. I think I’m going two stops over and under. I had good results using spot metering. Those choices are pretty much locked in.
Variables based on conditions will be whether I shoot in Manuel or aperture...
Test shots didn’t happen due to… life🙄
Attached is a link I’ve found helpful, for anyone figuring out where to start.
https://www.space.com/how-to-photograph-a-solar-eclipse
Doing some test shots tomorrow to sort out exposure. I’m also planning on bracketing one stop.
We’re traveling what is usually a 90 min. drive. We had planned to leave Sunday but are leaving Saturday now. Weather on Sunday is supposed to be good, and there is also a nest on their property with...