Things you can't really practice for.... The total solar eclipse. No matter how much I prepared, I still couldn't even visualize 1. what kinds of photographic marvels might be available 2. how/when to capture these, especially since... 3. the awesomeness of the actual eclipse in the short time it took place had me mezmerized. I had seen a partial eclipse in the past and was in awe, but nothing compared to the entire sky going dark and owls hooting and... just wow. We travelled back to the eastern townships in Quebec, and were treated to perfectly clear skies. All the chatter leading up to the eclipse said "go south, the likelihood of clear skies is much higher" when in fact that many of these southern locations were actually clouded over while southern Quebec experienced a perfectly clear day. I was prepared to just be present when the skies got dark, clouds or no, but the actual experience was magical. I recommend it to anyone. Myself, I probably won't see anything like it again in my lifetime unless I live to be some 150 years old :-).
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John T."Photographs capture my viewpoint - based on my place on this planet, where I've been and who I am. If you 'get it' then you've been there too, either in mind, body, heart or soul." Also see the "EauPositivePhotography" pages for other stuff
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