Are any of you going to bother with the upcoming solar eclipse?

Not sure; I live in Atlanta.

>>3117201
I would at least try to see it if you live there. You should get about 90% sun coverage.

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>>3117194
I live about 30 minutes from where the peak viewing is (near Hopkinsville, KY)
I bought solar filter stuff and made a solar filter with a step up ring, cutting the filter sheet to the correct size and gluing it into place. I've tested it already a little bit, but my focusing won't be perfect for some reason.

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I'm in Asheville, so I'll try to shoot it. I guess I'll need to get a good filter

>>3117194
>all those soon-to-be burned out sensors and damaged eyes

can't wait desu

>>3117256
partial eclipse is literally worthless.

get in the path, especially if you live that close.

>>3117413
http://xjubier.free.fr/en/site_pages/solar_eclipses/TSE_2017_GoogleMapFull.html

>useful

to me one of the most important principles of modern photography is: if everyone else is photographing it, don't bother

>>3117415
yeah, why bother photographing uncommon natural or major/historic events of any kind

youre an idiot

>>3117417
Yeah it's not like all the photos of the eclipse will look pretty much identical...

>>3117417
you're right, I'm the idiot and all the guys lined up in front of half-dome are the real geniuses
please, feel free to spam up this board with your snapshits of a big dark circle when the time comes

>>3117194
Nah. I might step outside the office for a smoke when it happens, though

I don't like to be a Debbie Downer but
>>3117415
is sort of right. It's like when you're driving through the mountains and you come up on 20 cars on the side of the road all taking pictures of the same view. Kind of spoils it a bit. Things like this are way worser because the next day, all of the entire internet and television is flooded with pictures of literally the exact same goddamn thing.

>shooting anything sun with digital
wow

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>No eclipses over Europe until 2026

Nah im good

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>>3117194
Use a ton of ND filters and a polarizer to reduce flare.

>>3117419
What if it's cloudy everywhere in the US but your location?

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>>3117355
I can remember a few years back accidentally looking at the sun, and seeing the sun for the true color it is. Black. The sun is so black that there was a black spot on my retina for a few hours. The government lies, the media lies, your teachers lie about a orange sun but I'm here to drop some truth bombs and out the black sun for what it really is. This is why we are always told not to look at the sun, so you don't see the truth.

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>>3117194
I am going to drive to it.
I actually want to ask what equipment everyone is going to use to capture it.

What filter
Exposure
ISO
Stills or video

Dont forget about the interesting shadows that happen during the eclipse, have a second camera on hand. Pic related.

>>3117746
Going to go down to the sand dunes at Lake McConaughy near Ogallala, Nebraska.

Using 80-400 on a D810 with a solar filter and a 2x teleconverter.

There is a lot of other cool stuff to shoot in the area so I'm making a nice little trip out of it. Badlands National Park and Black Hills National Forest, and Buffalo Gap National Grassland are just north of there.

Might be up for a meet up if anyone else is in the area.

>>3117833
Is a solar filter like the eclipse watching glasses, or is not like an ND filter?

>>3117194
I know very little about photography, trying to learn.

I got a Ti3, and a 300mm zoom lens.
Do I need a solar filter, or will a high ND filter work?
In the past I was able to capture decent, and clear sunrise filters without any special filters.


So what do I need?
What exposure time should I use
F stop
And iso

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>>3117837
Pic related.
Only used a UV filter, and fast exposure.

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>>3117835
>Lake McConaughy
(nd) filters all wavelengths.
(solar) filters white light wavelengths.

That's what I gathered. But could be wrong.

My goal is to get some nice corona shots.

Also it looks like you can just pick a spot anywhere on the beach and set up camp.

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>>3117419
> not going out of your way to get your own unique shot in a unique location

It's like you've never taken a photograph before

>>3117419
It's not like the photos you regularly take have merit or value either.

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>>3117839
With the sun low on the horizon, it has to pass through more atmosphere and is weaker (still blinding to look at though). When the elcipse happens, it's going to be around noon local in most locations. I personally just plan on using an adjustable ND2-ND400 filter.

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>>3117279
ayy I'm coming to asheville just for the eclipse

I live in Glenrock, Wyoming, 20 miles away from Casper, a spot in which the exact path of the eclipse will be, so im gonna attempt it for sure

Make sure you /p/atricians scout out your locations the day before. Sun path etc.

>>3118082
Casper has one of the lowest chances of cloud cover in the entire path, so you are lucky in that aspect. Those living in the south east path (Georgia/South Carolina) have the highest chance.

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>>3118089
either way, i got that day off from logging and theres gonna be this huge event at Hells Half Acre (pic related, in the same path, about 35 miles out of casper) with reportedly people from all over the country coming to watch there.

in my wildest dreams, ill be able to capture (in 2 exposures of course) the audience watching, and then the eclipse

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Should I get a ND filter that's like stop 16, or make a mylar lens hood?

is 300mm going to be enough?

>>3117746

Yeah, the shadows are the most interesting part. The sun blocking out is kind of boring to be honest. Not nearly as cool as you'd think, and it's over pretty fast. Real /p/atricians will make their own camera obscura to record the eclipse, of course.

I remember there was an annular eclipse about 4 or 5 years ago with peaking viewing more or less right here in my hometown. I was working in a restaurant at the time and this fucking australian family was eating dinner. The couldn't figure out what all the fuss was, people streaming down the sidewalk towards a clear view of the sky. They finally came outside and looked up. "Wow, you guys get those up here too?"

I think they callled it a "sunny hidey" or some stupid kango shit.

>>3117194

Its funny. I'm a pro photographer in that I make a living off of this shit, and I've never felt so superior to a board on 4chan before.

With all of your smugness, you guys really are pathetic lmao

>>3118118

I thought you said this would be funny.

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>>3118117
>I think they callled it a "sunny hidey" or some stupid kango shit.

>>3118120

Funny bizarre, not funny haha.

>>3118118
> I've never felt so superior to a board on 4chan before.
>felling superior on a Magic the Gathering Gambling website

>>3118126

Oh, i get it.

I do think it's bizarre that you feel superior to anyone on this board haha

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tfw no total eclipse in UK for hundreds of years

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>>3118322
You can travel within the EU easy and cheap

>>3118323
kek

>>3118118
2/10

>>3118118
>I'm pro in that I make a living off this

Thank you for defining professional for us

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>>3118073
That probably won't even be enough. I bought a universal solar filter (ND100,000 - 14 stops I believe) for less than 30 bucks and tested it out this week around 1pm. I got a usable exposure at ISO 200, F8, 1/800. Anything brighter was just a blown highlight in a black field

>>3118683
>I got a usable exposure at ISO 200, F8, 1/800.
I figured I could do ISO 100, 1/4000, and maybe F10 or higher. I've been testing settings like that with no filters by taking pictures of light bulbs and the pictures come out black except for the dim filament.

The filter ($25) arrives monday so I'll have a go with it, and worst case I'll buy another filter and keep the adjustable one too. Still have a month.

>>3118683
would you recommend a 16 stop filter?

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>>3117518

>>3118089
>Those living in the south east path (Georgia/South Carolina) have the highest chance.
That's what I'm afraid of, but I'm trying to make a road trip into the path of the eclipse any way.

Since I'm far off from the totality path, I plan on either taking pics of weird lighting errors on planet Earth when it happens, or just enjoying it for what it is.

>>3117194
I actually stopped by /p/ just to see if there is a thread about this. I don't know much at all about photography, but I live in the Denver area, so I'll drive up to Casper and try taking a photo with my phone or something.

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>>3117194
>2000+17
>not editing your photos properly

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>>3117194
Yes, I live in KY so I will be heading to Hopkinsville or Bowling Green to take photos. Not of the actual eclipse, I will leave that to the professionals, but of the people at the eclipse events.

>>3117265
I would have to ask you why you think it is worth your time to take photos of the eclipse when you know there will be hundreds of scientists taking far more accurate photos than you could ever come close to.

>>3123314
honestly to test out your ability to take such a photo and call it your own. You dont get this chance often.

I really debated between watching only, and trying to capture it on film, and I figure I do take some photos. Bought all new equipment, and just gonna leave it to a timmed exposure. gonna test it here in full daylight first.

>>3123293
Thanks adam

>>3121821
Would probably be more interesting to take pictures of the people instead of trying to take shit photos of the eclipse.

>>3124578
Same. I am brining 2 cameras. One to capture timed eclipse picture on a tripod, a second for hand capture or everything around me, and another to capture the shadows.

>>3124578
This is me at every fireworks event or parade. I've never even put the pics up on my site or anything, just funny to take them.

>>3118683
>>3118690
So I got the adjustable filter some days ago and got around to testing it today. It's one of the cheap ND2-ND400 filters, set to ~ND400.

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250mm lens (400mm equivalent)
ISO 100
Shutter 1/4000
F/13

Had to do some color correction and contrasting to get this end product. And that's a small sun spot at the 9 o'clock position.

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>>3125375
pic

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>>3117201
me to bro you should try stone mt

>>3125375
>Had to do some color correction and contrasting to get this end product
how did it look before that?

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Any film bros going to be shooting it?
I can't decide what film/lens combos to use. I have a bunch of FD glass and a few bodies, so I might try and take three body/lens combos and pick three different films. Here's what I'm thinking so far:

1. FD 20mm f2.8, Velvia 50. Gonna go for shots like OP with this. Also have a 14mm, 17mm, and 35mm FD wides I could use instead.

2. 500mm mirror lens w/ 2x teleconverter, Kodak high speed infrared OR Tech Pan. I just think a zoomed in shot would look neat in infrared or techpan. Might look really sciency..

3. FD 80-200mm f4 L, maybe with some Portra 400 or velvia 100. This would only be if I'm at a neat area and if it happens kinda lower in the sky I could get lots of stuff in there.

What film setups are you guys gonna use? I'm kinda new to film so let me know if you have any tips.

Just bought a 75-300mm lens for it.

Not sure why I'd want to take a picture that literally everyone else is taking.

>>3125973

I guess if you suck at photography, then your eclipse pics will suck just as bad as everyone else's are going to. Why take pictures of anything at all? Chances are someone's done it better. May as well sell your camera gear and An Hero.

Live on the coast about 5 miles North of the exact center path. We have about 7500 locals, with a few more thousand people having beach homes. We're expecting 50k-100k for that weekend, it's being treated as if it were a planned natural disaster. Not looking forward to it.

>>3125989
The problem with living in a city to watch the eclipse is that you run the risk of having the city lights turn on in the middle of it. Some cities work on timers, others just work on photosensors which would be a problem during an eclipse.

>>3125989
I'm really worried about this desu. I'm assuming any town within the totality path is gonna be jam packed. I don't care about accommodations but I still need a place to park and sit around waiting for it to happen.

>>3126022
I'm going to a conservation area which is far out of the way and used for hunting and bird spotting.

>>3124578
Taking pictures of people taking pictures of stuff is kinda my thing

>>3117194
YES I WANT TO RUIN MY CAMERA BY TAKING DIRECT PICTURES OF THE SUN!!

>>3126554
lol

>>3117201
In Atlanta too. We're probably going to go up to Blood Mountain. It's not that far.

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I think I'm ready.

>>3118091
How will you achieve that? the sun will be pretty high in the sky, won't it?

>>3117265
>30 minutes away
Damn, I'm always surprised to see other people from Bumfuck, KY posting here no matter how much I see it.

I grew up in Crittenden and I'm flying back to see totality.

>>3127106
>Clean your sensor, that dust spot is gross...

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>>3129509
That's a sun spot, you numbnut. Also need to work on your green text usage. See me after class.

>>3130896
>sun
>ball of light
>having a huge dark spot

Retard

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>>3130897
Photo of sun from NASA.

https://sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov/sunspots/

>>3130899
>$19 billion budget
>can't even keep their sensors clean

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>>3117415

false, just have to do it better than them.

media pass never hurt no one

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Driving up to Murphy NC from FL, not really expecting to get any photos of the eclipse, but more of an excuse to get out of the state and take a few days off. Looking to hit Amicola and ATL on the way back, probably do most of my shooting there.

>>3131169

>ATL
>shooting

hopefully with .223

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Is it worth getting an Opteka 650-1300mm for stuff like this? I've never used a manual lens before and I've never really used manual focus. Can you really get pictures like pic related with just this lens and no telescope?

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>>3124578
Well it might not be good, but I'll give it my best shot. I got this with my Pixel XL this evening.

>>3126968
I'm planning to be on Blood Mountain too.

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>>3131242
Darker image of the moon I took. Little bit later in the night, still with the Pixel.

How do I get a good pic when the sun will be at such a high angle? I don't want a zoomed in pic of only the sun, I'd like a landscape shot but not sure how to set this up.

I'll be in NC so trying to maybe get to the base of a mountain or something for some foreground but I dunno.

Plus I have no clue as to what settings I should use when it's partial

I have a polarizer and a ND filter and a shit 200 zoom so wouldn't be able to take a direct pic anyways.

>>3131147
kek

>>3117355
the sun can burn out a sensor?

>>3131886
Pointing a camera at the sun for a period of time could probably cause some serious temperature rise on the sensor. I know I can cause paper to burn when pointing the lens at the sun. What is exactly needed to hurt a sensor, I don't know but tend to think a low digit ND filter (like >ND8) would be enough to prevent damage to the sensor but the pictures would still be way over exposed. .

>>3132188
It's not. A legit solar filter is needed

Lemme just address some misconceptions in here:

"ECLIPSE WILL BLIND U" - No, staring at the sun will blind you. During the eclipse, you're simply more likely to ignore reason and stare at the sun. Emphasis on *STARE*, not glance. If your eyes aren't stationary on the sun throughout the whole transition, the risk is pretty marginal. The greatest risk is at the *end* of totality, when the light intensity peaks again on the other side of the eclipse; if your eyes have dilated for the darkness of the total eclipse, that's not great for you.

Now, as far as CAMERAS go, theres a lot of myth rooted in sheer gearfaggotry. You do not need a solar filter for your camera if you're using caution. The reason for the misconception is that A) gearfags love events that encourage them to bust out their tripod
B) looking through the OVF of an SLR attached to a telephoto lens aimed at the sun *IS* fucking awful for your eyes, so solar filters are the norm when shooting eclipses with SLR cameras, which was the norm for most of the history of people being able to photograph the eclipse. C) the risk to your sensor from the sun works exactly the same as the risk to your eye; it's about how stationary the point of light is. Since the aforementioned gearfags like to set their cameras up on tripods for the eclipse, they are also putting their cameras at extra risk of damage by not minimizing the time the sun spends focused on the sensor.

In other words: if you want to shoot the eclipse with an SLR, use a solar filter. If you want to shoot the eclipse from a tripod, use a solar filter. If you want to shoot a timelapse of it, use a solar filter.
If you want to take pictures like the one in OP, you don't need a solar filter. If someone insists to you that you do, you can disprove them with this one simple trick: take a picture of the sun on any other day.

>>3132351
And here's some reading material:

https://www.motchirotchi.com/debunking-the-myths-surrounding-the-sun-and-your-camera/

(this article was previously on B&H as well, but they've taken it down in the past couple of weeks because...you know exactly why)

https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:kgEO7j26jroJ:https://www.bhphotovideo.com/explora/amp/photography/features/debunking-myths-surrounding-sun-and-your-camera+&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us

>>3132223
>It's not. A legit solar filter is needed
bs

>>3132351
>you don't need a filter
>posts article of film being burnt straight through due to focussing on the sun
>mirrorless have an exposed sensor as long as it's on
>exposing your sensor to temps hot enough to instantly melt plastics is fine

I thought I had seen the depths of your stupidity, turns out you are way, way more dumb than I ever expected.

>>3132360
I hope your reading comprehension is not your greatest asset.

>>3132360
Hey Moop, sorry you can't deal with non-gearfaggotry. Purchase whatever you want, lil man.

>>3132360
what you read:
"In other words: if you want to shoot the eclipse with an SLR, use a solar filter. If you want to shoot the eclipse from a tripod, use a solar filter. If you want to shoot a timelapse of it, use a solar filter.
If you want to take pictures like the one in OP, you don't need a solar filter."
what you understood: "you don't need a solar filter."

It's time to stop posting.

>>3132361
>>3132372
>>3132373

Itt: isi gets triggered for being called out on her stupidity.

>>3132424
Nah man, save the damage control. You literally focused on the one sentence for 'you dont need a solar filter' and ignored the multitude of cases she mentioned in which you do.
This is obviously just your autism acting up.

>>3131485
pls

>>3131485
You take a picture of the eclipse then you Photoshop it on to your landscape. Or start scouting locations and see where the sun will be.

>>3132677
Yeah I was gonna go a day early to scout. I'm thinking the only way to pull it off is being at the base of a mountain because like I said it is gonna be almost straight up in the sky.

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>>3132738
With a 200mm it might be best to just focus on the things happening around the eclipse. Shadows, crowds, etc.

>>3132744
Woof that's pretty ugly ok thanks

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>>3117424
>tl;dr I'm not near it or I'm a poor fag thag doesn't have the necessary equipment to get a decent shot so I'm gonna cry sour grapes and call everyone a faggot.

>>3118120
Not funny haha, funny queer.

>>3131147
Top kek

>>3131160
Huntsville, AL?

>>3131177
Lel

Ideas for pics if I don't have a telephoto?

Is the shadow super noticeable on landscapes?

>>3117194
I live in Oregon and I was planning to go down to Mt Jefferson. But I guess the west side of the mountain is on fire.

>>3123314
>Oh hey, for having a modest budget and amateur-enthusiast skill, I was able to do something and get an ok result! I guess if I was a professional and had an unlimited budget, it could've come out even better.

-Him, probably.

Unless you have a bretty high megapixel camera, then the full crop might be usable.

>>3132999
Yes.

>There's already 10+ miles of traffic in some areas
Wew

>trying to shoot a big ball of intense light
>Not trying to take shots of the people gathered in droves to look at a big ball of intense light

So outside of that 3 minute duration when the moon blocks the sun, is it worth it?

I watched this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAuVs9_o9RY&t=286s

and it seems as though there isn't anything worth seeing outside that small window.

>>3136586
It's more for the event itself. The air cools off, the birds go silent, etc. Unless you have a telescope and a proper filter, you aren't going to see anything that you won't see all over the internet in a little bit. But definitely go outside and experience the moment.

>moon supposed to pass by ohio at 2:30
>clouds move in at 1:54

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

>>3136598
Total overcast here. Woo.

Ok guys where are the pictures at

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>>3136640

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I made this with my cellphone, I wish I had a real camera

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Wasn't in eclipse area but I took a pic of the sun

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I had to work today but snuck out and snapped this with my phone. Fuck being a wageslave.

>portland, Oregon

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>>3136673

Another one

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High-quality phone pic™

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Carbondale, IL here.

I don't own any photo equipment but I did see it in it's totality with my naked eye for 3 whole minutes. I actually heard that our region had the best viewing spot in the entire country here.

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Sunglasses and a gel for lights did the trick on a t3i + 250mm

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was at
36.719769, -87.092117
smack-dab right in middle of the path of Totality.
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I need either -
1. Better glass
2. a more stable tripod, or
3. mirrorless camera

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>>3136642
LOL
'xept we saw stars - actually venus - during the full eclipse, and it looked like a sunset all around us

>>3117419
I rest my case
>>3136651
>>3136671
>>3136673
>>3136675
>>3136676
>>3136683
>>3136684
>>3136685
>>3136687

>>3136687
I think that's a great photo. Setting it as my wallpaper right now.

>>3136687
that one is really nice

>>3136689
>xept
>ecxept
you're an idiot, anon

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I got like 500 more of the process, clouds came like a minute after totality.

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I can't see it from Argentina, so idgaf. Probably wouldn't give a fuck if it were viewable from here neither. I care more about the pirahnnas

>>3136708
if youre gonna be enough of a gearfag to buy a filter and bust out the tripod for an eclipse you could at least not shoot a lens with so much nasty CA

I hope you reconsider your life choices you sad cur

>>3136712
How poor are you that a $18 cardboard filter and a tripod are considered gearfagging? I mean seriously, how do you live?

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>>3136710

>>3136712

t. can't afford gear and is stuck with a M43

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>>3136708
And a more generic one in the middle of totality.

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>>3123314
>What's the point of photographing anything because someone out there will probably do it better

>>3136581
This

>>3136721
>Not caring for something is now being salty
Someone asked about it and I replied with my thought, that's all. (Also I was memeing Milhouse in the last part)

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>tfw eclipselet snapshitter

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I'll add mine to all of the others that look the same.

Can't believe with all the filmfags around here no one mentioned using black and white film as a filter.

I took a roll of Foma 200 in 120, unrolled it in direct sunlight, baked it in Rodinal for 15 minutes and fixed. Used 2 pieces sandwiched for a viewer for my eyes, and a single piece to hold in front of the camera lens. Camera and eyes still working ok.

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