Really enjoyed this John, well-written indeed. I had to laugh at the image of you fumbling around in the sand. But better you only dropped your specs in the sand and not a lens! I'm glad it all worked out for you, and I love the panorama.
Such an enjoyable write up - mind blast is the perfect term for the experience!! I'm glad you found your glasses just in time! For the rest of the day we had "eclipse brain" and felt almost woozy and out of it, it was bizarre! We enjoyed the eclipse with 3 kids ages 5-8 - I was glad to read of your memories at 7 years old, it will be interesting to see how enduring this eclipse will be for them.
Thanks so much for your comment Diana. I really appreciate it. I think I picked up the expression 'mind blast' from Odgen's Nut Gone Flake by the Small Faces. Have used occasionally throughout the years.
My experience was pretty much the same thing…only in my backyard and with zero possibility of a capture of the eclipse in the way I would have liked. I shrugged and madly focused on the sky and clouds, which were spectacular! Then I created a few images I titled Eclipsed. (Maybe one of your embarrassing fakes but all my own images just combined lol) I loved your story here and I chuckled all the way through as I experienced much the same “keystone cops” kind of shoot 🙂
No, I don't include 'Eclipsed' in with images of a crazy eclipsed sun hanging low over Niagara Falls or peaking out from behind the CN Tower. Those are truly embarrassing photos. Fabricated images are only embarrassing when the author tries to pass them off as the real thing. They deliberately lie for effect, for likes on social media. Your images are always created from the platform of reality and never pose as anything other than what they are, which are beautiful artistic expressions.
It was such a frustrating day in many ways. I was pretty upset on Monday but calmed down over the course of the week to realize just how blessed I was to witness such a remarkable event. It took me this long to put my feelings in perspective.
I felt the same…plus I put pressure on myself to get a serviceable image due to the rarity of the event and expectations from others. When totality came, I stood in the street with neighbours struck by the darkness and magic of the event. Like you, it was a bit surreal in the moment but life is a long game…and this was the brightest dark I ever experienced
Beauty shots John!
Thanks Tim. Hope you caught a glimpse.
Really enjoyed this John, well-written indeed. I had to laugh at the image of you fumbling around in the sand. But better you only dropped your specs in the sand and not a lens! I'm glad it all worked out for you, and I love the panorama.
Thanks Tom. Total darkness it was! Just like that there Pink floyd song. The sun were eclipsed by the moon.
Such an enjoyable write up - mind blast is the perfect term for the experience!! I'm glad you found your glasses just in time! For the rest of the day we had "eclipse brain" and felt almost woozy and out of it, it was bizarre! We enjoyed the eclipse with 3 kids ages 5-8 - I was glad to read of your memories at 7 years old, it will be interesting to see how enduring this eclipse will be for them.
Thanks so much for your comment Diana. I really appreciate it. I think I picked up the expression 'mind blast' from Odgen's Nut Gone Flake by the Small Faces. Have used occasionally throughout the years.
"So remember the very special words
Happy-day-long, Toylytown, newspaper-reading, chuckly smile-oad
They all have a lovely turn
Gnomespain, Huckelberry, fickle tickle my fingold
Boy Blue left his horn stuffing under the settee and brought his melotrone
And freaked 'em all out, oh, what a mindblast
Jacky Jill, knees up, Mother Brodie
Oh, what a joy of a trickly howathere
I hope you'll turn out three quarters half as lovely, won't you wouldn't half and enjoy it
Study cool, won't ya?"
That's a great word to bring into the vocabulary! Thanks for sharing!
My experience was pretty much the same thing…only in my backyard and with zero possibility of a capture of the eclipse in the way I would have liked. I shrugged and madly focused on the sky and clouds, which were spectacular! Then I created a few images I titled Eclipsed. (Maybe one of your embarrassing fakes but all my own images just combined lol) I loved your story here and I chuckled all the way through as I experienced much the same “keystone cops” kind of shoot 🙂
Thank you for your kind words Carol Anne.
No, I don't include 'Eclipsed' in with images of a crazy eclipsed sun hanging low over Niagara Falls or peaking out from behind the CN Tower. Those are truly embarrassing photos. Fabricated images are only embarrassing when the author tries to pass them off as the real thing. They deliberately lie for effect, for likes on social media. Your images are always created from the platform of reality and never pose as anything other than what they are, which are beautiful artistic expressions.
It was such a frustrating day in many ways. I was pretty upset on Monday but calmed down over the course of the week to realize just how blessed I was to witness such a remarkable event. It took me this long to put my feelings in perspective.
I felt the same…plus I put pressure on myself to get a serviceable image due to the rarity of the event and expectations from others. When totality came, I stood in the street with neighbours struck by the darkness and magic of the event. Like you, it was a bit surreal in the moment but life is a long game…and this was the brightest dark I ever experienced
The brightest dark. Yes. Exactly!
Very well written. You had me on the edge of my seat
Thank You. I find writing helps bring perspective and clarity to complicated feelings. This event was rife with those.