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I managed to take a few photos during totality, with my phone. This is probably the best. It's not great, but it's enough to remind me of the event and the experience, and that I had no regrets in my decision to forego the big camera and simply be present in the moment. The few moments, really.

tags: eclipsephotography

photo posted by matt in Monday, April 8, 2024

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I was a little mad at myself for not bringing my dSLR. I was rushed a bit and didn't prepare as I should have, which forced me to shoot the entire show on my iPhone (12 Pro Max).

I was pleasantly surprised at how well it performed, though. I know the limits of the phone when I shoot with it, but encountered a new one today–heat. The phone overheated a few times, dimming the display and making shooting all but impossible.

Live and learn. I'll definitely be better prepared for next year's show.

I'm still pretty happy with the results, though!

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photo posted by matt in Saturday, July 16, 2022

Angelo Rizzuto - Wikipedia (wikipedia.org)

Wikipedia article for Angelo Rizzuto, the photographer that created today's featured image. I had never heard of him before today. Sounds like an interesting story - sort of like Vivian Maier. Will try to learn more about him.

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posted by matt in Tuesday, April 26, 2022

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There's a lot to see in this photo!

Our flight path took us north of Detroit, across the Detroit River and into Canada. This photo is looking south downriver, with Canada to the left and the United States to the right. Fighting Island (Canada) is in the foreground in the river and Grosse Ile (United States) is in the background.

The twin plumes of the Fermi Nuclear Power Plant on the western shore of Lake Erie are just visible in the background.

And you can see the moon just off the winglet.

tags: flyingphotography

photo posted by matt in Friday, April 22, 2022

Little boy buying hamburger, state fair, Donaldsonville, Louisiana (loc.gov)

Little boy buying hamburger
Lee, Russell, 1903-1986, photographer

About today's cover image — it's from the Library of Congress, and appears to be from a government collection with no limitations on use. Boy there's a lot of great public domain photographs just lying around in searchable, online collections. I need to start using more of these.

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posted by matt in Thursday, October 14, 2021