When living in Atlanta, I had a spot in an old warehouse district that would blow transformers 2 or 3 times a year. When the power went out, the cinder block boxes we lived in were pitch black. So, my neighbors and I would slowly wander out into the street and alleyways to wait it out. It was the only time I met many of them and it usually ended up being a little street party.
Last night the 10 o’clock news led with details of the lunar eclipse, so I grabbed my camera and tripod and wandered out to get a shot. Sure enough, many of my neighbors had the same idea. This little cul-de-sac is not exactly a “howdy neighbor” kind of place, so I was not surprised that everyone basically stayed by their doors and stared at the moon.
I set up and got a few cloud obscured shots, but had a hard time keeping it zoomed in (that’s why I will never by another one-touch zoom). My next door neighbor’s boyfriend drove up and decided to have his dinner on his car while watching me shoot. So, cheeseburger dude spent the next ten minutes telling me how I should have seen it earlier and I wasn’t going to get anything good, blah blah.
Well, here’s what I got. Not exactly ready for Astronomy magazine, but it’s something.
