The Other 99%

Gallery: LandscapePosted August 27, 2017726 views7 comments

Not everybody got the experience of totality during the eclipse; however, I believe that everybody in the continental United States got to see at least a partial eclipse. One map I saw showed a minimum of 75% totality throughout the continental United States. Where I live in Olympia, Washington, we had 94% as depicted in this composite image. And yes it got a little darker and a little cooler at 94%. And the light was definitely different. While I didn't drive to Oregon (Salem area) from my house, it is my understanding the 3.5 hour drive from Olympia to totality turned into a 6 to 8 hour drive back that evening.

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Comment posted by Preston Birdwell on August 27, 2017 at 12:10 PM

I really like this, David. It places the eclipse in context with the Earth. I love the waves in the water and the reflections. You did a fine job on this!
--P

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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on August 27, 2017 at 1:02 PM

David,

Like Preston, I like that you included some context with the earth here. Even though we understand it's a composite, it still works.

Another fun image of the eclipse. I'm a little confused though. You said 94% where you live and your image depicts that it was totality, yet you mention it was a 6-8 drive back? So you experienced totality and I'm assuming you have images, but what you composited was to create what would have been 94%, if you were viewing from home? Some times I'm a little thick in the head.

Lon

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Comment posted by Richard Teller on August 27, 2017 at 2:26 PM

I really like this image. It gives a different perspective of the eclipse from a different place. I think showing the eclipse from the perspective of someone who saw 94% instead of total is very interesting. Thanks for sharing your image.

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Comment posted by Ana on August 27, 2017 at 4:51 PM

This really is neat. I like the inclusion of the gorund and water and the symmetry with the shoreline. Did you just open the shutter at intervals during the eclipse?

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Comment posted by Jim Gavin on August 27, 2017 at 7:59 PM

One of my favorites of those posted. Love the inclusion of the surrounding environment. Any chance you could have found a place to include its reflection?

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Comment posted by David Schoen on August 28, 2017 at 10:49 AM

Thanks for the comments.

Jim, an interesting idea to include reflections. The sun was actually a lot higher in the sky when the action began. This is salt water so during the course of the eclipse, the tide actually went from high to low. At low tide, only the mud is present and it is much less photogenic...

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Comment posted by John Williams on August 29, 2017 at 11:40 PM

Nice composite David; I like what the rest of the image adds.

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