We stayed until the moon had completely moved away. The crowds that had lined the roads were gone when we left. Everything had returned to normal. Tuesday, though, the post eclipse blues hit, and they hit hard. I couldn't look at my photos, dwelling only on what I had failed to see and failed to shoot. Eldest and youngest, who watched with no preconceptions, were still reveling in the experience. But second son and I were mired in what we missed and what we'd never have an opportunity to experience again. Three generations gathered. Our ages ranged from 7 months to our late 60's. Despite my sadness, I'm so thankful I got to spend those hours with those people.
I know what you mean...sometimes no camera is a good thing. I was happy to spend the time with my "son" hamming it up with our version of the eclipse. awesome that you were all together! I love this innocent capture of a mind at work figuring out this phenomena!
Great capture. It sounds to me as if you maximised on the experience. It's only natural that you wanted more though ... such an ephemeral moment - hard to soak it all in. You'll remember the occasion for ever though, as will the family!
at least you got some shots of this event, it must be hard trying to experience it fully and at the same time trying to remember all the right things to do to get the perfect shot.
August 26th, 2017
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! Sometimes ditch camera and view with eyes and heart ( esp when seeing dolphins and kingfishers asnd now eclipses!!!)