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I agree... I bet I have all the same equipment he has and (not to pat myself on the back but here I go) I think I take some rather good shots but I am not producing this shot. Even if you put it right in front of me. It is not nearly as easy as just taking a camera and going (snap) when you see something pretty.

Also the whole "right place" thing gets a little tiresome. Most of my great shots were planned out in advance. Most photographers who do shots like this that I know study astronomy, weather, boat and plane patterns. They have apps for trains and subways so they know when they will be going by. They scope things out in advance so they know that spot is where you can get that amazing shot. Some of my most popular shots are my second or third attempt at lining up the same series of events. PLUS unless you have ever tried to follow the moon for a photo shoot you do not realize how quickly it actually moves across the sky. You can't even take a good one minute long exposure with the moon around because it will literally have moved enough to destroy the shot.

Yup

By dmcboston
Sat, 08/17/2019 - 7:02pm

I read an article about a year ago about a lighthouse photographer. He literally spent hours tinkering with light levels, setting up lights and stuff to get a shot. Perfect, building just right, stars in night sky. He had to time it to avoid the light rotation, too.

Then there is this masterpiece

By SwirlyGrrl
Sun, 08/18/2019 - 11:44am

This shot was planned in precise detail, including test climbs and test shoots:
[img=200x250]https://s3.amazonaws.com/images.gearjunkie.com/upl...

https://gearjunkie.com/smith-rock-oregon-climbers-...

I've found planning ,

By Matt Frank
Mon, 08/19/2019 - 9:11am

I've found planning , planning, planning are huge portions of getting good photos. Then there is turning into the swerve when the shit hits the fan...

I remember that eclipse. It was my birthday and I only decided I was going to experience it two weeks prior. So I read up, made filters , got ready. The plan was to drive to South Carolina to visit my second cousin who has a house on the beach but then the weather reports shifted two days prior. I made a decision to shift my trip to Kentucky and booked motel rooms as I went. When I couldn't book a room near totality I booked one two hours away and then drove in the morning of and booked one for that night because most people left right after the eclipse.

I ended up with amazing shots but just of the eclipse. I'm already planning my shots for the next eclipse to hit the US, it will cut through Maine and I'm trying to figure out the path because I want to try to get a shot of it over a lake.

I’m pretty sure it’s going to

By Brent Jeffries
Mon, 08/19/2019 - 9:34am

I’m pretty sure it’s going to go right over Mt. Katahdin. That’s where I’ll be.

I saw that and have friends

By Matt Frank
Wed, 09/04/2019 - 3:02pm

I saw that and have friends who are serious hikers and do so all around the country and world. I emailed them when I saw that it would cut right over, I would love to see those photos. I will look for yours as well!!!

Yep, Katahdin. Also,

By anon
Mon, 08/19/2019 - 10:41am

Yep, Katahdin. Also, Burlington, VT. I hear there's a big lake there :)

I thought about Burlington

By Matt Frank
Wed, 09/04/2019 - 3:05pm

I thought about Burlington and even Buffalo but am not sure if I want to be anywhere close to a major population center. I presume that everyone from those communities will go out to the best spots to watch and add in the tourists who also will flock to major population zones.

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Right photographic vision and

I agree... I bet I have all

Yup

Then there is this masterpiece

I've found planning ,

I’m pretty sure it’s going to

I saw that and have friends

Yep, Katahdin. Also,

I thought about Burlington

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