rDay Eight-Hundred-Eighty: Eclipsed

As the morning engagement with the sun approached, we did a little prepping. Although I decided not to try to photograph the sun directly, a classic cereal box viewer was fashioned for Kim and Charlie, and I tried to project a pinhole image onto a viewing surface. And in the heat of the moment, I suddenly tried to photograph the pinhole projection, handheld, an abject failure.

Brother Dennis sent along some event documentation of Laura, himself and another Venice witness.

Photo Illustration by Laura and Dennis

The hero of the day was Corb who sent me his wonderful image from Salem. Eclipse done right!

Photo by Corbin Smith

 

Then a friend just now sends me this:

WASHINGTON, DC – AUGUST 21: (AFP OUT) U.S. President Donald Trump looks up toward the Solar Eclipse while joined by his wife first lady Melania Trump on the Truman Balcony at the White House on August 21, 2017 in Washington, DC. Millions of people have flocked to areas of the U.S. that are in the “path of totality” in order to experience a total solar eclipse. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

And here are some great reader photos just posted by the NYT.