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Francisco 2.0

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  1. 1 minute ago, YGIFS said:

    Thanks.  I’ll try that as we have some extra pairs.  I’ll either have a life long photo memory or be arrested at the Apple Store by this time tomorrow.  Typical Monday for me either way. ;) 

    As for camera settings, just take a photo.  The beauty of it is the film is free, and you can adjust accordingly.

    Pano mode would be worthless, since the shutter would be open too long.  Portrait mode (simply put) is for taking a photo of a subject and having a blurry background.  Just protect the sensor, point and shoot.

    As for the selfie stick or tripod, that's really the best solution if you want a group photo.  You should be able to get a cheap stick at Walgreens or CVS that is bluetooth operated.  

    FYI, one of the great things about this is the length of duration.  You can take plenty of shots for that hour or so before totality to practice with.

     

     

  2. 2 hours ago, YGIFS said:

    Any of you iphone experts know what kinda settings you should do to take good photos?  My brother used to be a professional photographer and has this elaborate setup for taking photos using conventional cameras, one analog and one digital but it's like thousands of dollars worth of extra equipment.  I asked him how to take pics with my busted ass iphone 12 but he's as tech illiterate as I am.  So I'm wondering if you use portrait, pano, slo-mo, etc.?  I'm keeping the glasses on obviously, and I'm not sure if you just point and video and then take best 'snippets' later on.  And then i'd love to get one of the me on the ground with the girls above me and the totality above their heads.  But I have no idea what to set the phone camera to.  And there's just a mixed bag of opinions online and I'm not gonna go out and buy a tripod or selfie-stick.  Thanks.  Here's to the end of the World, see you gents on the Dark side of the Moon

     

    Too late to get things for your phone from Amazon or wherever, but at the very least, you need a filter for your phone similar to eclipse glasses.  The sun's rays can and will destroy a camera sensor if not properly protected.

    If you have another set of eclipse glasses, you could take out the lens and tape it over the camera in a pinch.

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  3. 37 minutes ago, YGIFS said:

    'cause the fucking guy can't get a gaming license, that's why.  And another guy who owns 'Circus-Circus' wants to buy it from this Orange Clown.  But we don't live in a simulation?  

     

    Ruffin (the owner of Circus Circus) is, among other things, Trump's friend of sorts.  Trump served as his best man at his wedding in 2008 (he was 72 at the time, and married a former Miss Ukraine who was 26 at the time).  He also bailed out Trump from his failed Trump University suit.  Trump owed $25 million, and Ruffin paid the tab.   The two have an intertwined past.  

    Ruffin is a piece of shit.  But he's far more successful in business than Trump ever dreamed of, and isn't leveraged to the hilt.

     

     

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