object lesson: camera
Observe what happens when you try to take pictures of a lunar eclipse but a) you can't find your tripod and b) a combination of too much coffee and a shivering temperatures force your hands into a steady shake.
The moon becomes [images in extended entry for you dial up users]:
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A ghost
a half eaten almond cookie
a flying great pumpkin
a fetus, sucking its thumb
Oh, there were about 50 pictures like this. Looking at them was more fun than imagining castles in clouds. I even got the moon to look like J-Lo's ass with stick protruding from it.
Update: Ok, so that pumpkin picture is pretty phallic if viewed in the right way.
Comments
Post that last one you mentioned :P
Posted by: Digger | October 28, 2004 06:53 AM
You've destroyed the moon. Oh, good one Michele. ;-)
Posted by: Big Brother | October 28, 2004 07:02 AM
it is comforting to know that i wasn't the only who did this too. yours look better though ;)
Posted by: Diane | October 28, 2004 07:27 AM
The great pumpkin one also kind of looks like a golden snitch from Harry Potter.
Cool pix.
Posted by: Tyler | October 28, 2004 07:43 AM
So, was your pumpkin patch chosen as the most sincere? Or was the Great Pumpkin a little leery of landing next to your brand-new Hellgate?
Posted by: Keiran Halcyon | October 28, 2004 08:47 AM
Wow! Got any more phallic art?
Posted by: syd | October 28, 2004 09:02 AM
I didn't bother taking photographs of the moon, so I took pictures of Edloe eclipsing a pair of shoes.
Posted by: Lawrence Simons | October 28, 2004 09:39 AM
Yep, that's about what my moon shots looked like last night. And I had a tripod!
Posted by: Sunidesus | October 28, 2004 11:33 AM
Cool - thanks for sharing. It was quite overcast here - not too much to see.
Cas
Posted by: cassie-b | October 28, 2004 03:53 PM