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 08/08/2005 10:52:35 AM · #1
Hi. I saw something I have never seen before nor did I think was even possible. Unfortunately I saw it on my way to the eye doctor, without camera, so I didn't get any pictures.

I saw rays coming down from the sun through some very wild cloud formations, but at one point, the rays looked to be definitely coming down in two different directions. The rays had crossed over and were making elongated X's.

I hope you get the idea here. I just want to know if anyone else has ever seen this before or perhaps has taken a picture of it before.

Thanks.
 08/08/2005 11:52:56 AM · #2
Originally posted by eschelar:
Hi. I saw something I have never seen before nor did I think was even possible. Unfortunately I saw it on my way to the eye doctor, without camera, so I didn't get any pictures.

I saw rays coming down from the sun through some very wild cloud formations, but at one point, the rays looked to be definitely coming down in two different directions. The rays had crossed over and were making elongated X's.

I hope you get the idea here. I just want to know if anyone else has ever seen this before or perhaps has taken a picture of it before.

Thanks.


Technically speaking possible!! If the clouds had some sort of reflecting surfaces in two directions (possibly water). Although I have never heard of such a thing.

O' by the way you mentioned of going to the 'Eye Doctor'... How do clouds/rays look now after the checkup?
;-)

PS: just a pun.. don't get offended.

Message edited by author 2005-08-08 11:53:37.
 08/08/2005 10:43:26 PM · #3
Pretty awesome. Had Wavefront Lasik surgery last monday to correct a -4.5 diopter (nearsighted). 8 days later, the haloing and edge sharpness is still not great, but actual vision is around 20/18 and the temporary far-sightedness appears to be fading quickly. Minimum focal distance is around 3 inches with minimal eye-strain.

Eyesight is probably the best gift I have ever received as a human. Having it work right without corrective lenses is a source of joy almost beyond compare.

Appreciation for my eyesight is the primary reason I am interested in photography.
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