The next full lunar eclipse is not until December of 2010 so I hope you got a chance to see it for yourself or if not I hope that you enjoy my view.
Thursday, February 21, 2008
Lunar Eclipse
Here are some pictures that I shot of last night's lunar eclipse. They are not bird pics but still very cool. Fortunately last night we had clear skies so I was able to set up my tripod right outside my door and then run out every 15 minutes or so and take a couple of shots. It took a while to find an aperture that worked well, especially in the later pictures where the Sun's light begins to reflect off of a portion of the moon while the rest is still covered by the shadow of the earth. 
The next full lunar eclipse is not until December of 2010 so I hope you got a chance to see it for yourself or if not I hope that you enjoy my view.
The next full lunar eclipse is not until December of 2010 so I hope you got a chance to see it for yourself or if not I hope that you enjoy my view.
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3 comments:
cool eclipse pictures, Jeff! I tried taking some from out on my deck, but I know they didn't turn out as good as yours (due to my limited expertise with this camera).
It was definitely worth staying up late for on such a nice clear night.
Thanks Ruthie and Ocean. Usually when I am shooting and it is dark I try and open the aperture as wide as I can to allow as much light in as possible. Unfortunately this does not work when photographing the moon. Since there is a lot of contrast between the moon and all the darkness around it the best way to shoot is to stop it down and close the aperture as much as possible.
I happened to be at class that nite, and our instructor let us go early and reminded us to watch the lunar eclisp...nice pics.
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