Eclipse of the Red Moon

[winter_elf]

-sounds better than Sturgeon Moon?



my wimpy picture. I watched the Eclipse from 2:30am till 3:00am. I took a few pics right when I first went outside, then didn't try again later - which I should have. No good telephoto, but a decent night setting. I don't know if it would have picked up the deep reddish color of the eclipsed moon or if there was not enough light. Kind of bummed I didn't catch any stars with the moon.

Anyway, the moon was in a nice high position in the sky, it was clear as a bell and even slightly cool, with the porch rails being damp, and it even seemed dark and silent. Wow. Wish I could have been out in the desert. With no light pollution, I bet it was fantastic!

Comments

[aoi-no-neko.livejournal.com]

I think that is a cool photo! I like how you got the mottled color of the eclipsed part of the moon. I saw that in my own photos after I uploaded them and realized how different it looked from what our naked eyes see!

[winter-elf.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I liked yours better! What I saw? blurry brightness. Hmm.. maybe I need to update the glasses...again.

[aoi-no-neko.livejournal.com]

I took a chance and used a 75-3000 lens so that made a big difference. Something even bigger would have been better. I was just happy my manual focusing and the tripod turned out a few times, since I usually do auto focusing. I wish I could afford a bigger lens but heck, just trying what you have is worth it. Never get discouraged.

My feeling is that it's good to have good equipment and knowledge, but it's the continual act of taking photos and evaluating what works for you and what doesn't that makes one better.