Lunar Eclipse 12/20

JAG

Stood out on my deck last night to get these. It was sub zero and I really didn't plan on going out to take shots but then thought..why not?! So in my pj's I grabbed my camera and put on my snow boots, coat, hat and gloves. I ended up taking the gloves off and on so I could reajust my settings. Once the stinging in my face stopped...I decided I better get inside to warm up. So I didn't get quite the complete eclipse. First time shooting an eclipse and might be my last!

The first one was shot with my 55-200mm sigma lens and I cropped the picture. The second one was shot with my 200-500mm tameron lens and no cropping was done.:D

helloyo53

Some more great eclipse photos. I love the last one. Good job.

anwmn1

I really like the 2nd shot. Very nice job

CWSkopec

Bravo, Jag!!

The 2nd shot is awesome!! Unfortunately, we're having some distinctly un-San Diego weather here so it's nice to see that someone was able to get out and capture it!

sara505

Great shots - I'm totally jealous that you got the solstice/total lunar eclipse - only one in the past 168 years, reportedly - snowing here in Massachusetts - but secretly glad I didn't have to get up in the middle of the night to catch this event.

Lovely.

dlplumer

Good job, Joyce. That second one is really good. We had clouds.

pathfinder

Total overcast for me too!

I must have been fantastic to see.

Nice job with the Tamron 200-500 lens. W/O IS, that is a very good capture!

JAG

Thanks all! The first one was taken just before 10pm and the second one was an hour later. I stood out there almost the whole hour. I had to come in for lenses and flashlights. I am suprized that I didn't get frostbite!

heatherfeather

JAG wrote: »

I am suprized that I didn't get frostbite!

I am surprised too! I was across town doing somewhat the same thing, though I got all brilliant and set up the remote trigger so all I had to do was step outside and push a button... haha!

It was coooold. But gorgeous!

JAG

heatherfeather wrote: »

I am surprised too! I was across town doing somewhat the same thing, though I got all brilliant and set up the remote trigger so all I had to do was step outside and push a button... haha!

It was coooold. But gorgeous!

Thank you Heather! Unfortunately Nikon didn't put in a remote for the D300's and had I thought about it I would have used my cheaper D50 that has a wireless built in. Your shot looked pretty cool too!

rteest42

JAG wrote: »

Thanks all! The first one was taken just before 10pm and the second one was an hour later. I stood out there almost the whole hour. I had to come in for lenses and flashlights. I am suprized that I didn't get frostbite!

So, imagine me, dressed in a similar fashion.....standing outside at 1:30 am....thru 3 am... And it was way below freezing here in central VA ( wouldn't look, didn't want to knowroflrofl) I had to keep coming inside to thaw my fingers and toes...and camera!!!

Here is a link to the gallery http://rteest42.smugmug.com/PortfolioImages-To-Own/Lunar/2010-Lunar-Eclipse/15157030_sm6xD

.....the moon was directly overhead...really not the best shooting angle..straight up....and the wind started moving the tripod...once I hit SECONDS in exposure, and one or two could see star trails, I gave up....

Some day, I will have a really long lenses and good location to do something like this!!! But it was fun...lonely, but fun...

sara505

heatherfeather wrote: »

I am surprised too! I was across town doing somewhat the same thing, though I got all brilliant and set up the remote trigger so all I had to do was step outside and push a button... haha!

It was coooold. But gorgeous!

Anyway, isn't Alaska closer to the moon?:D

Azzaro

WELL DONE

schmoo

sara505 wrote: »

Anyway, isn't Alaska closer to the moon?:D

Fantastic pics! I don't think I could have gotten anything nearly this good.

Richard

That second shot is just stellar...ooops, I mean lunar . Well done.

davidryan

I love shot number 2!!!! That luminescent glow-- like a pearl! Very good capture.

DaddyO

Very nice work
Turns out I did mine very similar to yours Not sure how that happened
but there it is.
It is pretty cool to see the moons orientation in relation to the viewer and
gear used to acquire the images.

Dogdots

Really nice and well worth braving the cold

JAG

rteest42 wrote: »

So, imagine me, dressed in a similar fashion.....standing outside at 1:30 am....thru 3 am... And it was way below freezing here in central VA ( wouldn't look, didn't want to knowroflrofl) I had to keep coming inside to thaw my fingers and toes...and camera!!!

Here is a link to the gallery http://rteest42.smugmug.com/PortfolioImages-To-Own/Lunar/2010-Lunar-Eclipse/15157030_sm6xD

.....the moon was directly overhead...really not the best shooting angle..straight up....and the wind started moving the tripod...once I hit SECONDS in exposure, and one or two could see star trails, I gave up....

Some day, I will have a really long lenses and good location to do something like this!!! But it was fun...lonely, but fun...

Nice work Trish! It took me the hole time to figure out how to get the copper color that I was seeing with my eye...to show up in the picture. I went from my first attempts looking like the first image with an iso of 200 and the aperature wide open while the speed was rather quick. But as the light started to dwindle on the moon itself, I had to up the iso. Eventually I discovered that I started getting the copper color the hirer this iso..which would make sense because I needed more light to reach the sensor.

Thank you all for your comments! I found this a fun little project as its a one of a kind opportunity!:D

redleash

#2 is magnificent, Joyce! I'm glad you made the effort so we who were in clouds could enjoy the eclipse.....thanks for sharing.

Lauren

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great shots
I braved the cold. Took several with my 70-300mm VR on a tripod. I did forget to up the ISO and shorten the shutter due to moon movement, so I lost more than I got, but I did get a few.



One even submitted to the local news station.