Blood Moon

kdogkdog Administrators Posts: 11,681 moderator
edited April 12, 2015 in Landscapes
On a sudden whim, I decided to get up at 3am and drive 63 miles to San Francisco to photograph the so called, "blood moon", lunar eclipse. The eclipse was at 5am, and the moonset was at 7am. Here is the moonset first.

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#2
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This last one is really strange. Evidently there was a fog line on the horizon that was exactly at the same level as the bridge which obscured the bottom of the moon. It's not faked, I would have done a better job if it were.
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#7 Blood Moon at 5am. This is at totality, or as close as it got.
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Comments are welcome and thanks for looking.

-joel
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  • StumblebumStumblebum Registered Users Posts: 8,480 Major grins
    edited April 4, 2015
    Mercy!clap.gifbowdown.giflust
  • CornflakeCornflake Registered Users Posts: 3,346 Major grins
    edited April 4, 2015
    Really cool! I would have suspected Photoshop at work in the sixth if you hadn't told us otherwise.
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  • David_S85David_S85 Administrators Posts: 13,250 moderator
    edited April 4, 2015
    Very nice images, Joel. Hope you got some sleep after all that.
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  • black mambablack mamba Registered Users Posts: 8,323 Major grins
    edited April 4, 2015
    That's some really good stuff, Joel. Well worth the early morning foray.

    Tom
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  • bocoboco Registered Users Posts: 710 Major grins
    edited April 5, 2015
    heel mooie eerste.
    grt,boco.
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  • RichardRichard Administrators, Vanilla Admin Posts: 19,967 moderator
    edited April 5, 2015
    Great set. Gotta love all the strange stuff the fog can do.
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  • CavalierCavalier Registered Users Posts: 3,071 Major grins
    edited April 5, 2015
    clap.gif Some nice compositions there. Great idea - shooting it with the GG bridge.
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  • ThelensspotThelensspot Registered Users Posts: 2,041 Major grins
    edited April 5, 2015
    Joel, outstanding effort and a great result! Thanks man.
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  • kdogkdog Administrators Posts: 11,681 moderator
    edited April 5, 2015
    Stumblebum wrote: »
    Mercy!clap.gifbowdown.giflust
    Thanks, man! Mercy is what I had in mind when I didn't text you late at night when I decided to go. Sorry my schedule has been so hectic. Maybe we can shoot some of this weather that's rolling in over the next few days.
    Cornflake wrote: »
    Really cool! I would have suspected Photoshop at work in the sixth if you hadn't told us otherwise.
    Thanks, Don. Yeah, it's crazy. There may be a very slight color gradient under the bridge showing through where the moon should be, but that's about it.
    David_S85 wrote: »
    Very nice images, Joel. Hope you got some sleep after all that.
    Thanks, David. Somehow I managed to stay up all day. I slept well last night though! :snore
    black mamba wrote: »
    That's some really good stuff, Joel. Well worth the early morning foray.
    Thanks, Tom! I really appreciate you checking in. thumb.gif
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  • kdogkdog Administrators Posts: 11,681 moderator
    edited April 5, 2015
    boco wrote: »
    heel mooie eerste.
    grt,boco.
    Thank you, Boco. That may be my favorite as well.
    Richard wrote: »
    Great set. Gotta love all the strange stuff the fog can do.
    Thank you, Richard. Yeah, the fog is always a real crap shoot.
    Cavalier wrote: »
    clap.gif Some nice compositions there. Great idea - shooting it with the GG bridge.
    Thanks, Jo!
    Thelensspot wrote: »
    Joel, outstanding effort and a great result! Thanks man.
    Thanks you, sir! The fog report at the bridge was kind of iffy, so I got lucky on these for sure.
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  • roaddog52roaddog52 Registered Users Posts: 1,323 Major grins
    edited April 5, 2015
    Great set of images thumb.gifthumb. Congrats on your determination and dedication to your craft.

    Phil
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  • kdogkdog Administrators Posts: 11,681 moderator
    edited April 6, 2015
    roaddog52 wrote: »
    Great set of images thumb.gifthumb. Congrats on your determination and dedication to your craft.

    Phil
    Thanks, Phil!
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  • JonaBeth RussellJonaBeth Russell Registered Users Posts: 1,065 Major grins
    edited April 8, 2015
    Outstanding!!!
  • EiaEia Registered Users Posts: 3,627 Major grins
    edited April 8, 2015
    Well -- You should be expecting a call from a magazine soon. I mean...this is awesome. All are unique. Curious... were there many other photogs where you were?
    ~AnnaMaria~ My little life in God's big universe
  • kdogkdog Administrators Posts: 11,681 moderator
    edited April 8, 2015
    JonaBeth Russell wrote: »
    Outstanding!!!
    Thanks, man!
    Eia wrote: »
    Well -- You should be expecting a call from a magazine soon. I mean...this is awesome. All are unique. Curious... were there many other photogs where you were?
    Thanks, Anna Maria! You're too kind. There were just a couple of other photographers on the island that I could see at 5am totality. However, by sunrise a pretty sizable contingent showed up around 7am for the moonset. Most of them collected in one area and I suspect it was probably a club of some kind. I was all by myself about 100 yards away from them wondering if they knew something I didn't. lol3.gif

    But yes, it's pretty hard to have an original thought in such a large city. Still though, I haven't seen anybody elses shots showing up anywhere.
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  • denisegoldbergdenisegoldberg Administrators Posts: 14,383 moderator
    edited April 9, 2015
    Wonderful set!
    My favorite is # 3, it gives a wonderful serene appearance.

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  • JCJC Registered Users Posts: 768 Major grins
    edited April 9, 2015
    Awesome. I was considering some over the ocean shots, maybe next fall.
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  • 2day2day Registered Users Posts: 27 Big grins
    edited April 12, 2015
    You set out at 3am, not knowing if it'll be worth it. And boy was it. 1, 4 and of course 6 are my favs.
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