Lunar Eclipse Photos

[Tigawoods]

heres a place to post up your eclipse photos from tonight or an eclipse in the past
mine (which suck ass) will be up in a lil while

[scutzi128]

Its kinda difficult to get a good pic

[240sxDann]

my gf was arguing with me that she couldn't take a picture of it without the flash on cuz its dark out lol. She got a couple extremely blurry shots.

[Chris215]

not having a tripod sucks lol

http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q86/champchris/IMG_1353.jpg
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q86/champchris/IMG_1357.jpg
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q86/champchris/IMG_1358.jpg
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q86/champchris/IMG_1374.jpg
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q86/champchris/IMG_1411.jpg

[SpEcRv9]

woahh nice pics....thats a lot easier to look at then out my bathroom window!.

[CleanNeon98]

mine blows

http://img92.imageshack.us/img92/8173/eclipseeq6.jpg

[boostedfury]

here's my horrible pics hahah!

http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i266/boostedfury/Lunar%20Eclipse%202-20-2008/100_4259.jpg
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i266/boostedfury/Lunar%20Eclipse%202-20-2008/100_4257.jpg

[Tigawoods]

mine aren't any better. couldnt feel my hand whilst focusing haha

too high of an iso...iknow
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d176/Mtusa2004/IMG_1929.jpg
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d176/Mtusa2004/IMG_1934.jpg

[i like rice]

not having a tripod sucks lol


Looks good, especially from a P&S

[i like rice]

I was too busy watching American Idol

http://asianguywithacamera.com/images/misc/moon01.jpg

http://asianguywithacamera.com/images/misc/moon02.jpg

[pearl]

it looks crazyyyyyy!

[4g64FTL]

I got frost bite so Im cold and I didnt edit these

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y62/MX6_VTECH/Photographs/lunar_eclipse_quatercopy.jpg

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y62/MX6_VTECH/Photographs/lunar_eclipse_full.jpg

and I got the stars

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y62/MX6_VTECH/Photographs/lunar_eclipse_full_stars_1.jpg

[JDLUDE99]

210mm, 1/4 sec at 200 ISO

http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd310/JDMJSTN/DSC09140copy.jpg

[DPancoast]

so freakin cool.

[scutzi128]

http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r176/scutzi128/DSC00925.jpg

http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r176/scutzi128/DSC00931.jpg

http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r176/scutzi128/DSC00951.jpg

[TROLL]

awesome shots guys... i just got in. i honestly am not feeling too good about my shots but we'll see. the first time you fumble around with a brand new camera should not be in pitch dark and freezing cold :(

[den9]

damn u just bought that d200 not too long ago, why did u do with it?

[TROLL]

i have it... needed a 2nd body so i got a D300 to go along with it :).
chris215 and i like rice... what lenses are you guys using? i dont have my exif viewer installed on this comp, but both of yours came out far better than mine. all of my fully zoomed shots still require quite a bit of cropping and arent even worth posting, its pretty weak. mind sharing exposure, iso, and lens info? and how much of a crop? i'm just surprised at how crappy mine came out. i didnt have too great of a location, not nearly as dark as i had hoped but oh well. it looked cool to see in person, the photos just are pretty meh.
here are the only 2 worth posting from my night...

http://www.bryantroll.com/other/lunareclipse2.jpg

playing around before we took off... i'd like to spend more time with this but on a warmer night.
http://www.bryantroll.com/other/lunareclipse1.jpg

[maximaserg]

i have it... needed a 2nd body so i got a D300 to go along with it :).
chris215 and i like rice... what lenses are you guys using? i dont have my exif viewer installed on this comp, but both of yours came out far better than mine. all of my fully zoomed shots still require quite a bit of cropping and arent even worth posting, its pretty weak. mind sharing exposure, iso, and lens info? and how much of a crop? i'm just surprised at how crappy mine came out. i didnt have too great of a location, not nearly as dark as i had hoped but oh well. it looked cool to see in person, the photos just are pretty meh.
here are the only 2 worth posting from my night...

http://www.bryantroll.com/other/lunareclipse2.jpg

playing around before we took off... i'd like to spend more time with this but on a warmer night.
http://www.bryantroll.com/other/lunareclipse1.jpg

BADA$$

[TROLL]

thanks, had to compensate for my weak moon shots with something else. actually conditions and location were really poor for that shot but i'd like to go out and experiment with it again soon on a night thats not quite as cold.

[den9]

cold and windy nights are the best, u cant ask for clearer skies

how long was the exposure on the second shot, and what F stop, im assuming you were using your 80-200mm for the moon shot?

[TROLL]

yeah first shot was at 200mm with a 1.4x without much of a crop.

second shot was bulb exposure... about 15 mins at f/11 i think at iso 200. i'd like to find a more interesting foreground for the photos next time, in fact i've got an amazing spot in mind but its private property and its at least an hour away.

[den9]

next time im up the mountains im bringing my tripod, u see stuff in the sky ull never see here, the population is triple digits and there are no street lights, parking lots or stores for miles and miles

[i like rice]

chris215 and i like rice... what lenses are you guys using? i dont have my exif viewer installed on this comp, but both of yours came out far better than mine. all of my fully zoomed shots still require quite a bit of cropping and arent even worth posting, its pretty weak. mind sharing exposure, iso, and lens info? and how much of a crop?

1.6x, 70-200 2.8L IS with 1.4x TC (shot wasn't zoomed in all the way)

I had the camera and tripod set inside, ran outside, snapped off 4 pictures, ran back inside. I hate the cold.

Bogen 3021BPRO legs with Bogen 322RC2 head.
The first shot has a recrop of excess space around the left and bottom. The second shot is a crop of the first shot.

Model = Canon EOS 20D

Exposure Time = 1.3"
F Number = F4.5
Exposure Program = Manual
ISO Speed Ratings = 800
Exposure Bias Value = ±0EV
Max Aperture Value = F4
Metering Mode = Pattern
Flash = Flash did not fire, compulsory flash mode
Focal Length = 270mm
Color Space = Uncalibrated
Exposure Mode = Manual exposure
White Balance = Auto white balance

[Chris215]

^nice pics and setup too.

I used a Canon Powershot SX100 IS for being a beginner until I upgrade.

Exposure Time = 1/400, 1/500, 2" for last pic
F Number = F4.3
Exposure Program = Manual
ISO Speed Ratings = 200
Focal Length: 60mm

Len on this is 6-60mm

I zoomed all the way.

[CarbonIS]

i'll post up laura's photos later

[lownslow95]

i have it... needed a 2nd body so i got a D300 to go along with it :).
chris215 and i like rice... what lenses are you guys using? i dont have my exif viewer installed on this comp, but both of yours came out far better than mine. all of my fully zoomed shots still require quite a bit of cropping and arent even worth posting, its pretty weak. mind sharing exposure, iso, and lens info? and how much of a crop? i'm just surprised at how crappy mine came out. i didnt have too great of a location, not nearly as dark as i had hoped but oh well. it looked cool to see in person, the photos just are pretty meh.
here are the only 2 worth posting from my night...

http://www.bryantroll.com/other/lunareclipse2.jpg

playing around before we took off... i'd like to spend more time with this but on a warmer night.
http://www.bryantroll.com/other/lunareclipse1.jpg

that second one came out amazing lookin.

[leg]

http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r99/deadl3g/forum%20stuff/moon.jpg

[CHR!S]

troll, how long of an exposure did you have on that 2nd pic. i remember seeing a pic similar to that from up in alaska w/ the northern lights and it was absolutely astonishing

[TROLL]

ha ok so one of you has exposures much longer than i expected and the other has much shorter.

i was shooting between 1/10" and 1/50" at f/4 at 800-1600 iso... as you can tell i was clearly not sure what would work, and it didnt. i'm really not sure why but they dont look sharp and starting to get a bit grainy. i was concerned the lack of sharpness was because of my shutter speed being too slow to freeze the moving moon, but i guess thats not the case. i was shooting on a tripod of course since i didnt mention that. i was also using AF and it looked sharp through the viewfinder.

i like rice... 1.3" at f4.5 at iso 800. this is a much longer exposure than i thought was possible to freeze the moons movement, but now i know otherwise. you're also letting in a lot more light than i was... i guess this was at full eclipse so it wasnt nearly as bright? i didnt really shoot it at full eclipse because i expected it to be fully dark, not like in your pic. i think shooting at full eclipse is much better because of the evenness of the exposure instead of having a sliver of the moon peeking out thats like 8 stops brighter than the rest.

and chris215... your exposure was really 1/400 at f/4 at 200 iso? thats... a lot different, but again you shot at partial eclipse and exposed for the moon so maybe its possible.

i'm just trying to find out what i didnt know last night so next time i can go shoot this properly...

oh and i listed exposure info above on the 2nd pic... it was about 15 mins. it'd be a lot sweeter looking in a darker area and if it was an hour or longer :).

[i like rice]

I underexposed the shot by about 2/3rd f/stop so the shutter would've been longer if I exposed it properly. I stopped down the lens to 4.5 to make sure the image was sharp. I wasn't too worried about the shutter speed as long as it was below 2 seconds to avoid moon movement.

The shot was about 5 stops darker than normal for a full moon, which is why the shutter speed was longer. I didn't spend much time on it since 1) it was cold, 2) I'm not much into this type of photography.

[Chris215]

2nd pic: 1/500 at f/4 at 200 iso
1st, 4th pic: 1/400 at f/4at 200 iso
3rd pic: 1/640 at f/4 at 200 iso

Yeah I guess, I focused on the moon since I couldn't get a good pic of the eclispe.

[raceMpower95]

Shot with my 40D and 70-200 f4. It was two shots overlaid for good detail in both the shadow and the highlight. You can also see the two stars that formed the triangle with the moon. That alignment was said to take place once in a millennium. I'm not huge into astronomy but I think it's pretty cool to have a shot of something like that.


http://www.hotfirestudios.com/pictures2/DavesStuff/eclipse_medium.jpg

[Chris215]

^ nice shot, that's cool.

[turbo4g63]

i was lucky enough to be working outside all night so i got to see the entire show...it was pretty neat how it all happened

[raceMpower95]

i was lucky enough to be working outside all night so i got to see the entire show...it was pretty neat how it all happened
Hello Bill! It's good you dont have AIDS. I couldnt have made it outside all night, too damned cold. That pretty rad though, I'm sure it'd be cool to see it from beginning to end.

[YellowMSP]

troll your second shot is awesome. heres mines with a 20d 70-200 f2.8 zoomed all the way in at 1/10 sec iso800 i think. exif should still be there
http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff34/f47racing/lunareclipse.jpg

[BlackTypeR]

My contribution. I only shot the beginning because I was too cold.

http://a680.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/48/l_0c245b7937741f59608192e1e3b820d7.jpg

[CarbonIS]

http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj98/sublime8324/lunareclipse.jpg

[scutzi128]

My contribution. I only shot the beginning because I was too cold.

http://a680.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/48/l_0c245b7937741f59608192e1e3b820d7.jpg

Awesome pic dude.

[TROLL]

great time lapse... is that the actual movement of the moon or did you place them that way? very cool...

[garrettej8]

this is my favorite, but wasn't shot by me. I was at work anyway.

http://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/files/233504.jpg

[Buster]

does anyone else think the moon is like super cool? I do.

[BlackTypeR]

great time lapse... is that the actual movement of the moon or did you place them that way? very cool...

Thanks. I just placed them that way. I wanted to show the actual movement but the moon was starting to move out of the camera frame. So for the last couple shots I had to re-position the camera.

[scutzi128]

this is my favorite, but wasn't shot by me. I was at work anyway.

http://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/files/233504.jpg

Thats an amazing pic