Probably will go out and try with a D7k, but weather doesn't seem permitting.
Anyone shooting Lunar Eclipse tonight?
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If I can see it from my enclosed back porch I will try shooting out the window at it, but I'm not holding my breath. It has been snowing here for about 7 hours.
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The sky can change pretty fast...
This was about 3 hours ago, handheld, f/2.8, 30? second exposure, 200mm DX, trying to see what I would get through the clouds:

And this was about 15 min ago, tripod, f/8, 1/1600th of a second, 200mm DX exposure:

I'm going back out in about 45 min to shoot the actual eclipse, I hope it doesn't change again >.<
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elvishefer, that 2nd shoot is pretty nice :)
the skies seem to be clearing up for a bit, probably go out soon.Posted 2 years ago # -
Thanks! I'm really excited to see what the eclipse lighting (or lack thereof?) does to the shadows on the moon's surface. Here's hoping it's worth freezing for ;)
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Mhm yeah, wind gusts/cold/rain :)
Going to test out that D7k weather sealing hehePosted 2 years ago # -
elvis, the time on my previous post was wrong. The eclipse will start when I said (1:30 Eastern), but I had the wrong idea about what starting meant. The total eclipse starts at about 2:40 Eastern. I'm sorry if you're sitting out in the cold and not getting what you were expecting!
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jonnyapple said:
elvis, the time on my previous post was wrong. The eclipse will start when I said (1:30 Eastern), but I had the wrong idea about what starting meant. The total eclipse starts at about 2:40 Eastern. I'm sorry if you're sitting out in the cold and not getting what you were expecting!Lol, I hope he knew better.
I will be observing through my binoculars. No camera, no pictures. :(
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Too many clouds here in Houston :(
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Can't see a thing out here in SD :'(
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I only have clouds heavy rain and wind. There is no way Im getting a shot you guys need to get some good ones for me=)
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:D
I was a little unprepared, turns out my tripod and head really aren't great for shooting straight(ish) up, so I lost a lot of stability.
I wound up with a nice set of 'eclipsing' shots, but when I had to go for longer exposures the lack of stability meant there was a lot of blur. Missed out on the color...
And oh yeah, it's effing cold out.
I hope someone got some decent shots to show!
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Any further attempts : please don't go over 1/60th of a second, or it will blur out because of the earth/moon movement.
Here in germany sun is already up.. :/, didn't see much but maybe next time.
I check back later, post more pictures ;)Posted 2 years ago # -
I did a blog post with mine:
http://www.bugnoir.com/2010/12/lunar-eclipse.html
The photos are nothing to run upstairs and shout back down about, but it was a fun learning experience and I'll be more prepared and do better next time.
Anyone get the color at the end?
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Those are pretty nice :)
Yeah i didn't see a single thing. Waiting till 2014 nowPosted 2 years ago # -
I tried to shoot it with my 18-135mm, it turned out pretty crappy.
I'll post some later.
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It was cloudy and snowing here...didn't even get to see it.
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Today (15/Jun/2011) we are having a full lunar eclipse in our region, starting at 20pm (17pm GMT) and ends at 2am (23pm GMT).
Any good advice..
- For the beginning/end, the sunny16 rule applies.. but not when the moon is fully covered.
- I will try to enhance the photos using the methods explained here.Have a nice day...
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Looks like the skies will be clearing around 6pm here and will remain so for the night, the moon will be up right before sunset so hopefully it will be possible to get some shots. The added bonus is that the eclipse will start right before the moon rises so it will be right on the horizon and hopefully nice and red :)
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Here is a nice page on "How to photograph a Lunar Eclipse": http://www.mreclipse.com/LEphoto/LEphoto.html
Examples of photos are in: http://www.mreclipse.com/Special/photo.html#lunarPosted 2 years ago # -
rbid said:
Today (15/Jun/2011) we are having a full lunar eclipse in our region, starting at 20pm (17pm GMT) and ends at 2am (23pm GMT).Any good advice..
- For the beginning/end, the sunny16 rule applies.. but not when the moon is fully covered.
- I will try to enhance the photos using the methods explained here.Have a nice day...
good luck ribid, hope you get some nice shots.
we will only get it as the moon rises in my part of the world, and it will still be daylight.
happy shooting.
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We received a nice cloud cover as a bonus ... the downside was that I was on one side of the clouds and the moon on the other.
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casperwb said:
good luck ribid, hope you get some nice shots.we will only get it as the moon rises in my part of the world, and it will still be daylight.
happy shooting.
No clouds, perfect sky and good some good shoots from my D7000 with a 70-300VR lens.. but following the adviceshere I have a problem: Stacking the photos with registax using the D7000 files crashes. any hint?
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