And the moon was red with blood.
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Oct, 2014Views
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Winner in Lunar Display Photo Challenge
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ricklecompte
January 31, 2016
It helps one get their head around the fact that it is a ball floating in space. Thanks Murphey
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Location
This image was taken from my driveway, in a city, near a car lot so ambient ugly light was an issueTime
The eclipse was coming in October of 2014. To prep, I built a rolling table to put my telescope on. That way I could move it with the changing conditions of when it would be behind trees and also so that I could focus while standing rather than on my knees - a most awkward position :-)Lighting
The lighting was important. When I first started moon shots years ago, I assumed (and we all know what that means) that since it was night, you needed slow shutter speeds and wide open apertures. This wrong wrong wrong. 100 at 1/60th works just fine. The other important issue with light was the ugly car lot light. ALL cities have been careless with the night skies. We have stolen the stars from our children. The rolling table did make it easier to avoid the direct garbage.Equipment
I always shoot with my trusty Sony. This was my A300 then. I attached it to a Celestron C8 Schmidt-Cassigrain on a super stable made for it tripod and all of this was on my custom table built from scrap lumber. When taking the shot, I used the internal timer so as to avoid shaking.Inspiration
The stars and moon(s) and planets are our gift. The night sky is what can take us into a different mind set. No politics, no daily stress, no deadlines and mortality. Infinity! Like someone said, "If you gaze long enough into the abyss, the abyss gazes back into you." I recommend thisEditing
I worked in post to sharpen the image, maybe a tiny too much. That's about it. The color was the eclipse itself filtered in city light. I meant to shoot in RAW but goofed up and only had jpeg to work fromIn my camera bag
I carry with me 2 Sony cameras, an A7m2 and an A300. I have extra batteries and cards but little else. I rely on the eye more than equipment generally. In the case of this shot, a special event, the A300 and the C8 as described above.Feedback
Here is the thing about moon shots... take a lot. Read and see how fast you really can shoot. Shoot RAW for better latitude in post. Use the timer or other means to trigger the exposure or you will always get bad blur even though you don't see it in the viewfinder. It will be there and ruin your image. And like all of life, stay curious. It doesn't have to work every time. You just need to try and try and try and PLAY.
