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Anyone snapping the solstice lunar eclipse ?

Discussion in 'Open Discussion' started by blue, Dec 20, 2010.

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  1. blue

    blue Mu-43 Veteran

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    Jun 1, 2010
    UK
    It's due around sunrise (21st Dec) in the UK, but the forecast locally is fog. Also very cold. For those with clear skies there should be some good photo ops though.
     
    blue, Dec 20, 2010
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  2. Spuff

    Spuff Mu-43 Top Veteran

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    Dec 5, 2010
    Berkshire, UK.
    But is it all that interesting to photograph?
    I've seen a lunar eclipse, just by eye, in a clear sky. And although it is interesting it really isn't all that interesting. The moon just got darker with a dark red hue.
    From an image point of view you could just change the colour in Photoshop of the normal moon and get just about the same thing I would think.
     
    Spuff, Dec 20, 2010
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  3. qball

    qball Mu-43 Regular

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    Jun 19, 2010
    Thanks party pooper! :mad: 
     
    qball, Dec 20, 2010
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  4. Djarum

    Djarum Super Moderator Subscribing Member

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    Jason
    I would be, but its going to be cloudy:( 
     
    Djarum, Dec 20, 2010
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  5. ~tc~

    ~tc~ Mu-43 Hall of Famer

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    Houston, TX
    Few clouds and 63F - y'all Limeys can suck it! :) 
     
    ~tc~, Dec 20, 2010
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  6. RicCRiv

    RicCRiv New to Mu-43

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    Nov 12, 2010
    Ca,usa
    its way to cloudy :( 
     
    RicCRiv, Dec 20, 2010
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  7. sparkin

    sparkin Mu-43 Regular

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    Nov 18, 2010
    Lexington, KY
    It's dismal here in Ky too - full cloud and snow. Then again, I'm a Limey. :eek: 
     
    sparkin, Dec 20, 2010
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  8. flash

    flash Mu-43 Hall of Famer

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    1 hour from Sydney Australia.
    Gordon
    Eclipse? There's an eclipse?:smile::smile:

    Ooops, sorry. Wrong continent.

    Took these last night.

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    002-moon.jpg
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    flash, Dec 20, 2010
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  9. Luke

    Luke Mu-43 Hall of Famer Subscribing Member

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    Luke
    Let's see some results......cloudy and snowy here!
     
    Luke, Dec 20, 2010
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  10. rpress

    rpress Mu-43 Regular

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    Jun 11, 2010
    Taken with the 45-200mm handheld in California. My tripod won't let me point nearly straight up.
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    rpress, Dec 21, 2010
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  11. rpress

    rpress Mu-43 Regular

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    Jun 11, 2010
    Oh, I found a mini tripod that worked. :smile:

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    rpress, Dec 21, 2010
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  12. pdh

    pdh Mu-43 Top Veteran

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    May 6, 2010
    that is an extraordinary image ... works beautifully at this size+resolution
     
    pdh, Dec 21, 2010
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  13. Kosta

    Kosta Mu-43 Veteran

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    Sep 29, 2010
    Australia
    Awesome stuff rpress!

    and gordon, what did you take those on? hawt!
     
    Kosta, Dec 21, 2010
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  14. ccunningham

    ccunningham Mu-43 Veteran

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    Jul 23, 2010
    No doubt. Like we've been used to the last three weeks.

    Oh and don't forget to mention the freezing rain.
     
    ccunningham, Dec 21, 2010
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  15. Ulfric M Douglas

    Ulfric M Douglas Mu-43 Hall of Famer

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    Northumberland
    Well done Rpress, a decent picture.
    Anyone else got it?
     
    Ulfric M Douglas, Dec 21, 2010
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  16. flash

    flash Mu-43 Hall of Famer

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    Apr 29, 2010
    1 hour from Sydney Australia.
    Gordon
    EP2 with panasonic 45-200. Around f8. With a tripod.

    Really like rpress' shot. Great capture of the colour and detail in the moon.

    Gordon
     
    flash, Dec 21, 2010
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  17. BBW

    BBW Super Moderator Emeritus

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    Jan 13, 2010
    Near "Playland" outside of NYC, NY, USA
    flasn and rpress - thank you!:bravo-009:

    I'm such an idiot, I knew about it and thought about it...and went to bed and promptly forgot all about it!:dash2: I could have used my daughter's Olympus E620, too. Maybe she remembered to try it?

    You both have taken great shots - very different.
     
    BBW, Dec 21, 2010
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  18. BBW

    BBW Super Moderator Emeritus

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    Near "Playland" outside of NYC, NY, USA
    This really is exceptional.
     
    BBW, Dec 21, 2010
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  19. Spuff

    Spuff Mu-43 Top Veteran

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    Dec 5, 2010
    Berkshire, UK.
    Sorry, I was being a bit curmudgeonly.

    It was totally clouded over here, like it has been for weeks and weeks and weeks.
     
    Spuff, Dec 21, 2010
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  20. rpress

    rpress Mu-43 Regular

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    Jun 11, 2010
    Thanks for the compliments guys! :redface:

    I was experimenting with the "negative space" to give more a feeling of the expansive sky while keeping some detail. Also if I zoomed in any more it would be blurry. :smile: I tried to crop it so it was more interesting with a couple stars here and there and not a "mugshot" of the moon.

    It seemed to work I guess?

    I wonder how the 100-300 would compare to my 45-200 in this case? The 45-200 seemed to put forth a good effort.
     
    rpress, Dec 21, 2010
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