Wednesday, February 20, 2008

lunar Eclipse

No stamping tonight we spent the evening outside watching the eclipse so thought I would share a few of the shots with you here. So exciting no matter how many times you see it. It was a cold night and finding a spot in town that wasn't to bright yet close to home because of having to work till almost eclipse time.



The above is the moon fully eclipsed.


This last photo was taken at about 8 seconds so that the two planets could be visible in the shot.

All shots were taken with a Sony A100, on a tripod, at about f11 or F16, ranged from 60th of sec to 8 seconds, with 400 iso. Mostly a learning experience for me. I would love to have a bigger lens someday to get real close. oh well always 2010.
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23 comments:

  1. AnonymousFebruary 20, 2008 at 11:03 PM

    see, I didn't miss it...you DVR'd it for me! Thanks.

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  2. NardiFebruary 20, 2008 at 11:12 PM

    WOW! What fantastic photos to capture the moment!

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  3. Swamp TulipFebruary 21, 2008 at 8:00 AM

    WOW - great photos!

    Teresa

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  4. GodelieveFebruary 21, 2008 at 11:12 AM

    Spectacular photos! Thanks for sharing!

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  5. DebbiFebruary 21, 2008 at 2:56 PM

    Fabulous pictures. We had so many clouds. Thanks for sharing!

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  6. LastelFebruary 22, 2008 at 3:22 AM

    Awesome , you got some great shots !

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  7. AnonymousFebruary 22, 2008 at 3:43 AM

    gorgeous photos! I could have looked out my window and watched it but completely forgot - darn it!

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  8. LeslyFebruary 22, 2008 at 6:18 AM

    These are fabulous! It was too cloudy in Colorado to see it. We'll have to wait until 2010. Thank you for sharing.

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  9. KerilouFebruary 22, 2008 at 8:46 AM

    Very cool!! I got to see quite a bit of it, we had a clear night! Keri

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  10. Carolyn KingFebruary 22, 2008 at 11:40 AM

    amazing pictures....thanks for sharing them as i missed it!

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  11. CatherineFebruary 22, 2008 at 3:22 PM

    cool pics..thanks for sharing!

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  12. Joani McDonaldFebruary 22, 2008 at 5:02 PM

    How cool. I missed it, but thanks to you I got to see it!
    Thank you for sharing.
    Hugs,
    Joani

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  13. flourishesFebruary 22, 2008 at 5:57 PM

    OMG these are stunning...I am so glad you shared them with us...I love the night moon and this was grand to see!
    Jan Marie (flourishes)

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  14. Amanda GFebruary 22, 2008 at 6:10 PM

    sniff, sniff it was too cloudy for me to see it :(

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  15. jjcreationsFebruary 22, 2008 at 10:09 PM

    Oh my word your photos are fantastic. We had a good view outside of Edmonton Alberta....Didn't have my camera with me though.

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  16. katiesnicheFebruary 23, 2008 at 8:36 PM

    Those photos are amazing!!!

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  17. AnonymousFebruary 24, 2008 at 10:56 AM

    beautiful photos!

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  18. KarenFebruary 24, 2008 at 1:20 PM

    Great photos! We enjoyed watching the eclispe too, but due to the advantageous placing of our windows, we were able to see it from a warm vantage point!

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  19. cheryl (clee')February 24, 2008 at 3:42 PM

    Thanks for sharing the photo - they're excellent!. I did see a bit of the eclipse in MN - not too cloudy - but didn't take photos.

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  20. MindyFebruary 24, 2008 at 5:37 PM

    Incredible pictures! Thanks so much for sharing. It was too cloudy here to see it. I'll have to remember to show these to my stepson!

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  21. Jennifer LoveFebruary 24, 2008 at 9:50 PM

    WOW! Those are INCREDIBLE pictures! Great job!

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  22. Tami in OHFebruary 24, 2008 at 10:58 PM

    I was so excited to remember to run out and see this - we had a great view of it here - looks like you did too! :)

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  23. UnknownFebruary 25, 2008 at 8:32 AM

    These are truly amazing, thank you so much for sharing them with us. I'm going to have my nieces check out your site. We had just been talking about this!!
    diane

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