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Do not miss the Total Lunar Eclipse!

Dec
9
2011
December 9, 2011
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A total lunar eclipse, which is a rare event, will take place tonight/tomorrow morning (depending on where you live). No matter what camera and lens combination you have (the longer the lens, the better), try getting out and photographing the eclipse. It truly is a rare eclipse, because we won’t see anything like this until at least 2014!

If you have never photographed the moon before, see my detailed article on how to photograph the moon. Once you finish reading the article, read the next article on how to photograph a lunar eclipse and start preparing your gear!

For more information on the eclipse, please see NASA’s eclipse site. If you are in the US, the closer you are to the west coast, the better the view. Coloradans should observe the totality at around 7:30 AM, more info on 7News.

Here is my shot of a total lunar eclipse that occurred last december:

Total Lunar Eclipse of 2010 A wallpaper version of the above shot can be downloaded from here.

Good luck and please share your photos of the moon by posting a link to your image below for everyone to see and enjoy!

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How to Photograph a Lunar Eclipse

Dec
22
2010
December 22, 2010
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I intentionally waited on posting this article on how to photograph a lunar eclipse until it actually took place on 12/21/2010, because I wanted to document my experience and provide information on what challenges I had during the process of photographing this rare, but stunningly beautiful phenomenon. This was not my first time trying to photograph a lunar eclipse – I tried it once back in 2008, but the weather did not cooperate back then and I did not get any good pictures. My luck was much better this time and although the sky was not completely clear, I was still fortunate enough to capture the entire process, from full moon to total lunar eclipse, then back to full moon. The next lunar eclipse will occur in the summer of next year, so if you missed it this year, definitely try to get out and take some pictures, especially when the moon turns bloody red.

Total Lunar Eclipse of 2010

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Total Lunar Eclipse of 2010

Dec
21
2010
December 21, 2010
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Here is what the blood red Total Lunar Eclipse of 2010 looked like last night:

Total Lunar Eclipse 2010

After taking a long break, I’m now back to posting as usual. Currently finishing up: “indoors flash photography using off-camera flash” and tomorrow will be hopefully posting two new articles – “how to take portraits indoors with a Christmas tree” and “how to photograph a lunar eclipse” (yes, info on how the above image was taken will also be posted in detail). Stay tuned!

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How to Photograph the Moon

Dec
2
2009
December 2, 2009
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If you own a DSLR or a point and shoot with an optical zoom, I’m sure that every once in a while you see a beautiful moon and you think about taking a picture of it, especially when the moon is full and beautiful. There are other times when you spot a news announcement about a Lunar Eclipse and you think about capturing the moment, but do not know how to do it right. Or you want to capture the moon together with a foreground object such as a house or a lone tree, but the picture is not coming out right because the moon is much smaller and looks like a white blob. If you had any of these situations or simply want to find out how to take a picture of the moon with a digital camera, then this guide is for you.

Waning Gibbous

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