Sunday, March 04, 2007
Lunar Eclipse March 2007
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Originally uploaded by barry_williams.
My camera was out from 10 o clock last night snapping photographs of the Lunar Eclipse which was meant to be one of the most spectacular ever. I've nothing to compare with but it was certainly a fantastic sight!
I was slightly surprised at the number of people walking past me asking me what I was taking photographs of. They had no idea an eclipse was happening and didn't even notice the moon was red until I pointed it out!
Link to my Lunar Eclipse flickr set
Labels: eclipse, photography
Wednesday, March 29, 2006
Partial Eclipse of Sun
Just read that there is a partial eclipse currently in progress viewable from the UK.
Armed with my Tripod, 300mm lens and SLR I sat on the pavement outside the house with a piece of paper to get the direction correct. The focus was set to infinity and I took about 15 pictures. This was definitely the best. The images taken at 1/4000 had a lot of lens flare, but this one at 1/1000 with 2 CDs in front of the lens to restrict the light seemed to work great!
The moon is due to pass in front of the sun from 10.45am to 12.25pm, covering nearly a fifth at its peak.
Armed with my Tripod, 300mm lens and SLR I sat on the pavement outside the house with a piece of paper to get the direction correct. The focus was set to infinity and I took about 15 pictures. This was definitely the best. The images taken at 1/4000 had a lot of lens flare, but this one at 1/1000 with 2 CDs in front of the lens to restrict the light seemed to work great!
The moon is due to pass in front of the sun from 10.45am to 12.25pm, covering nearly a fifth at its peak.
Labels: eclipse, photography
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