Comments on: How to Photograph a Lunar Eclipse http://www.mitchster.com/2008/02/21/how-to-photograph-a-lunar-eclipse/ Minneapolis Photography Sun, 05 Feb 2012 15:20:07 +0000 hourly 1 By: Mitchster.com » Theme Day - Graffiti http://www.mitchster.com/2008/02/21/how-to-photograph-a-lunar-eclipse/#comment-633 Mitchster.com » Theme Day - Graffiti Sun, 02 Mar 2008 14:05:26 +0000 http://www.mitchster.com/2008/02/21/how-to-photograph-a-lunar-eclipse/#comment-633 [...] Photo of the Year 2007. If you haven’t seen it, my most popular photo this month was of the Total Lunar Eclipse shot with a 2000mm lens. The big event this month in my world was the City of Lakes [...] [...] Photo of the Year 2007. If you haven’t seen it, my most popular photo this month was of the Total Lunar Eclipse shot with a 2000mm lens. The big event this month in my world was the City of Lakes [...]

]]> By: Andy http://www.mitchster.com/2008/02/21/how-to-photograph-a-lunar-eclipse/#comment-632 Andy Sat, 01 Mar 2008 11:47:08 +0000 http://www.mitchster.com/2008/02/21/how-to-photograph-a-lunar-eclipse/#comment-632 Would love to see some with the 2000mm at the GTG. Would love to see some with the 2000mm at the GTG.

]]> By: halcyon http://www.mitchster.com/2008/02/21/how-to-photograph-a-lunar-eclipse/#comment-631 halcyon Fri, 22 Feb 2008 19:29:18 +0000 http://www.mitchster.com/2008/02/21/how-to-photograph-a-lunar-eclipse/#comment-631 Spectacular! Spectacular!

]]> By: Mitchster.com » A Thin Coat of Ice http://www.mitchster.com/2008/02/21/how-to-photograph-a-lunar-eclipse/#comment-630 Mitchster.com » A Thin Coat of Ice Fri, 22 Feb 2008 15:52:06 +0000 http://www.mitchster.com/2008/02/21/how-to-photograph-a-lunar-eclipse/#comment-630 [...] everyone for all the comments yesterday,  I appreciate it! It was fun shooting the moon and getting such a great image. I’m running behind on work, so I’m just putting this [...] [...] everyone for all the comments yesterday,  I appreciate it! It was fun shooting the moon and getting such a great image. I’m running behind on work, so I’m just putting this [...]

]]> By: Rob http://www.mitchster.com/2008/02/21/how-to-photograph-a-lunar-eclipse/#comment-629 Rob Fri, 22 Feb 2008 04:43:36 +0000 http://www.mitchster.com/2008/02/21/how-to-photograph-a-lunar-eclipse/#comment-629 Great image, 2000mm? wow! Thans for the tips. I have my moon pics ready on Saturday. Great image, 2000mm? wow! Thans for the tips. I have my moon pics ready on Saturday.

]]> By: Strangetastes http://www.mitchster.com/2008/02/21/how-to-photograph-a-lunar-eclipse/#comment-628 Strangetastes Fri, 22 Feb 2008 02:06:27 +0000 http://www.mitchster.com/2008/02/21/how-to-photograph-a-lunar-eclipse/#comment-628 Okay, you have finally mooned all of CDPB. As did a few other CDPBs, like my son in Chicago (shooting with a Digital Rebel XTi and a Canon 75-300) and our colleague in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. Seriously, though, this is exceptional work. I enjoyed your technical discussion. What ISO were you using? When I was out last night with the 5D and a 100-400 Canon L Series lens, the widest lens would open in the dim light was f 5.6. Shooting at 100 and 200 ISO, most of the exposures were 20 or 30 seconds. I couldn't get the *^#@!* autofocus to work on the dim subject. Setting the manual focus on infinity wasn't quite right, either. I had to back it down just a hair but it was hard to get it right. Of course, part of the problem is that I am pretty tall and my tripod head will only angle up so far, so I had difficulty visualizing the subject. There will always be another challenge. I'm going to Washington next week on business, I'm arriving a day early so I can walk around the District with my camera, looking to see what I can do with the same old icons. BTW, a *2000* mm lens? Did you mounted on the back of a truck? Okay, you have finally mooned all of CDPB. As did a few other CDPBs, like my son in Chicago (shooting with a Digital Rebel XTi and a Canon 75-300) and our colleague in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.

Seriously, though, this is exceptional work. I enjoyed your technical discussion. What ISO were you using? When I was out last night with the 5D and a 100-400 Canon L Series lens, the widest lens would open in the dim light was f 5.6. Shooting at 100 and 200 ISO, most of the exposures were 20 or 30 seconds. I couldn’t get the *^#@!* autofocus to work on the dim subject. Setting the manual focus on infinity wasn’t quite right, either. I had to back it down just a hair but it was hard to get it right. Of course, part of the problem is that I am pretty tall and my tripod head will only angle up so far, so I had difficulty visualizing the subject. There will always be another challenge. I’m going to Washington next week on business, I’m arriving a day early so I can walk around the District with my camera, looking to see what I can do with the same old icons.

BTW, a *2000* mm lens? Did you mounted on the back of a truck?

]]> By: titiana http://www.mitchster.com/2008/02/21/how-to-photograph-a-lunar-eclipse/#comment-627 titiana Thu, 21 Feb 2008 23:53:37 +0000 http://www.mitchster.com/2008/02/21/how-to-photograph-a-lunar-eclipse/#comment-627 (cooooooooool) (cooooooooool)

]]> By: zentmrs http://www.mitchster.com/2008/02/21/how-to-photograph-a-lunar-eclipse/#comment-626 zentmrs Thu, 21 Feb 2008 16:53:49 +0000 http://www.mitchster.com/2008/02/21/how-to-photograph-a-lunar-eclipse/#comment-626 Very cool shot! We had a very cloudy sky and I only managed one shot at the tail end of the eclipse. Still fun to see... and there is always 2010! Very cool shot! We had a very cloudy sky and I only managed one shot at the tail end of the eclipse. Still fun to see… and there is always 2010!

]]> By: ~tanty~ http://www.mitchster.com/2008/02/21/how-to-photograph-a-lunar-eclipse/#comment-625 ~tanty~ Thu, 21 Feb 2008 16:19:41 +0000 http://www.mitchster.com/2008/02/21/how-to-photograph-a-lunar-eclipse/#comment-625 FANTASTIC! FANTASTIC!

]]> By: gordon http://www.mitchster.com/2008/02/21/how-to-photograph-a-lunar-eclipse/#comment-624 gordon Thu, 21 Feb 2008 14:16:08 +0000 http://www.mitchster.com/2008/02/21/how-to-photograph-a-lunar-eclipse/#comment-624 A fantastic photo. Thanks for the tips; but I doubt whether I will ever have a lens that big. A fantastic photo. Thanks for the tips; but I doubt whether I will ever have a lens that big.

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