Total Lunar Eclipse - #1 of 4 - April 2014

[dcm]

Thanks for the confirmation that it is likely the IS. And dcm, thanks for the link to the Tamron manual. I always wondered why they included these manuals with products.

And jrista with regard to the composites, now you are just showing off. Good work.

Kindest Regards, Lloyd

I seldom read the manuals that come with the product. I find the best time to read the manual is before I buy it. Then I have a better idea of what I'm really getting and what to expect. Still waiting for my Tamron to arrive.

 

[CarlTN]

Here are mine taken with my T1i and 55-250 mm.

bloodmoon1 by SlyhamPhoto, on Flickr

bloodmoon2 by SlyhamPhoto, on Flickr

bloodmoon3 by SlyhamPhoto, on Flickr

bloodmoon4 by SlyhamPhoto, on Flickr

bloodmoon5 by SlyhamPhoto, on Flickr

bloodmoon6 by SlyhamPhoto, on Flickr

Not bad at all! It rained here so I didn't get a chance to try to shoot.

 

[surapon]

Dear friends.
Thousand thanks for all GREAT PHOTOS of the RED MOON. Sorry. Past two nights were Thunderstorm and raining night for my home town( Apex, NC., USA.)---No Red Moon in the cloudy sky.
Well, Here are my RED MOON by Post processing/ Photoshop----Ha, Ha, Ha.
Enjoy.
Surapon

 

[PTT]

Lunar Eclipse Composite. 6D, 70-300 @300mm, f16. Kept shutter speed at 1 second or faster. Longer exposures had some Moon edge blurring. ISO varied from 100 to 2500.

 

[dcm]

Thanks for the confirmation that it is likely the IS. And dcm, thanks for the link to the Tamron manual. I always wondered why they included these manuals with products.

And jrista with regard to the composites, now you are just showing off. Good work.

Kindest Regards, Lloyd

I suggested VC because the movements look a bit mechanical and 600mm will magnify any movement. I assumed you have taken moon photos with other lenses in your arsenal and not had a similar experience. If you have, then this suggests it is the lens. If not, there are a couple of other things to consider, your base and tripod.

Were you on solid ground or a deck? A deck can impart movement from people walking, even if they are inside the house when the deck is attached to the house. As Neuro noted in some autofocus calibration discussions, his results were affected by movement in the house until he set his tripod on a concrete floor in the basement.

Were you using a lightweight tripod or a tripod with the center column raised? The slightest of breeze can cause movement in these cases. These are two other things to consider.

I'll have to try this out when mine arrives. I haven't experienced anything like this with my 55-250 or 70-200 with extenders.

 

[Lloyd]

DCM,

I was taking the photos on fairly solid, but a little wet, ground. I had two tripods set up. One was for the 800mm fd lens and the other was for the Tamron. Unfortunately, the head I was using for the 800mm was unable to solidly hold the lens at the high angle I needed when the moon was in the full eclipse position. Therefore, I used only the 150-600 for the red moon shots. The tripod I used for the Tamron was not as solid as the one for the 800, but I don't think that camera shake was the issue. I used a remote trigger (the CamRanger) so no vibration from that and was using live view. There was no real wind out at the time.

I have done several star photos before with other lenses (including the 800, a Canon 70-200 2.8 and a variety of wide angle lenses) and have not had had the stars come out in such a squiggly pattern before. Blurred yes, but consistently squiggly like this no. I first attributed the moon blur to the duration of the shutter, the length of the lens and the movement of the moon. However, that does not explain the squiggly stars. I need to go out again and try some star photos with the better tripod and with VC (IS) on and off to see if I can repeat the effect.

Thanks for help in brain storming this issue.

Kindest Regards, Lloyd

 

[Mt Spokane Photography]

It looks like lots of people got good images. It started out hazy here, and degenerated into a overcast, so I gave up. The night before was clear.

 

[Drizzt321]

It looks like lots of people got good images. It started out hazy here, and degenerated into a overcast, so I gave up. The night before was clear.

I got fairly lucky. I was up a few hundred feet above ocean level on the side of a mountain, so above the low-level fog/haze that we sometimes get. Then while there were some high level, thin clouds (cirrus I think), there was a good wind and they were moving fast so there was sufficient clear air for me to get decent shots.

 

[Lloyd]

Dear friends.
Thousand thanks for all GREAT PHOTOS of the RED MOON. Sorry. Past two nights were Thunderstorm and raining night for my home town( Apex, NC., USA.)---No Red Moon in the cloudy sky.
Well, Here are my RED MOON by Post processing/ Photoshop----Ha, Ha, Ha.
Enjoy.
Surapon

I hate it when people try to pass off a photoshop image as an original. Again Surapon, you don’t fool me. I found the original photograph that you lifted this image from on the Daily Planet website and posted it below. It shows not the red moon, but you returning from your home world. I will not let you keep up this deception through some clever cropping of a lifted photo. This has to stop.

 

[surapon]

Dear friends.
Thousand thanks for all GREAT PHOTOS of the RED MOON. Sorry. Past two nights were Thunderstorm and raining night for my home town( Apex, NC., USA.)---No Red Moon in the cloudy sky.
Well, Here are my RED MOON by Post processing/ Photoshop----Ha, Ha, Ha.
Enjoy.
Surapon

I hate it when people try to pass off a photoshop image as an original. Again Surapon, you don’t fool me. I found the original photograph that you lifted this image from on the Daily Planet website and posted it below. It shows not the red moon, but you returning from your home world. I will not let you keep up this deception through some clever cropping of a lifted photo. This has to stop.

Ha, Ha, Ha---Dear my friend Lloyd.
Ha, Ha, Ha---You make my days again-----Ha, Ha, Ha-----Atleast We all have FUN.
Thanksssss.
Have a great work week, Before the RED MOON Change to be a Blue moon( 4/10/2014 . at 5:28 PM, the blue sky in late afternoon)
Surapon

 

[mackguyver]

Surapon, I'm not sure if you have enough red "rings" on your gear to shoot the red "Blood Moon" ;D

Great shots by everyone! I live in humid Florida, so it's not something I can get into, but I really enjoy seeing all of the great work on this post.

 

[Slyham]

Here are mine taken with my T1i and 55-250 mm.

Great shots, nice and crisp.

Some great shots by Jrista and Slyham.

Not bad at all! It rained here so I didn't get a chance to try to shoot.

Thanks everyone! Mine are nothing compared to Jrista, but I am very happy with them considering my gear. It was nice and clear in Arizona as it is most nights. I also learned very quickly that any exposure over a second was too long which surprised me.

It was very neat to witness and capture.

 

[CarlTN]

Thanks everyone!

It was very neat to witness and capture.

You're most welcome!

 

[Northstar]

And jrista with regard to the composites, now you are just showing off. Good work.

LOL. Yeah, a little.

Thanks.

LOL...I was thinking the same thing but I'm very glad that you are!! Great shots and composites!!

well done jrista!

 

[traingineer]

Dear friends.
Thousand thanks for all GREAT PHOTOS of the RED MOON. Sorry. Past two nights were Thunderstorm and raining night for my home town( Apex, NC., USA.)---No Red Moon in the cloudy sky.
Well, Here are my RED MOON by Post processing/ Photoshop----Ha, Ha, Ha.
Enjoy.
Surapon

I hate it when people try to pass off a photoshop image as an original. Again Surapon, you don’t fool me. I found the original photograph that you lifted this image from on the Daily Planet website and posted it below. It shows not the red moon, but you returning from your home world. I will not let you keep up this deception through some clever cropping of a lifted photo. This has to stop.

Ha, Ha, Ha---Dear my friend Lloyd.
Ha, Ha, Ha---You make my days again-----Ha, Ha, Ha-----Atleast We all have FUN.
Thanksssss.
Have a great work week, Before the RED MOON Change to be a Blue moon( 4/10/2014 . at 5:28 PM, the blue sky in late afternoon)
Surapon

That's a nice Mercedes you got there, Surapon. ° ͜ʖ °

 

[surapon]

Dear friends.
Thousand thanks for all GREAT PHOTOS of the RED MOON. Sorry. Past two nights were Thunderstorm and raining night for my home town( Apex, NC., USA.)---No Red Moon in the cloudy sky.
Well, Here are my RED MOON by Post processing/ Photoshop----Ha, Ha, Ha.
Enjoy.
Surapon

I hate it when people try to pass off a photoshop image as an original. Again Surapon, you don’t fool me. I found the original photograph that you lifted this image from on the Daily Planet website and posted it below. It shows not the red moon, but you returning from your home world. I will not let you keep up this deception through some clever cropping of a lifted photo. This has to stop.

Ha, Ha, Ha---Dear my friend Lloyd.
Ha, Ha, Ha---You make my days again-----Ha, Ha, Ha-----Atleast We all have FUN.
Thanksssss.
Have a great work week, Before the RED MOON Change to be a Blue moon( 4/10/2014 . at 5:28 PM, the blue sky in late afternoon)
Surapon

That's a nice Mercedes you got there, Surapon. ° ͜ʖ °

Thank you, Sir, Dear traingineer.
That my old 1985 380 SE, and great/ fast running too. Yes, 28 years old car still in great shape as the TANK.
Thanks.
Surapon

 

[traingineer]

Dear friends.
Thousand thanks for all GREAT PHOTOS of the RED MOON. Sorry. Past two nights were Thunderstorm and raining night for my home town( Apex, NC., USA.)---No Red Moon in the cloudy sky.
Well, Here are my RED MOON by Post processing/ Photoshop----Ha, Ha, Ha.
Enjoy.
Surapon

I hate it when people try to pass off a photoshop image as an original. Again Surapon, you don’t fool me. I found the original photograph that you lifted this image from on the Daily Planet website and posted it below. It shows not the red moon, but you returning from your home world. I will not let you keep up this deception through some clever cropping of a lifted photo. This has to stop.

Ha, Ha, Ha---Dear my friend Lloyd.
Ha, Ha, Ha---You make my days again-----Ha, Ha, Ha-----Atleast We all have FUN.
Thanksssss.
Have a great work week, Before the RED MOON Change to be a Blue moon( 4/10/2014 . at 5:28 PM, the blue sky in late afternoon)
Surapon

That's a nice Mercedes you got there, Surapon. ° ͜ʖ °

Thank you, Sir, Dear traingineer.
That my old 1985 380 SE, and great/ fast running too. Yes, 28 years old car still in great shape as the TANK.
Thanks.
Surapon

Kewl.