Lunar eclipse. Leaving the umbra: 10/08/2014 6:11 a.m.

rodart Loc: Comanche, TX

10/08/2014 6:11 a.m.

Nikon D7000 iso 800 f5.6 4sec

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carlysue Loc: Columbus

very cool, this is exactly how I saw it this morning as the clouds moved away.

DavidInTX Loc: Dallas, TX

Great Shot! Looks like you had a clear sky in Comanche? Was Cloudy part of the time in Carrollton - but I was able to snag this string in between the clouds..

D800 / Sigma 150-600 / Exposure: 1.3 seconds at f / 8.0 - ISO 800 Focal Length: 600mm Exposure Program: Manual, Metering Mode: Spot White Balance: Cloudy / RAW / Lightroom to Crop and Export.

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Genessi Loc: SoCal

Beautiful, Will have to try your settings

rodart wrote:

10/08/2014 6:11 a.m.

Genessi Loc: SoCal

Love it...How do you do that?

DavidInTX wrote:

Great Shot! Looks like you had a clear sky in Comanche? Was Cloudy part of the time in Carrollton - but I was able to snag this string in between the clouds..

D800 / Sigma 150-600 / Exposure: 1.3 seconds at f / 8.0 - ISO 800 Focal Length: 600mm Exposure Program: Manual, Metering Mode: Spot White Balance: Cloudy / RAW / Lightroom to Crop and Export.

DavidInTX Loc: Dallas, TX

Genessi wrote:

Beautiful, Will have to try your settings

Thx - you can download the single ones and look at the EXIF info for sure - I was going from memory which is NOT improving with age

DavidInTX Loc: Dallas, TX

Genessi wrote:

Love it...How do you do that?

I tried to take a picture every 10 minutes - had several interruptions (including 2 coyotes) - so it wasn't so precise - also had to deal with cloud cover so had to shoot when I could. I took about 200 pictures - threw away all but 20 or so then loaded the ones you see in the composite each on a separate layer in photoshop, re-sized them (made smaller) then just sort of scattered them diagonally across the screen.. Only had to watch about 25 Photoshop videos to figure out how to do it :)

pianist38 Loc: Nebraska

Very nice. I like all the stars. :)

mikeroetex Loc: Lafayette, LA

DavidInTX wrote:

Thx - you can download the single ones and look at the EXIF info for sure - I was going from memory which is NOT improving with age

Hi David,
Your geo tag shows I was just up the road from you on Kings Gate and Marsh Lane! I sure struggled with focus and cloud cover.
I like that progression shot(s)!

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Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington

Gorgeous! The stars add interest, as well.

Irvingite Charles Loc: Irving, Tx

:thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:

rodart Loc: Comanche, TX

carlysue wrote:

very cool, this is exactly how I saw it this morning as the clouds moved away.

Thank you carlysue!

rodart Loc: Comanche, TX

DavidInTX wrote:

Great Shot! Looks like you had a clear sky in Comanche? Was Cloudy part of the time in Carrollton - but I was able to snag this string in between the clouds..

D800 / Sigma 150-600 / Exposure: 1.3 seconds at f / 8.0 - ISO 800 Focal Length: 600mm Exposure Program: Manual, Metering Mode: Spot White Balance: Cloudy / RAW / Lightroom to Crop and Export.

Like your shots! Yes it was clear until morning, then started clouding up. It produced some pretty interesting shots though! Took about 1000 so much processing to go!

rodart Loc: Comanche, TX

Genessi wrote:

Beautiful, Will have to try your settings

Thank you! Those settings may not work for you, but I'll tell you how I took it. I have the clip "Over exposed parts of the image will flash" function on when viewing images on my camera. I just changed exposure until the white portion of the moon just started to blow out. The the iso was set to achieve a 4 second or less shutter to freeze everything. Then push the heck out of the raw file in processing!

rodart Loc: Comanche, TX

pianist38 wrote:

Very nice. I like all the stars. :)

Thank you! It's the first time I've ever been able to get stars like this without doing a composite. Any brighter moon, and this would not have happened for me!