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A total eclipse of the moon

A total eclipse of the moon by petecarr.
Last nights total eclipse of the moon was tricky to capture. A normal moon photo is easy as its a bright object in the sky. The problem was that when the moon was fully eclipsed it was a dull red ball in the sky. At 400mm I couldn’t really capture it in enough detail because I had to increase the ISO, which increased the noise. When I cropped the image it was just too noisy to really see any detail. After a lot of attempts I gave up and captured the process and produced this image instead. Its a combination of shots at 400mm. 

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padraicyclops  Pro User  says:

Excellent. What a night.
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Duquesa Mercedes  Pro User  says:

I am so glad you capture this, because I saw the whole thing but I couldnt get a good picture of it, This is very nice!!
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fotolobo says:

wow...

liked the composition

good idea
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mobilevirgin  Pro User  says:

That's really good - nice and sharp. Mine were somewhat fuzzy
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Nuno Nascimento says:

Nice work. It was a really tricky capture.
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Leisa {NaturesPixel Photography}  Pro User  says:

Beautiful we had clouds here :(
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Kirsten Mavric  Pro User  says:

beautiful, well done, Pete.
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Micheo  Pro User  says:

You did it very well!
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debhede  Pro User  says:

This is too cool!

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msc-ρңσtσđєѕіgη  Pro User  says:

Fantastic!
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markhsal  Pro User  says:

I like it.
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Ruth_W  Pro User  says:

This is one of the best eclipse photos I've seen today - brilliant!
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larry wfu  Pro User  says:

Great series!
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G & M [deleted] says:

Fantastic image Pete
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iam4ranny  Pro User  says:

SUPER!
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www.musephotos.com says:

its lovely...even though it may be grainy it makes for a great picture
p.s. thanks for teh memory..it was a very interesting day
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Celuloso says:

Excelent composion. If you want, please watch mines: The best i had seen.
Eclipse Lunar 3 y 4 de Marzo de 2007. Moon Eclipse. 4 Caborian
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gippy73 says:

It seems a Stereo Surround logo or something like that!

Really a great idea this your composition. Compliments!
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harrymoon  Pro User  says:

great stuff pete, I found it tough with a 300mm but not looked at the shots yet. you've done really well.
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orcagirl  Pro User  says:

eclipse composite


love your moon
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Fluffy Wobbleyou says:

Mmmm...
I tried with a 500mm lens, highish ISO, slow shutter speed, sturdy tripod AND cable release...
Eclipses are tricky, but worth it!!!
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Wiiinston says:

Your photos are amazing. These ones of the eclipse are MUCH better than the ones I took!
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Danial79  Pro User  says:

Very nice.

We're having a luna eclipse on Aug 28, but unfortunately I don't have the right lenses to make the most of it : (
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João Ribeiro (Jpspider)  Pro User  says:

very cool idea
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zuf1  Pro User  says:

Great shot and title too!
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