LunarEclipse2008
Originally uploaded by AnoopShah
Here's a picture of the February 20th 2008 Lunar Eclipse. The moon is in totality at this point and the red glow is from the light from the sun diffused and bounced off of the Earth's atmosphere. I was originally hoping to get a nice series of images to show the transition but unfortunately I had equipment problems with my tripod's head. The cold weather and the Bogen 3265 pistol grip head didn't work so well with the weight of the 5D plus the 300mm f/4L. This image came as I jury rigged the head with some duct tape. Duct tape fixes everything.
I'm really proud of this because a lot of research was done to get this shot the way I wanted it. Sites like MrEclipse and NASA's website on eclipses helped plan this shot.
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