Most of the Northern Hemisphere barring poor weather had the opportunity tonight to view the last lunar eclipse until 2010. To get a good shot of an eclipse you need a quality long lens such as Canon’s new EF 800mm f/5.6L IS USM.
I’ve not yet found the $12,000 to buy a lens of that magnitude so I took to shooting the event with a simpler setup. The attached image was shot with an EF 75-300mm f/4-5.6 III and a Quantaray 2x AF Tele-Converter at f/5.6, 0.8″, 300mm x2. The result has a good amount of digital noise so it won’t be much use except to document the event. More important to me than taking a great image of the eclipse was the opportunity to spend time with my son watching God’s handiwork and just being boys together. Click the image to see a larger version. Hope you all like it.
Just a quick note. There are quality telescopes with camera mounts that make an excellent platform for stellar photography. I just might have to look into getting a unit before the next eclipse.
I had considered staying up and seeing this eclipse myself, but I missed it. Thanks for taking this shot, Daniel.
I loved the detail of the moon upclose, my whole life I have tried to find the proverbial “man in the moon” and looking at your picture, I believe I might have found the rabit in the moon, but no man.
Hi Daniel, Great photo of the Lunar Eclipse! I saw the real thing last night here from the Mohave Desert, but your photo is a chance to see it with even more definition. Thanks
it’s a beautiful shot. Priceless for the memories it has created.