I took a few photos of the lunar eclipse from Gasworks Park. They're not great photos, and trying to set up these shots made me wish that I had more expertise with my camera. Maybe it's time to take a photo class!
There were also a few things working against me besides a lack of skill:
- I had only heard about the eclipse in the morning and didn't charge my camera batteries at all, so I ran out of juice while still testing shots
- It was dark and on a hill and I didn't bring a light to help me set up the tripod or focus or anything
- My lens is really not good for telescopic photography... it's rather wide angle
- I don't have a remote, and pressing the shutter button (even when using a tripod) creates some movement on long exposure shots... this was particularly frustrating
Posted on February 22, 2008 @ 1:42 PM | 2 comments
There were also a few things working against me besides a lack of skill:
- I had only heard about the eclipse in the morning and didn't charge my camera batteries at all, so I ran out of juice while still testing shots
- It was dark and on a hill and I didn't bring a light to help me set up the tripod or focus or anything
- My lens is really not good for telescopic photography... it's rather wide angle
- I don't have a remote, and pressing the shutter button (even when using a tripod) creates some movement on long exposure shots... this was particularly frustrating
Posted on February 22, 2008 @ 1:42 PM | 2 comments
Comments:
If next time you find yourself with out a remote, just use the 10 second timer. That way the shake stops by the time the shutter fires. Also, if you use the Mirror Lock Up function in custom settings for your camera you won't get the shake from the mirror going up and down as well. :)
By 
Zac, at
12:11 PM, February 23, 2008
Oh yeah, I tried that too... but the timer blinks a bunch before the shutter closes and it was annoying the people sitting around me. :(
By Kat, at
2:27 PM, February 23, 2008
