Well, that sucked. Stupid long northern summer days. The moon rose but I couldn't see it for over two hours because of the light in the sky. I sat perched on a loose rock clutching my camera bag all of that time trying to remember if I had insured my camera in case I slipped and fell in.
NOT ONE of the following shots are from that position...
Since my equipment is not up for such a task, I decided I would try to get a little creative and take some interesting shots instead of good shots. I was shooting in RAW (washed out colours) and haven't edited other than straightened and converted to JPEG. I had to use the Windows photos app which crushed them down but, you'll get the idea.
They aren't great photos but hopefully they are better than all of the people who stood there taking photos on their phones. I am guessing Facebook is going to be a wheat silo (Filled with grainy pictures) with people saying "Look how beautiful the blood moon is!" with a picture that has about 16 pixels in total. If you are wondering, the light square will represent the moon.
Ok, here are some shots from the night and I guess considering I was leaning the camera on my bag and hoping for a steady shot, they aren't all that bad.
Regardless of whether the shots come out or not, it is nice to be out with the camera when the weather looks like this:
24 degrees, warm air, a nice breeze that kept the mosquitoes somewhat at bay and lake water lapping near the feet. Did anyone get any good photos of the blood moon tonight (besides @trumpman)?
Taraz [ a Steem original ]