There were too many clouds in the southern sky. We were enjoying a great dinner with friends and family out on the patio on a warm summer night. Everyone was exited to see the total lunar eclipse. At 22:30, as announced, the International Space Station ISS appeared as a brightly glowing spot out of the North, passing directly overhead before vanishing behind the clouds. We almost gave up hope. But then, all of a sudden, the sky cleared and we had a perfect view of the eclipse. By the time I grabbed the tripod and my Oly, walked a few hundred yards to an open field and set up shop, the moon was already starting to move out of the Earth’s shadow.
The photo was taken with the Olympus OM-D E-M1 with the 40-150 F/2.8 Pro Zoom with the MC 14 converter attached, giving me a 210mm focal length (equals 420mm in full frame). Image specs are 1/8 sec @ f/4 and ISO 1600. Cropped, curve adjustments and slight sharpening of the RAW was done in Lightroom Classic CC.
Wish you all a great weekend!
Marcus
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Glad you managed to catch this. Brilliant photo. Too many clouds here.
Thanks, Jill, it means a lot! Wish you a splendid weekend! Marcus
It was partially cloudy in Bucharest, too but fortunately we could see the magic moon. In your photo is so beautiful!
Glad you got to experience as well! Thanks for your kind words! Marcus
Marcus, that is such a wonderful event! I love your photograph! I read your settings and thought even if I would try to use them I would not achieve this amazing result.
Wish you a nice weekend and relaxing.
Thank you for your very kind words, they mean so much to me, as always! Wish you a splendid weekend! Marcus
Thank you Marcus, we had storms, so saw nothing, wonderful to see your photo 🙂 Lynne
Sorry it didn’t work out for you, Lynne! Thanks for your kind words. Wish you a nice Sunday! Marcus
Thanks Marcus, hope your week-end was good too 🙂
Beautiful photos! I wish I could experience this in real life. Thank you for sharing 😃
Thank you so much, and I really hope one day you get to see it! Marcus
Blood moon and lunar eclipse. Nice! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks, Alina, very much appreciated! I read that North America was out of this one….
Oh, nice one, I saw nothing here!
Thanks, Sue 🙂 !
So jelous you could see it! 😊 Beautiful photo!!
Thanks, so much appreciated! Sorry it didn’t work for you! Marcus
Wonderful Marcus. Glad you got to see the blood moon. Unfortunately we had a storm here so I didn’t have the opportunity.
Thanks, Richard, so much appreciated! Sorry it didn’t work out on your side. Have a nice Sunday! Marcus
You too.
After weeks of clear skies we had heavy downpours last night with thick cloud so not a hope of this breathtaking view so thank you for your spectacular photo Marcus.
Sorry to hear you weren’t lucky! Maybe next time! Tanks for your kind words! Marcus
Well Done on your perseverance! We went out remaining optimistic but unfortunately is was fruitless here in Poole, Dorset.
Thanks, already heard UK was not blessed with clear skies….have a nice Sunday noneless! Marcus
So glad the skies cleared for you. Was truly a breathtaking thing to see.
Thanks, Sam, must have been quite a sight in the bushveld…
Was amazing to see!