Ina's Photoblog
Lunar Eclipse 2008 1 of 2
Posted by Ina (Krugersdorp, South Africa) on 24 February 2008 in Landscape & Rural and Portfolio.
Phases of total lunar eclipse, 21 February 2008, as seen from South Africa.
It was awesome to sit outside and watch this happen. The first shot was taken @ 3.54am and the last one 4.54am.
“Every one is a moon, and has a dark side which he never shows to anybody”
~Mark Twain quotes~
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@Gary: Thanks Gary!
@Michael Skorulski: Thanks Michael!
givethemhell from Germany
What an intriguing photo of the moon eclipse, and Mar Twain's words are very true. Everyone has a dark side, a shadow.
24 Feb 2008 8:23am
@givethemhell: Thank you my friend! I think when we can manage to lit the darkside we can taste 'freedom'!
@Scotfot: Thanks!
@Ana Lúcia: Thanks :)
MaryB from Staffordshire, United Kingdom
Wow! Ina, this is brilliant! very well done on getting these great shots.
24 Feb 2008 10:18am
@MaryB: Thank you so much Mary! I had a good time taking them!
Farhad.B from Babol, Iran
wow ! very very wonderfull shot! can u teach me about this photographi please?
24 Feb 2008 10:37am
@Farhad.B: Thanks Farhad. This photo is made up of 5 different photo's that I've combined into one in Photoshop.
Ron from Saint Louis, United States
Beautiful, Ina! And, just curious, what was the temperature at 3:54 a.m.? Here it occurred between 9 p.m. and 11 p.m. and it was COLD.
24 Feb 2008 12:33pm
@Ron: Thank you Ron! It was a lovely summer's morning, bit cloudy here and there, but overall great. I would say it was about 16 degrees C. Tanks for your interest!
@Craiger: Thanks Graiger
@Marta: Thanks Marta
Lorraine from Gatineau, Canada
Oh Ina, wow, what a collection, you took that superbly well, congrats!
24 Feb 2008 3:23pm
@Lorraine: Thanks Lorraine~!
baobab from Cambridge, United States
Nice Ina! I especially like the way you captured the last burning edge and the redness of totality. You were up very early/late for this one.
The eclipse here (cambridge massachusetts) went the opposite way, from left to right, perhaps because we're on the other side of the equator. It was well below freezing here - maybe minus 5 celsius - too cold to stand around in, so we kept going in and out.
24 Feb 2008 3:42pm
@baobab: Thanks! I was up early - the weather was great!
vu@granby - Wolfgang Prigge from Granby, QC, Canada
Nice Ina! Here it was too cold to be outside for long, and also too many ice crystals in the air, so my attempts are not very good.
24 Feb 2008 4:06pm
@vu@granby - Wolfgang Prigge: Maybe you are lucky next time!
@Laurie: Thanks Laurie
@Daniel: Thanks Daniel
isabel from Portugal
nice work. great shot! like the Twain's sentence as well ...
24 Feb 2008 5:51pm
@isabel: Thanks Isabel!
@Brites: Thanks Brites!
Porcsin from Debrecen, Hungary
Superb!
I want to see it too, but i fell asleep! :(
So i am very grateful for you to show it to me! Thanks!
24 Feb 2008 7:03pm
@Porcsin: Glad you liked it!
Jasp from Plymouth, United Kingdom
Wow!. 3.00 am in UK...so ashamed to say I was still asleep
24 Feb 2008 7:44pm
@Jasp: Well, sometimes one needs to rest! Thanks for the visit!
@Graham Russon: Thanks Graham!
MJ from Delaware, United States
absolutely beautiful.... Thank you for sharing the series...
24 Feb 2008 9:37pm
Sandrine from Cincinnati, United States
Awesome! i love what you did in showing us the progression! I can't help but notice that from your side of the world, the shadow is opposite ours... I posted my 2 photos today and yesterday... Excellent picture!
24 Feb 2008 9:53pm
@Sandrine: Thanks Sandrine! Regarding the shadow... I swear if we were not into photography, we wouldn't even notice that!
standley from Brou-sur-Chantereine, France
Great idea Ina. Very well captured and presented!
24 Feb 2008 10:10pm
@standley: Thanks Richard
Steven from Chicagoland, United States
Beautiful series of captures, Ina! I'm glad I wasn't up that early to catch it. But it was still bone-chilling outside at 9:00 PM.
24 Feb 2008 11:15pm
@Steven: Thanks Steven!
Michael Rawluk from Prince George, Canada
You win. That is the best eclipse shot.
25 Feb 2008 1:25am
@Michael Rawluk: :)) Didn't know there was a competition! Thanks Michael, you are very kind ;)
@Stunner: Thanks Stunner
drphoto from Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Excellent image Ina, I'm very impressed. It was too cloudy where I was to get a good look so I'm pleased I get to look at your image at least!
Dan
26 Feb 2008 2:29am
@drphoto: Thanks Dan, great compliment! It was a bit cloudy here as well, but I managed to get a few good shots in!
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