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Moonshot. Air seemed turbulent, but I gave it a try. (Original Post) usonian May 2022 OP
Different shade of red than Peggy. Cool. applegrove May 2022 #1
No idea why at this point. Could be exposure or the jpeg processing, or some forgotten setting. usonian May 2022 #2
Love the color of your moon, my dear usonian! CaliforniaPeggy May 2022 #3
THANKS! usonian May 2022 #4
Wow, how gorgeous! And again, I love the color! Well done, all of it. ♥ CaliforniaPeggy May 2022 #5
That is stunning! brer cat May 2022 #7
Nice!!!! Grumpy Old Guy May 2022 #6

usonian

(9,795 posts)
2. No idea why at this point. Could be exposure or the jpeg processing, or some forgotten setting.
Mon May 16, 2022, 01:25 AM
May 2022

That was my third subject of the day. Flowers, then sunset. Still haven't looked at them all, and it's 10:22 pm here.
Previous eclipse photos came out very red, FWIW.

CaliforniaPeggy

(149,614 posts)
3. Love the color of your moon, my dear usonian!
Mon May 16, 2022, 01:40 AM
May 2022

The faint blur could be turbulence, or perhaps camera shake. Did you use a tripod?

I was hand-holding, but that just did not work! So I hauled out my heavy-duty tripod and that helped a lot. I need a cable release cord, which probably would have removed the shake completely.

Anyway, I love your beautiful photo!

usonian

(9,795 posts)
4. THANKS!
Mon May 16, 2022, 02:25 AM
May 2022

I took a look later, and there were clouds illuminated by the (now bright) moon.
Maybe they were a slight haze during the eclipse.
I used a tripod and set the self-timer for 10 seconds delay to minimize shake.

So, look. Here's a 2018 eclipse photo. Sharper, brighter, and more orange.

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