The blood red moon, handheld, through the trees.

[Grumpy Old Guy]

I was too lazy to set up a tripod.

[Walleye]

1. Good job

[Grumpy Old Guy]

12. Thank you!

[AndyS]

2. Best of the lot so far . . .!

[Grumpy Old Guy]

5. Thanks so much Andy!

I almost forgot to shoot the eclipse. I was hard at work editing some event photos that I had shot earlier in the day. I was really tired, and didn't want to bother with a tripod. I thought I would just try it handheld to see what happens. To be honest, I underestimated how dark the full red moon would be, and how high the ISO would go. The original files were super ugly with noise. I processed the image in Adobe Camera Raw, and masked out the night sky. I then brought the exposure up on just the moon, thinking the noise wouldn't be that noticeable.

I promise not to be so lazy for the next eclipse in November! LOL!

[Siwsan]

3. We were clouded over, last night

So I'm thankful for the photos people are sharing!

[Grumpy Old Guy]

8. There have been some great pics posted today.

[Demovictory9]

4. wow

[Grumpy Old Guy]

7. Thanks!

[fantase56]

6. Incredible!!!!

[Grumpy Old Guy]

10. Thanks!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

9. I love it, my dear Grumpy Old Guy!

The tree adds some interesting shadows and shapes.

[Grumpy Old Guy]

11. Thanks dear Peggy! ❤

[enough]

13. Beautiful. What were you holding in your hand? NT

[Grumpy Old Guy]

20. Camon EOS R5

RF 100-500mm, manual mode and auto ISO.

[Gato Moteado]

14. beautiful!

[Grumpy Old Guy]

21. Thanks!

[Diamond_Dog]

15. Nice!

I wondered if someone photographed the eclipse last night…. My hubby and one son went out into the backyard to see it, around 11:30 pm.

[Grumpy Old Guy]

22. I was lucky that the clouds cleared.

[Beartracks]

16. You must be a surgeon with hands that steady.

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Grumpy laughs at the great distance of his photographic subjects: "I don't need no stinkin' tripod!"

[Grumpy Old Guy]

23. LOL! 😂😂😂

It was a nice experiment.

[AverageOldGuy]

17. Thanks for the great pic . . .

Here in eastern Virginia where the Potomac joins the Chesapeake Bay we had 100% cloud cover from 8:00 PM until sunrise Monday.

[Grumpy Old Guy]

24. Thank you.

Sorry to hear that your weather didn't cooperate.

[George McGovern]

18. Magnificent Grumpy Old Guy!

[Grumpy Old Guy]

25. Thanks George!

[yaesu]

19. Moon was a no show last night, tonight its big & bright, another missed opportunity. nt

[Grumpy Old Guy]

26. I lucked out.

[brachism]

27. Nice picture. Here was my try.

From Richmond, VA 11:31PM. On a cheap Panasonic Lumix DCFZ80, 'tripoded.'

[Grumpy Old Guy]

28. Excellent!

Beautiful shot!

[Diamond_Dog]

29. Wow ... fabulous shot, brachism!