Posted by Bill Pelzmann on December 10, 2011 at 12:21 PM
Lots of people out this morning enjoying the event.
Shot from Flagstaff Mtn Rd, Lost Gulch Overlook, Boulder.
It was worth the scouting trip yesterday.
I was amazed at how fast the moon faded with the sunrise!
5D2, 500mm + 1.4x TC, two vertical images stitched
Posted by Pam Colander on December 10, 2011 at 1:15 PM
This is amazing Bill! Absolutely perfect IMO
Posted by Bill Bean on December 10, 2011 at 1:22 PM
Fantastic capture.
Posted by Angela Classen on December 10, 2011 at 2:26 PM
Wow, very cool. A million times better than my attempts. It must help to have big glass too.
Posted by Paul Martin on December 10, 2011 at 4:29 PM
Whoa, nice shot, Bill. I was sorta kicking myself for not getting out this morning, but I realized that I was way to FL limited to actually get the shot that I wanted. So I am happy to just bask in glow of great images like this.
Fantastic, Bill! Yeah, it did disappear into the dawn glow like the Cheshire cat's smile, didn't it? I picked a location with pretty opens views to the west, but ended up wishing a bit for higher terrain that way so as to catch the moon a little earlier, like you did here. This is awesome!
Posted by Don George on December 10, 2011 at 7:35 PM
Excellent image! This is one time when blue sky was in order.
Posted by Paul DeCesare on December 10, 2011 at 8:06 PM
Now THAT'S a great image of this persnickity eclipse!
Posted by Ed Fuhr on December 10, 2011 at 10:20 PM
Fantastic!
Posted by Don Grall on December 11, 2011 at 2:33 AM
Excellent!
Posted by Bill Pelzmann on December 11, 2011 at 12:38 PM
Thanks for the feedback, everyone.
Do any of you astronomers know which star/planet that is to the lower left of the moon ?
I've got to put a plug in for The Photographer's Ephemeris.
It was an enormous help in deciding where I wanted to set up for this eclipse.
Posted by Joshua Hardin on December 14, 2011 at 3:13 PM
Your research paid off big time on this shot Bill. One of the best photos I've seen, even on a nationwide scale, from the event. Beautiful, well-executed work here!
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12 repliesShot from Flagstaff Mtn Rd, Lost Gulch Overlook, Boulder.
It was worth the scouting trip yesterday.
I was amazed at how fast the moon faded with the sunrise!
5D2, 500mm + 1.4x TC, two vertical images stitched
Do any of you astronomers know which star/planet that is to the lower left of the moon ?
I've got to put a plug in for The Photographer's Ephemeris.
It was an enormous help in deciding where I wanted to set up for this eclipse.