Once in a blue moon...we get a red moon

Here's a shot of the lunar eclipse from Crystal Cove early yesterday morning. This shot was taken at 6:08am, 36 minutes before sunrise. Normally, taking a photo of the full moon in a single exposure one-half hour before sunrise would be impossible unless you were willing to give up detail in the moon. The difference in brightness between the moon and the landscape is just too great and exceeds the dynamic range of the camera's sensor (the range of light it can capture in one exposure). I was able to get just two shots of the moon before the light from the sunrise overpowered the moon's diminishing moonlight from the full eclipse.

Of course I had to hang around Crystal Cove and get a few shots of the beach and the old cottages before I left.

 

 

 

And one from Laguna Beach on the way back home.

 

Comments

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Vos coups de feu sont incroyables. La lune rouge? Est-ce pour de vrai? Pas d'édition?

[Keith]

Oui, c'est pour de vrai. Je prends toutes mes photos en RAW, donc je régler la luminosité et le contraste, mais ne changent pas. C'est ainsi que je l'ai vu. Je vous remercie pour vos aimables commentaires.