26 June 2010 partial lunar eclipse from Wallsend

h0ughy (David) · #1 27-06-2010, 11:40 AM

well i still have a few reprocesses to go but i am getting happy with it. The moment of maximum coverage as seen from Wallsend.

Had to contend with rain and cloud, dog and RB, but i managed to get this - thank goodness it cleared for this phase

i know i have to fix the outer edge on the right - next repro

EDIT--> FINAL REPRO IS HERE

Octane (Humayun) · #2 27-06-2010, 11:51 AM

Dave,

That is magnificent!

Well done; the subtlety is what makes it so appealing.

Awesome.

H

h0ughy (David) · #3 27-06-2010, 11:55 AM

thanks H - i stll have to redo from scratch to fix up the right side

Octane (Humayun) · #4 27-06-2010, 12:01 PM

You mean the slight glow? I'm viewing on my iPhone at the moment and it looks the goods to me. I'll view on a monitor soon.

I like it, anyways!

H

h0ughy (David) · #5 27-06-2010, 01:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Octane

You mean the slight glow? I'm viewing on my iPhone at the moment and it looks the goods to me. I'll view on a monitor soon.

I like it, anyways!

H

not quite - the over exposed section on the far right

Omaroo (Chris Malikoff) · #6 27-06-2010, 01:30 PM

Top shot there David. In retrospect, I wish that I had exposed for the shadowed area instead.

h0ughy (David) · #7 27-06-2010, 01:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Omaroo

Top shot there David. In retrospect, I wish that I had exposed for the shadowed area instead.

thanks CHris, i covered every exposure from 2.5 sec through to 1/2000 sec very quickly - all under 45sec

Jen · #8 27-06-2010, 03:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by h0ughy

thanks CHris, i covered every exposure from 2.5 sec through to 1/2000 sec very quickly - all under 45sec

I did that too Houghy Its the first time ive used this camera to take pics of the moon so i had no idea what i was doing

asimov (John) · #9 27-06-2010, 03:49 PM

That is one great image David. I love it!

peter_4059 (Peter) · #10 27-06-2010, 04:53 PM

Great image Dave - did you combine the exposures manually or did you use HDR?

firstlight (Tony) · #11 27-06-2010, 05:01 PM

Looks like it is coming along nicely, David. Can't wait for the repro.

No chance of doing that here:

Not organised enough
Too much cloud
Not organised enough

Cheers
Tony

sheeny (Al) · #12 27-06-2010, 05:02 PM

That's superb, Dave! Definitely a keeper!

I see what you mean about the far RHS but to be honest it doesn't detract from it too much. If you gave fix that on the next Sid then it'll be a really impressive shot!

I love it! Well compressed I say!

Al.

h0ughy (David) · #13 27-06-2010, 05:03 PM

did another repro - though i am not sure i like it? the right side is still there but now i realise why it is that aqua green colour - earths ozone layer - i caught that in my total eclipse shot two years ago. DOH.........

i used a programme called photomatix pro to make the initial hdr type image from the 26 raw shots then into Pixinsight for some background cleaning up and noise reduction then into photoshop for some resizing

Jen · #14 27-06-2010, 05:08 PM

coming along nicely Houghy i like it

h0ughy (David) · #15 27-06-2010, 05:19 PM

righto - another tweak

sheeny (Al) · #16 27-06-2010, 05:20 PM

Like the first one, Dave. Technically I suppose the second one is more natural, but the detail in the first one gives it a real punch!

Al.

jjjnettie (Jeanette) · #17 27-06-2010, 05:25 PM

Really really nice Dave.

StephenM (Stephen) · #18 27-06-2010, 05:33 PM

Excellent image David! Really good.

Cheers,
Stephen

lacad01 (Adam) · #19 27-06-2010, 05:39 PM

Great pic!!

firstlight (Tony) · #20 27-06-2010, 06:39 PM

I'm with Al, the first one has plenty of crunchy detail, and doesn't look as over cooked as the last (my opinion). Having said that the dark side detail is best in the last but I would still pick the first.