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Blood Moon, Amresh Kulkarni

Blood Moon

Blood Moon, Amresh Kulkarni

Blood Moon

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Lunar Eclipse seen from Austin, TX on Oct 8th, 2014.

Capturing a lunar eclipse will never be easier. All i had to do was get up at 5 am and walk from my bedroom to patio to set up my camera. Borrowed a 100-400mm L lens for this shot. The bean bag was inviting and I sat there sipping some OJ while waiting for the clouds to part. And they did part giving this spectacular view of the moon bathed in blood as it descended towards the western horizon. Shooting an eclipsed moon is tricky since the moon has a gradient of dark to bright across making it hard to find the perfect sweet spot for exposure, its either too less or too much. At 400mm I wished this had more clarity, hopefully I will be better prepared for the next one.

And now, time for some poetry,

Blood bath ended the waning moon

Eclipsed by earth proclaimed its doom

Witnessed a celestial dance divine

Tomorrow a new moon will shine

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Blood Moon, Amresh Kulkarni