The Chucker
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My wife and I took my 90 year old mother out to see it last night...she jokingly said that she thinks she'll be around in 2033 for the next one. 
supermoon AND total eclipse RIGHT NOW
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ColdBastrd
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- Jul 9, 2002
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You need 5 things to take decent pictures of an event like this.
1. A good camera
2. A big lens
3. A understanding of how the camera works and how to change settings (ie not using auto functions)
4. Little to no ambient light (ie no street lights, flood lights, etc)
5. A tripod. No matter how steady you think you are, any movement at all in low light with the shutter open for a good amount of time will create blur.
Another would be no cloud cover! I set up my camera and watched for a few hours. At one point when it was nearly ½ eclipsed, the cloud cover came in and I couldn’t see anything till it went full eclipsed. When it went full eclipsed….wow! It really was red! I got a bunch of shots in before it was covered in the clouds again. It peaked back out for a very short time when it was ½ eclipsed again but I gave up at that point. Here is what I was able to shoot for those who missed it. I’m sure you can find better on the net by guys who have $5000 set ups with 3 foot lenses but I think I did alright with my $600 DSLR.
1. A good camera
2. A big lens
3. A understanding of how the camera works and how to change settings (ie not using auto functions)
4. Little to no ambient light (ie no street lights, flood lights, etc)
5. A tripod. No matter how steady you think you are, any movement at all in low light with the shutter open for a good amount of time will create blur.
Another would be no cloud cover! I set up my camera and watched for a few hours. At one point when it was nearly ½ eclipsed, the cloud cover came in and I couldn’t see anything till it went full eclipsed. When it went full eclipsed….wow! It really was red! I got a bunch of shots in before it was covered in the clouds again. It peaked back out for a very short time when it was ½ eclipsed again but I gave up at that point. Here is what I was able to shoot for those who missed it. I’m sure you can find better on the net by guys who have $5000 set ups with 3 foot lenses but I think I did alright with my $600 DSLR.
^Nice Job, CB!
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I had an excellent view of the eclipse from my motel balcony in Wildwood Crest NJ. Had an oceanfront room Unfortunately I'm home now 
Unfortunately I'm home now 
80sz
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Nice pics
351maverick
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AWESOME pics!
Show7d3 said:I had an excellent view of the eclipse from my motel balcony in Wildwood Crest NJ. Had an oceanfront room
Same here...it was a nice surprise to have a front row seat and clear sky that night..
Maverick and Coldbastard...thanks for posting those pics!
