Lunar Eclipse
During the recent Lunar Eclipse a couple of days ago (28th August 2007) I decided to take some photo's with my new E-510. I wanted to achieve something a little bit different. Most moon pictures I've seen are either close-ups or time lapse sequences. Without sufficient zoom capabilities to do a close up and the unpredictable weather I opted for a long exposure shot.
I mounted my camera on the tripod, set it up (F10, 100ISO, IS1, noise reduction on) let the camera do a pre-focus on the moon, changed to manual focus then re-framed the shot. With my cable release triggered the camera and waited.
With the E-510 only capable of a maximum exposure time of 8 minutes I was still limited to what I could get. I knew that the moon moved fairly fast, but this picture shows just how fast.
The result is something a little different (abstract), perhaps not to everyone's tastes but I am pleased with the outcome. The banding towards the top of the images was caused by some low passing clouds.
To see a bigger version (apologies for the watermark) please visit my stock photo site of New Zealand images.
