Total Eclipse of the Moon

sometime between about 2am and 3am on Dec 21, 2010 I stood outside in this:

(brrr......)

to get some pictures of the eclipse. I have not mastered the tripod, let alone the manual settings, but I did do a bit of reading online about suggested settings and such, and gave it a go. Here are five of the better pictures, showing a fair progression:

(it was cloudy, and the worst was when I first went outside. After this I also did better at waiting for the clouds to move to take pictures)

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lunar eclipse

(I chose this as pic of the day because, if you click on it and enlarge it, you'll see it's the clearest shot, showing the face of the moon best)






Unfortunately because the tripod and I aren't yet friends, the camera would move, and then I'd have to readjust, and so the angle on the moon isn't always the same, and I'd have to change settings again, etc. Still, I'm glad I gave it a go. It's a learning experience, and how often does one get to (attempt to) photograph a full lunar eclipse?

Advent

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Advent routine:
candles and book

SNOW!

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Clearing off the car


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through the window

I loved these shots I took of the May Queen throwing snowballs at the window. I picked this one as my favorite, because it's so clear of her face, but these were too fun not to show you as well:




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Snowman



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Snow capped

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Christmas Chandelier, Detroit Opera House


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Just Dance


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Turning her world Upside Down

many weeks ago

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First flakes


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a candle in the wind(ow)


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A bard in the pinetree


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NOT Christmas lights
(a speeding ticket. merry christmas to me)


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bathing beauty
(she was singing to herself in the tub, and I took some pictures with my phone, if I had gotten out the camera she would have known what I was doing! i pictures don't at all capture how much she was just enjoying the bath. alas)

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an angel gets her wings

I'm trying to catch up with editing and posting. Hopefully I'll get up a months worth of pictures in the upcoming days. whew.

not last week, but the week before

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Dusting

(ha... I'm posting this so much later, after we've had a much larger dropping of snow, that I can only laugh at this old photo. that's what I get for being slow at the editing and posting)

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Waiting for Santa?

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Country Church

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Puzzling

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Things are looking up

Focus

I can't remember the last time I had to scrape ice off of a windshield. YEARS. The scraping wasn't fun, but I thought it might make for interesting pictures.

I had fun playing with the focus:

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closest

125b
middle

125c
farthest

125d
a different view

Which is your favorite, and why? (I'm curious about how other people look at their photos and pick their favorites or "best." Sometimes I have clear reasons, and other times it's more just a feeling)

Dappled Grey

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Dappled Grey