The lunar eclipse was an unusual event and we had the perfect conditions for viewing and taking pictures with clear skies and it happened at a reasonable hour.
This shot is a practice shot that I took the night before.
The next three shots were taken during the night of the eclipse. The first shot was taken at 8:49, the second shot at 9:22, and the third shot at 10:09.
This shot is a combination of the first and last shot and combined in Photoshop.
Using a program called Photopills it looked like Signal Hill would be a great location to take pictures of the moon. Unfortunately, there were some scattered clouds, which destroyed all the recommended settings, so I punted and got some cool effects. As I was finishing my last shots I heard some strange sounds behind me like an old man coughing. Being afraid of the dark, I slowly walked towards the sound and it was my buddy the porcupine. I guess I was in his way. After packing up and heading back down the field, I came across him and a few of his relatives and a little further on a set of beady eyes that I think was a fox by the way it bounced its way back into the woods.
