How to photograph a harvest moon lunar eclipse

[robandmarianne]

We have a harvest moon/lunar eclipse tomorrow night that I would really like to try and photograph.

I have a T4i with three lenses:  EFS 18-55mm; 75-300mm and a high def 0.43X Super Wide Angle w/ Macro Japan Optics.  Can anyone guide me as to which lens would be best and how to set up the camera to get some interesting shots.  I have a tripod.  Not sure how to use "live" mode and I am not well versed when it comes to anything other than the automatic settings -- i.e., ISO, shutter speed, etc.  Anyone willing to teach this old dog some new tricks?  Thanks.  

[Peter]

Some information about shooting the Blood Moon. http://www.mreclipse.com/LEphoto/LEphoto.html

I have work early in the morning, but if I would have had the time I would have taken pictures like these ones and put them together http://www.fotosidan.se/forum/showthread.php?t=164304&page=2

[robandmarianne]

cool pics!

[robandmarianne]

we'll see what I got tomorrow . . . I could get nothing once the moon was the darker colo -- kind of bummed, what a gorgeous night, albeit cool with a good breeze, but it is clear as a bell, so many stars and that beautiful moon -- I hope I never forget this mental picture.  Thanks for trying to help me everyone . . . 

[ebiggs1]

It was well over 10 stops difference!  It was windy and I hope that did not effect the longer exposures. I am d/l them to LR right now.

[TCampbell]

I had clouds... lots and lots of clouds.   But in the moments when I managed just brief glimpses of the moon I was at 12 stops.  I haven't unloaded the camera yet to see if anything is salvageable.

[ebiggs1]

No clouds Tim but it was windy.  The big heavy Sigma S was being moved around quite a bit.  I had the ef 70-200mm f2.8 on the 1Ds Mk III.  A little work in Lightroom and  ...............................

[ebiggs1]

Before ...........

EOS 1D Mk IV.  SIgma S 150-600mm @ 600mm, f11, 1/100, 125 ISO, 0.0 EV.

This is the 'Looney 11 Rule' for shooting a full Moon.

[ebiggs1]

After .........

EOS 1D Mk IV with Sigma 150-600mm S @600mm, f6.3, 1/3s, 3200 ISO, 0.0 EV.   This is not the Looney 11 Rule !

[ebiggs1]

Airplane !

EOS 1Ds Mk III with ef 70-200mm f2.8L IS II @ 105mm, f4, 20sec., 1600 ISO, 0.0 EV.

[robandmarianne]

Not sure how to attach a pic, but I certainly didn't get any more than my best shots of the moon ever. I had taken a few shots of the super moon rising, but never looked at them on the screen -- they never came out! I was able to shoot the moon for awhile then gave up at 10:30! None of my pics have any color . . . geez, I probably changed a setting to black and white!! Never fear, my Nat Geo photography course DVD's arrived today . . . 🙂 Thanks for all your responses and the beautiful pictures that inspire me to get better.