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Failed? No, it's Art!

BY: @tarazkp | CREATED: July 27, 2018, 11:03 p.m. | VOTES: 100 | PAYOUT: $10.17 | [ VOTE ]

Well, that sucked. Stupid long northern summer days. The moon rose but I couldn't see it for over two hours because of the light in the sky. I sat perched on a loose rock clutching my camera bag all of that time trying to remember if I had insured my camera in case I slipped and fell in.

NOT ONE of the following shots are from that position...

Since my equipment is not up for such a task, I decided I would try to get a little creative and take some interesting shots instead of good shots. I was shooting in RAW (washed out colours) and haven't edited other than straightened and converted to JPEG. I had to use the Windows photos app which crushed them down but, you'll get the idea.

They aren't great photos but hopefully they are better than all of the people who stood there taking photos on their phones. I am guessing Facebook is going to be a wheat silo (Filled with grainy pictures) with people saying "Look how beautiful the blood moon is!" with a picture that has about 16 pixels in total. If you are wondering, the light square will represent the moon.

Ok, here are some shots from the night and I guess considering I was leaning the camera on my bag and hoping for a steady shot, they aren't all that bad.

https://i.imgur.com/zMF1mBv.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/uNfNKd4.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/XgZa0DV.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/Oyo9I5v.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/SFVSDSq.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/PI1C5Nr.jpg

Regardless of whether the shots come out or not, it is nice to be out with the camera when the weather looks like this:

https://i.imgur.com/2tNjPxP.jpg

24 degrees, warm air, a nice breeze that kept the mosquitoes somewhat at bay and lake water lapping near the feet. Did anyone get any good photos of the blood moon tonight (besides @trumpman)?

Taraz
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TAGS: [ #photography ] [ #moon ] [ #writing ] [ #busy ] [ #life ]

Replies

@cryptoandcoffee | July 27, 2018, 11:06 p.m. | Votes: 1 | [ VOTE ]

You got some decent color. Think it needed more blood as it was a mild orange pink from my shots.

@tarazkp | July 27, 2018, 11:07 p.m. | Votes: 0 | [ VOTE ]

All the blood was used up in the markets.

@thatkidsblack | July 28, 2018, 12:04 a.m. | Votes: 1 | [ VOTE ]

You know I had plans to score more, and the little decline from the rejected ETF -- supposedly --already bounced back! I was ticked it rebounded in a day.

@themanwithnoname | July 27, 2018, 11:15 p.m. | Votes: 1 | [ VOTE ]

I missed it. I'm sorry you didn't get any "good" shots. Your creative and interesting shots seem to have turned out well though.

Don't you just hate it when you can't remember if you actually got something insured? Ha ha. At least you didn't have an incident.

@tarazkp | July 27, 2018, 11:17 p.m. | Votes: 0 | [ VOTE ]

I am pretty sure I am covered but still, it would be a hassle to replace.

@themanwithnoname | July 29, 2018, 1:04 a.m. | Votes: 0 | [ VOTE ]

Yeah, any time you have to deal with insurance it's a pain. Most of the time it's more pain than it's worth... unless you have really high-end equipment. Sometimes the deductible can be cost-prohibitive.

@rodneysreviews | July 27, 2018, 11:18 p.m. | Votes: 1 | [ VOTE ]

Well done. Amazing pictures!

I got a great shot of a giant grey cloud, with a slightly red tinge, like a toasted marshmellow.

So no, total fail!

“Nothing is certain in London but expense.” (William Shenstone, 1743).

@tarazkp | July 27, 2018, 11:20 p.m. | Votes: 1 | [ VOTE ]

:) regardless of the pics, it is fun to try. Soon we will be entering Northern lights chasing season. Yet to get a good shot of them. One day.

1743? really?

@rodneysreviews | July 27, 2018, 11:27 p.m. | Votes: 1 | [ VOTE ]

Yep. Shenstone was a British poet, who died in 1763, with an ability to phrase quotes that suggest, comfortingly maybe, or maybe not, that nothing ever really changes.

Here's one: "A liar begins with making falsehood appear like truth, and ends with making truth itself appear like falsehood."

I am going to try again for the blood moon in January next year. :)

@hashcash | July 27, 2018, 11:24 p.m. | Votes: 1 | [ VOTE ]

Didn't take a picture but it was gorgeous. Surprisingly enough, I didn't even remember that today was the day and yet out of my window, there it was.

I am usually update on astronomical events and right on time for the show but this time I just got lucky :-)

@tarazkp | July 27, 2018, 11:25 p.m. | Votes: 0 | [ VOTE ]

I wish I had I just got lucky as well.

@jlufer | July 27, 2018, 11:31 p.m. | Votes: 1 | [ VOTE ]

This was a great event to see, but in Argentina it happened at 5:00 p.m., the day was cloudy so we could not see anything, we are looking forward to this bad day, for this bad end. How good that you could capture these photofias dear friend @tarazkp
I wish you a great day

@jasonrussell | July 27, 2018, 11:32 p.m. | Votes: 1 | [ VOTE ]

It’s fun to try anyway ‘eh!?

@tarazkp | July 27, 2018, 11:38 p.m. | Votes: 0 | [ VOTE ]

Yeah it is, I enjoy it even if I don't get much decent out of it. This is out of the range of my equipment and my skills.

@jasonrussell | July 28, 2018, midnight | Votes: 1 | [ VOTE ]

I might attempt some photos tonight but our totality will only be a whole two minutes here in Missouri not to mention my view of the east will make it difficult!!

@stuffing | July 27, 2018, 11:40 p.m. | Votes: 1 | [ VOTE ]

These are awesome, I particularly like the second one. I recall the moon last night, didn’t look like that! It’s fascinating to see the difference from another part of the world. Will be staying away from the silo though.

@tarazkp | July 27, 2018, 11:41 p.m. | Votes: 0 | [ VOTE ]

>These are awesome, I particularly like the second one.

It was the only thing close that was high enough to get into the picture. It is a crane to lift boats from the water :)

@stuffing | July 30, 2018, 12:20 p.m. | Votes: 1 | [ VOTE ]

Aah would never have guessed that in a million years. Could have said it was the scaffolding for an obelisk and I would have believed you haha. Nevertheless it’s beautiful.

@denmarkguy | July 27, 2018, 11:49 p.m. | Votes: 1 | [ VOTE ]

Looks pretty good to me... you got some of the reddish tone. We're pretty much on the wrong side of the planet to see the eclipse, so I'm just enjoying other people's photos.

@thatkidsblack | July 28, 2018, 12:02 a.m. | Votes: 0 | [ VOTE ]

I wanted to go with a friend tonight, but he's covering someone who suffered a loss. He's a good kid, so I might go by myself.

@blessed-girl | July 28, 2018, 12:50 a.m. | Votes: 0 | [ VOTE ]

The second one was perfect! :) The weather is very cool, enjoy it.

@lynncoyle1 | July 28, 2018, 1:47 a.m. | Votes: 1 | [ VOTE ]

Those turned out pretty good, all things considered :) Our moon in Mexico at the moment is all white; I've been waiting!

@powerupme | July 28, 2018, 3:26 a.m. | Votes: 2 | [ VOTE ]

Nice writing , good article . Amazing moon shoot . I like moonlit night very much . Moon color is different . Beautiful moon photography .

Thanks for sharing @tarazkp

@empress-eremmy | July 28, 2018, 3:30 a.m. | Votes: 1 | [ VOTE ]

It looks decent enough. Am sure it'll have turned out great from any camera or angle

@ginnyannette | July 28, 2018, 4:12 a.m. | Votes: 1 | [ VOTE ]

I'd take an "interesting" shot over a "good" one. Personality. You can just google for a professional one, but I'm sure as a photographer there is that thrill of having done it yourself. They look nice to me, and certainly better than my North American view.

@shubhamsinghdude | July 28, 2018, 8:35 a.m. | Votes: 2 | [ VOTE ]

Amazing ....... picture brother.........I impressed your post
Thanks for the shared post

@thetimminator | July 31, 2018, 6:52 p.m. | Votes: 2 | [ VOTE ]

I couldn't really see it all that well because it became rather cloudy at that moment.

I love the shot of the motorcycle with the blood moon at the back. Is it your bike?

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