How to shoot the total lunar eclipse?

Lead: The total lunar eclipse is a natural sight in the sky, and the probability of its occurrence is very small, so when the total lunar eclipse appears, the photographer will naturally not let it go. How to shoot the total lunar eclipse? Let me tell you!

How to shoot the moon during a total lunar eclipse is actually much simpler than I thought. The following are the equipment and parameters I used in my previous successful shooting.

focal distance

First of all, you need a focal length of about 300 mm I tried to convince myself not to buy new equipment. I used a 200mm lens and a 1.4x rangefinder, with a total focal length of 280mm. ..

speed

The lower the sensitivity, the better. I used ISO 100. Actually, I tried ISO 50, but ISO 100 is better.

hole

Setting the aperture to f/ 1 1 can ensure the complete details of the lunar surface.

Camera settings

I set the camera to live view mode, ready to use the LCD screen to zoom in 10 times for manual focusing, use the cable to release the remote control, and use the Manfutu 055CX3 tripod to ensure the stability of the camera.

post processing

In Photoshop CS 5, I adjusted the curve to medium contrast, and then sharpened it with USM filter (quantity 150%, radius 1.0, threshold 0).

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Canon 5D Mark II camera, EF 200mm f/2.8L lens, 1.4x rangefinder, shutter speed1125s, aperture f/ 1 1, sensitivity ISO 100, live view mode.

Work hard, maybe you will get unexpected surprises.

Lunar eclipse schedule

The total lunar eclipse has several important time points, such as initial loss, heavy food, light and last contact. The time of this total lunar eclipse is (Beijing time):

Initial loss: 10 at 20: 45.

Food: 10, 22: 06.

Holy light: 10 22:57.

Last contact: 1 1 0: 00, 17.

The total eclipse stage is from food to light. This means that the best total eclipse time for photographers is 5 1 minute.