Last Sunday we experienced an eclipse of the moon which was also one of those Blood Super Moon things. We have only been hearing about it for a month or so and guess who wasn't prepared? I had my camera, and card, and juiced batteries. And it wasn't like it happened in a split second and it was over. The problem, dear readers, was laziness and arrogance.
First the laziness: The moon was sitting at twelve o'clock at approximately 11:00 am on Sunday night. For you non-military or aviation folks, that means it was directly overhead. (I watched Twelve O'clock High on TCM) a couple months ago.) I had my 300mm kit zoom lens on and tried as much as possible to bend down into the camera viewfinder to focus. In order to get it perfect I would have had to lie on my back on the cement after lowering the tripod to accommodate my position. I did not. I Thought I had it, bit didn't. So these are a tiny bit fuzzy so that makes them worthless in my book.
The arrogance lies in me thinking all I had to do was turn a camera on and voile, it would happen all by itself. One of these happened about 5 or 6 years ago and I did much better that night because I planned it out and was prepared long before the event. I also, at that time, used a 400mm lens that I could have used this time, but didn't. Laziness and arrogance. Two damn bitches that will always screw you over.
I'll be ready for the next one. In 2022.
As a public service I found a picture of it by someone who was not bound by laziness or arrogance.
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