Ralph Thornton
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What a great way to celebrate my birthday and number 65 at that. The total lunar eclipse came just before sunrise on the Rocky Mountain Front. I awoke at 5 and had breakfast. Then left the house with a thermos of coffee. Drove 14 miles west and another 6 to the south. I had scouted the location the previous day so even though it was dark I knew where I was going. There was no artificial light within my large field of view except for my flashlight which I kept off most of the time.
Set up camera and tripod with the help of the flashlight and was ready to shoot by 6:50. My goal was a landscape view of the moon in eclipse hanging low on the Rocky Mountain Front in Montana. The air was mostly clear, the temp was around 25 F and the wind was only maybe 10 mph. Still a little chilly but I was dressed warm.
Exposure of the primary image was ISO 400, f2.8 and I think the shutter speed was 4 seconds but can't remember exactly. I was using my 28-70 f2.8 L set at around 50mm. Will have to check the exif on my RAW file. The moon was shoot separately to get a better exposure and blended with the primary image.
Set up camera and tripod with the help of the flashlight and was ready to shoot by 6:50. My goal was a landscape view of the moon in eclipse hanging low on the Rocky Mountain Front in Montana. The air was mostly clear, the temp was around 25 F and the wind was only maybe 10 mph. Still a little chilly but I was dressed warm.

Exposure of the primary image was ISO 400, f2.8 and I think the shutter speed was 4 seconds but can't remember exactly. I was using my 28-70 f2.8 L set at around 50mm. Will have to check the exif on my RAW file. The moon was shoot separately to get a better exposure and blended with the primary image.