If you are hoping to see some detailed and remarkable photos of this morning’s total lunar eclipse, you are in the wrong location. I mean, I can provide photos of other lunar eclipses, but not the most recent, since the conditions here made a brief foray into “execrable” before they descended into “fucked.”
This is the best that I got through the cloud cover, and I had time for only two frames before the moon disappeared for good, or at least, well into the total phase before I gave up checking and went to bed. For reference, this is exposing eight times (three stops) more than the brighter of the totality pics found here – suffice to say that it was quite dark, with the moon’s disc barely discernible in the sky.
On the other hand, I fired off a few frames today in conditions that were less than conducive for good shots, and actually did much better than expected.
Considering that this was shot through double-pane glass, it’s surprisingly clear, as four male wood ducks (Aix sponsa) tried to get their nerve up to delve higher into the yard for more corn. I’m pretty certain they could see me through the back window (we have window tint on order,) so they weren’t venturing further, plus there were no females to lead the charge – you know how it is. Still, I got a decent portrait out of it too – it’s just a shame that it was overcast.
I’m trying hard not to make this the, “All Wood Ducks, All Day,” blog, but it is such a hoot to watch them come up next to the house, often running because they think they’re missing out. They’re preventing us from getting too used to it as well, since they still won’t allow people outside in their presence and will usually fly off, at the very least swimming to cover at the far side of the pond. This means we distribute corn while they’re away, and make sure it’s down before the late-afternoon onslaught. It’s fun.