Photography: Monumental Eclipse

Eclipse at the Washington Monument, February 20, 2008

The eclipse begins: F7, 6 seconds, ISO 100

I was part of a small group of photographers last night trying to capture an image of the full eclipse, with the context of the Washington Monument in the foreground. I learned my lesson from the brutally cold sunrise shoot last weekend and basically dressed to ski last night. Early in the eclipse, I used the fast moving clouds associated with our departing clipper storm to dim the moon and give the sky a streaked appearance. As the moon went to full eclipse, the clouds disappeared and the moon took on the characteristic reddish glow. See below for more photos, including the full eclipse.

The Eclipse Continues: F7, 6 seconds, ISO 100

Full Eclipse: F6, 0.5 seconds, ISO 400