To the Moon!

When photographing the moon you need to remember that it is a reflection of the sun and therefore is brighter than you think. In these shots I was using a 300mm lens. I wish I had an adapter for my telescope. So these shots are of the lunar eclipse that occurred earlier tonight. One thing that I noticed about the shots is that the moon is moving far faster than you might think and in trying to capture the shadow aspects you have to shoot at slower shutter speeds or wider apertures. Due to the magnification of the lens and the need to record the shadow area, faster shutter speeds that are needed cannot be had. Even locking the camera down on a tripod helps little. The cooler colored photo is shot at 1/320 sec. Fast enough to capture things and keep them relatively sharp focus. However, this is when the moon was at a very bright state. The other two are shot during more of the fuller effect of the eclipse. One more slightly blurred then the other. None of these are very good. Something to build on.