(NGC) Would appreciate input on a photo.

[Gliderjohn]

Sorry for another NGC but it is that time of year.
I almost deleted this photo after I took it as it was an error and I didn't like how it turned out. The amazing thing is that everyone that has seen it has thought it was a great photo or are even totally blown away by it. I guess luck wins over skill anytime but from some of the photo buffs here I would appreciate any input.
BTW it is a photo of the "Blood moon eclipse" along with the use of a garage sale tripod which was not steady enough.


GliderJohn

[oldbike54]

 Whoa , caused a bit of vertigo  Interesting ...

  Dusty

[Zoom Zoom]

I think it is pretty cool. It looks like a time lapse photo.

John Henry

[Chuck in Indiana]

SLR mirror bounce?

[slowmover]

A cosmic displacement in the space-time continuum.

[fotoguzzi]

how do the non error pics look? sharper image?   is it accidental art?

[Gliderjohn]

Quote from fotoguzzi:

how do the non error pics look? sharper image?   is it accidental art?

All my moon shots blurred to some extent that night. The rest were just one fuzzy moon. Better tripod and a remote or using a the shutter timer would have probably be the way to go. It is all fun.
GliderJohn

[Penderic]

Too much moonshine!

 

[fotoguzzi]

Quote from fotoguzzi:
All my moon shots blurred to some extent that night. The rest were just one fuzzy moon. Better tripod and a remote or using a the shutter timer would have probably be the way to go. It is all fun.
GliderJohn

that is key !

[shaka]

That looks like a Tatooine sunset.

[Guzzistajohn]

Pretty cool effect! If you were trying to do that it would never happen! Here's a shot I took off the top of my Toyota truck

[Gliderjohn]

That was the shot I was trying to get.
GliderJohn

[Guzzistajohn]

That was the shot I was trying to get.
GliderJohn

Copy and call it yours, I won't tell or care. prolly the Toyota tripod

[rboe]

Longer the lens, the more massive your tripod needs to be. Shutter delay is critical too. My camera has two choices, found that the 3 second delay is fine. Mirrorless cameras would probably work even better. But typically I use a 140mm telescope on the Moon which creates some issues that telephoto lenses don't have (but the image uses more of the sensor so the quality goes up :) ).

Looks like you bumped the tripod in that shot; mere shutter bump typically gives a double image offset by just a small amount.

See if your camera has a Live View where you can preview the image, zoom in, and manually adjust the focus.

E.g. taken with a 300mm telephoto last night: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1169224916440588.1073742579.100000592719416&type=1&l=2ad6ccbe82

Taken with a 140mm scope after the Blood Moon: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1125035954192818.1073742514.100000592719416&type=1&l=f550ad16f3

[rboe]

Well bugger, thought they would be thumbnails.

[mgmark]

Nice shots of the dog trials!

[blackcat]

Orange Barrels comes to mind, but that was many moons ago.

[rboe]

Thanks! I thought at one time the FB link for photo took you to just the photo. Oh well.....