Last Night's Lunar Eclipse Over Los Angeles

I was a bit bummed that I was going to miss last night's total lunar eclipse blood moon up in Tahoe while here in LA for my son's college graduation. But I made a last minute decision to grab my gear yesterday evening and head out to attempt a shot of it above Los Angeles, California.

I'll admit, I didn't do much research on where to go as I didn't have much time, so I figured the Griffith Park Observatory would be a safe bet. Well... A good portion of Los Angeles also thought that going to the Observatory was a good idea too. The traffic was very backed up, I knew I wasn't going to make it to the parking area any time soon, so I drove around the hills and Hollywood looking for a nice vantage point. The moon was almost fully eclipsed at this point so I was starting to stress out.

After diving around a bunch with no luck, I decided to go back to the observatory and see if the traffic had calmed down. The moon was already fully eclipsed by the time I got there so some people were leaving. I found a parking spot along the road, right before the now smaller traffic jam, so I pulled over and figured I walk the rest of the 1.5 miles.

Just after I started my walk, I noticed a dirt trail/road heading up the hill in the opposite direction of the observatory. It looked like it might have a decent view too so I decided to check it out first. SCORE! It was a very nice view with very few other people around. And it was near to my car so I could leave easily when I was done.

Here is the shot I ended up with there. Downtown Los Angeles is in the lower right.

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Shot with a Canon 5DS R and a 24-105mm lens, on a tripod. The ISO was 100, the aperture was f/4.0, and it was a 4 second long exposure. No lens filters were used on this one.

Were you able to see the lunar eclipse in your area?

Thanks for looking and I hope you are all having a great day.

Scott Thompson
www.ScottShotsPhoto.com

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Holy shit! Your effort makes me feel so useless. All I had to do was open the door and go outside... but it was so damn cold and my bed was so so cozy.

Ha! I could have done that too, and my family did, but there were tons of power lines in the view. This spot is a good one for a LA view for sure. Hope you didn't totally miss it... Cheers!

I was at the ranch! That makes me double useless.

Nice capture! We were asleep well before the eclipse. Of course we are two hours ahead in Wisconsin. Two of my sisters live in Los Angeles though. I wonder if they saw it. Thanks for sharing. Glad you were able to get the opportunity to view it.
!CTP

Thank you @lisamgentile1961! I got pretty lucky this time as it was early and a clear sky. It was cloudy up in Tahoe and I guess a lot of my photographer friends did not really see it. Happy to share, hopefully you'll get to see the next one... Cheers!

You're welcome, @scottshots! That would be nice to see one sometime. That red moon is kind of stunning. Enjoy your day!😀
!CTP

Awesome shot. Looks like the opening shot of a movie about LA. It was cloudy here ☹️

Ha! Perfect! Sorry it was cloudy there...

The skyline with the blood moon is a great image. I am surprised at the clarity with a 4-second exposure. I saw your post on ListNerds because a ListNerd member shared the link to your post in an email. If you are not already a member of ListNerds, you may want to consider joining and get the same benefits as the person who shared your link. I would love to see more of your posts

Thank you @rcaine! The wide angle helps make the 4 second exposure seem more sharp with less visible movement to the moon and stars. Cheers!

crazy shot! that view with the L.A skyline and the eclipse is just amazing!👏

Thank you! I was very happy with it considering my lack of preparation. Cheers!

Wow what an awesome shot! Im glad you found such a great spot to witness the eclipse. I like this post so much i had to share it on Listnerds..
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Nice, thank you!

OMG! that's the stuff I've been waiting for. You are so lucky to have captured that 😃 it wasn't visible on my part of the world.

I'm sorry to hear that @macchiata, I guess it was pretty cloudy up in Tahoe so I'm lucky I was down here and able to see it.

Yeah! you're very luck and it's that beautiful! I am gonna have to wait, I read that there's another one this November.

Beautiful!

great shots!

Thank you!