The eclipse shooting skills that you should learn

Today, a wonderful lunar eclipse will be staged. The total solar eclipse this month as long as the weather is fine, basically can be seen around the country. We all want to take photos of this beautiful scene, post it on social networks, share with family and friends, or leave a wonderful memorial beside seeing the fantastic landscape of this blood moon + blue moon + full moon eclipse. So how to capture the clearest picture of the eclipse? Following these simple tips and your photo will be upgraded to another level.

How to find a suitable shooting point

Before looking for the right place to shoot, you have to focus on the news first so you can see where those regions can watch the eclipse. For example, this eclipse can be viewed throughout the country. Another point is the weather conditions of the lunar eclipse moment, you can query the weather sub-time app conveniently to see if it will be cloudy, also remember to check the haze index.

Share the tips of shooting the eclipse

1. As the lunar eclipse, especially the total lunar eclipse, the light is much darker than the average moon, so when shooting you should properly raise ISO values, but do not reduce the aperture or increase the shutter too much, which will affect the shooting results.

2. If it is an open area, you can shoot freely, if it is between the building, you should pay attention to predict the trajectory of the moon, in case the building was blocking during the shooting.

3. If you want to shoot the eclipse track, you need to shoot for a long time, so the preparation is mainly to make sure if the camera is fully charged. Canon camera users can buy one more  Canon Camera Battery backup just in case.

What equipment should I choose when photographing the eclipse?

If you want to see a clearer picture of the moon, it is recommended to choose a camera with 20 megapixels or higher. The choice of the lens, in fact, is very important. If you want to take a picture of the lunar eclipse of the big red moon, it is recommended to choose a telephoto lens of 300mm or above. At the same time, a large aperture fixed focus lens will make the general imaging quality better.

It is generally recommended to use a tripod to shoot, which is more stable, the screen is cleaner, after all, handheld shooting needs to enhance ISO, and increase noise. When shooting with a tripod, you can set the ISO100, the shutter is recommended 1 / 100s or more.