Chip Griffin: Pardon the Disruption

PhotoWalking DC

I spend a lot of time in Washington, DC for business and keep an apartment there. I happened to be in town over the weekend on my own, so I took some time to go photowalking around the monuments. The photo above is of the Washington Monument just as the sun was setting. I liked the way the Reflecting Pool did its job, so I captured the moment.

Later in the evening I liked how the Lincoln Memorial was lit and popped out, silhouetting the crane and Virginia skyline in the background. You can see all of my DC photos here.

I Need a Better Tripod

I managed to get a decent photo of the full moon before the lunar eclipse tonight, but by the time the full eclipse showed itself, the moon was high enough in the sky that I couldn't get my tripod to lock into position for a long enough exposure to get a good shot of it.

And that's what I get for not investing in a good tripod. You can bet that will be next on my photography acquisition list. And soon because this is not the first time I haven't gotten good results from this tripod, it is just the most disappointing.

An OK shot of the early stages of the lunar eclipse is below.

UPDATE: For what it is worth, below is the best shot I was able to get of the full eclipse:

Photographing Tonight's Lunar Eclipse

NY Institute of Photography offers up a very detailed article on how to take a good photograph of tonight's lunar eclipse. If it isn't too ferociously cold this evening, I might give it a shot myself.