Trials and Tribulations of Lunar Eclipse Photography with a Point & Shoot
By Cindy Coubrough
20 February 2008
Tonight I was so excited. I've taken pictures of the moon when it is full while it was low in the sky, but tonight will be a challenge. A Lunar Eclipse doesn't happen everyday, especially early enough that I could try on a work night. My Kodak Z740 has a 10x Optical Zoom, but will it be enough?
Sadly, it wasn't. I did get a couple of good shots, but I got more blurry ones and at times none. Once the moon was in total eclipse the camera could no longer catch the moon. It was still spectacular to see, but I don't have a record of it totally eclipsed. Manual or auto, it was just too far away.
I will keep trying new things and pushing my Kodak Z740 to it's limits. It quite amazes me sometimes with what it can do and I've had people ask what kind of camera I have and are surprised when I tell them it's a point and shoot.
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