iPod, therefore I am

Flower Power

Snapped this floral vintage vehicle near Portobello Road.

Total eclipse of the heart

One of the snaps I managed to take of the total lunar eclipse last night. Despite initial forecasts of rain and cloudy skies, the sky was extremely clear last night with not a cloud in sight, providing perfect view of the moon throughout the entire period.

Unlike sun eclipses, the moon doesn't actually disappear during the eclipse. Rather, it takes on a reddish hue. The BBC website explains that during "totality" the Moon takes on a reddish hue; the only light reaching its surface by this stage had been filtered through Earth's atmosphere.

This snap was taken during the "peak" of the eclipse, taken at full telephoto on my 80-200mm lens, with a shutter speed of 1.6 seconds at f/2.8.