I feel so fortunate that I was able to photograph the total lunar eclipse just a few miles from home. Let me tell you, I was nervous it would be foggy. The previous morning, the skies were completely covered with fog and lasted til mid morning. But in the early, early hours (O'dark thirty) of Tuesday, March 3, the skies were completely clear. I thanked my lucky stars. I packed up the car and drove a few miles to the outskirts of Ojai, set up my tripods and cameras and began shooting the eclipse. I used my 600m telephoto lens, which resulted in a very large moon image with exceptional color and clarity. Add to the ambience were the voices of a few coyotes howling in the dark night. the sounds and sights were like a setting for a mystery movie or novel.

The next total lunar eclipse for our area will be in December 2028.