Jubilee at Night

Well last night was the first lunar eclispe since May 2004. At its Umbra (or best viewing time) the Moon took on a reddish hue as it was blocked from the Sun by the Earth. The BBC have a very good article on it here. I had set my alarm so that I could go out and take some pictures however I failed to get my 24 hour clock quite right!

When I did go out shortly after midnight to have a look and take some photos, the Umbra had just passed. Unfortunately I don't have the telescopic lens that is required to get good shots of the moon and so I just decided to go and take a few snaps of Jubilee at night instead. It's been something I have been meaning to do for a while so it was nice to finally get around to doing it. Not taking my tripod out was probably a mistake, so careful breathing was necessary to avoid camera shake!

The library is the main focal point on Jubilee particularly due to it rather unique architectural design. Many of my photos centred around this but I really like the following photo due to the increased elevation, and also the reflection from the lake. I crept up a nearby fire escape which during the daytime probably wouldn't be such a good idea, however at half twelve on a Saturday night I don't think security would have been too concerned!