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Under the Full Moon
Under the Full Moon
darnok


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Challenge: Extreme Supermoon (Expert Editing*)
Camera: Nikon D200
Lens: Tokina AF 11-16mm f/2.8 116 AT-X Pro DX for Nikon
Location: Theewaterskloof Dam, South Afric
Date: Mar 19, 2011
Aperture: f/4
ISO: 200
Shutter: 15 seconds
Galleries: Landscape, Digital Art
Date Uploaded: Mar 20, 2011

 This image is a composite of two photographs, a wide-angle landscape image taken at night under the Super-moon an a telephoto image of the moon. The details for the image pertain to the landscape image. The landscape image was taken at Theewaterskloof Dam, Villiersdorp, Western Cape, South Africa.

The original Moon (a completely blown-out oval) was replaced with a photo of the Moon taken just outside the back door of my flat with a Nikon AF 80-200mm f/2.8 at 200mm (ISO 100, f/8, 1/200) on 2011/03/20. Taken in Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa (the location is irrelevant as the photo could have been taken anywhere). The replacement Moon photo was taken on 20 March 2011 (the night after the landscape photo).

RAW conversion of both images was done using Lightroom. Noise reduction and some dodging was done on the landscape photo. The moon was composited into the landscape image, replacing the original. A few stars were cloned/duplicated. Increase contrast, added a vignette to the bottom of the image, resize, sharpen and save for web.

Statistics
Place: 16 out of 85
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Avg (commenters): 6.8333
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Views since voting: 1506
Views during voting: 476
Votes: 172
Comments: 8
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Nikon D500
Sigma 18-250mm f/3.5-6.3 DC OS HSM
 07/28/2011 05:15:37 PM
Threewaterskloof Dam is on my bucket list to visit. I need to see the place where all the trees have died
 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS R6
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 L Macro IS USM
 03/23/2011 07:42:48 PM
Cool use of composites to provide the rays.
Canon EOS R5
Canon RF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS USM
 03/23/2011 06:06:25 PM
Not as good as the other shot like this.
Fujifilm X-T30
Fujifilm XF 18-55mm f/2.8-4 OIS
 03/22/2011 10:48:54 PM
Talking about deep rooted fear! Frozen with horror! Amazing
Canon EOS-60D
Canon EF-S 15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
03/22/2011 05:42:22 AM
The light from viewer's side on the dried trunk is not explainable. Good photo otherwise.
Apple iPhone 13
Nikon AF-S DX Nikkor 35mm f/1.8G
 03/21/2011 08:17:35 PM
beautiful use of shadows and position of the moon! Nice B&W tones as well!
Nikon D750
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 17-35mm f/2.8D IF-ED
 03/21/2011 01:56:48 AM
Interesting. There is another shot that I could swear is from the same location, different angle. Shooting buddies? (Not voting)
Canon Canon 1d x Mark II
Sigma 85mm f/1.4 FG HSM Art
 03/21/2011 12:35:04 AM
There is a similar one to this, on this challenge. Anyway nice stuff. 9
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