Posted on 04/26/2023 1:37:41 PM PDT by MtnClimber
Explanation: Was this a lucky shot? Although many amazing photographs are taken by someone who just happened to be in the right place at the right time, this image took skill and careful planning. First was the angular scale: if you shoot too close to the famous Arc de Triomphe in Paris, France, the full moon will appear too small. Conversely, if you shoot from too far away, the moon will appear too large and not fit inside the Arc. Second is timing: the Moon only appears centered inside the Arc for small periods of time -- from this distance less than a minute. Other planned features include lighting, relative brightness, height, capturing a good foreground, and digital processing. And yes, there is some luck involved -- for example, the sky must be clear. This time, the planning was successful, bringing two of humanity's most famous icons photographically together for all to enjoy.
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Which is possible, if the camera is roughly at the Place de la Concorde.
Pretty cool 😎.
Amazing CGI, since you can’t even see the wires holding the moon up.
(this is sarcasm)
That’s impressive.
Now that’s a neat photo.
And then there was that faked moon landing...
I can see the McDonalds by the light of the silvery moon!
Cool pic, if not photoshopped...who is standing on the top of the Arc?
Gotta be photoshopped, ain’t it?
At least enhanced, if not apparent size?
Like almost every day I should post "I don't know. I did not take the photo. I only post the NASA picture of the Day."
Stunning! Go, Luna! :)
Gotta be photoshopped, ain’t it?
At least enhanced, if not apparent size?
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No, not photoshopped. If it was ps, the photographer would have spent more time correcting his mistake./s
The moon is overexposed and detail blown out. Regarding size, if you stand the correct distance away and use o telephoto lens of the correct focal length, you will achieve the enlarged effect of compression.
Napoleon, it's his arch, you know.
Look at how huge the moon looks? It looks big when low on the horizon, not THAT big does it? I see this a lot in photos these days, everybody wants to photoshop the moon, but if it was that close in real life, it would mean life on earth has very little time before it collided.
Look at how huge the moon looks? It looks big when low on the horizon, not THAT big does it? I see this a lot in photos these days, everybody wants to photoshop the moon, but if it was that close in real life, it would mean life on earth has very little time before it collided.
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It looks that big because of the physics of a telephoto lens.If you have something in the foreground and the moon in the background it will make things further away seem larger relative to the FG. It’s called compression.
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