That picture was taken with a very good lens (or perhaps telescope).
A little photogrammetry and high-school math reveals that the photographer was a bit more than two miles due west from the Lick observatory dome.
The point of view is probably on Hamilton Road (SR 130) (37.331231819847844, -121.68518222295448 on Google Maps).
Why does the moon look so big? I’ve never seen it that big even close to the horizon.