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JOSE ZARCOS PALMA
Castro Verde,Portugal
01/18/2022
07:10 pm

Equipment Details:

Sony A7III , Lens Sony 200-600
Foreground - Shot 20´ before Moon rise to get some foreground details - f6.3 - 1/25 - iso1000
Moon - f6.3 - 1/25 - ISO 800

Post-processing Details:

Moon shots with 2´30" interval between shots blended with the foreground using Photoshop - Blend Mode Lighten

Image Details:

The challenge was to frame the Moon behind the Little Church of Aracelis , Castro Verde District , on top of the hill , but unfortunately the near horizon clouds hide the lower part of the Moon and the silhouette of the little church on the Moon face.
In spite of this unexpected odds , the planning done with Photopills prove to be accurate and the Moon raised exactly where expected.
Distance from shooting spot to the church - 9km