They had traveled hundreds of miles from their jungly ocean home. Now, high above the clouds, in an airless desert, they reached the mouth of the ancient crater...
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They had traveled hundreds of miles from their jungly ocean home. Now, high above the clouds, in an airless desert, they reached the mouth of the ancient crater. As the sun set before her, and the moon rose behind her, she knew that she must descend to the floor of the sleeping volcano and wait for the full eclipse. Then and only then would she know...
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joevalenza
February 04, 2016
Does the moon actually look that big in some areas of the world? It's awesome!
brian19869
February 22, 2016
WOW!!! I don't think words can do justice to this photo. Great composition.
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Location
This photo was taken in the crater of Haleakala, on Maui in Hawaii.Time
I took it at sunrise after hiking down into the crater in the dark.Lighting
This is actually a composite of about 30 images. The moon I shot the night before during a full eclipse and that is why it has such a strange tint.Equipment
Nikon d7000 and a 28-70 Nikkor lens, and a crappy tripod because the crappy ones are light.Inspiration
This photo is about the leader of her tribe who must descend into the crater at sunset to go find the knowledge her tribe seeks for survival.Editing
As I said before, this is a composite of about 30 images. You could blow this photo up billboard size and it would have incredible detail.In my camera bag
Nikon d7000 and a 28-70 Nikkor, 50mm fixed sigma lens, 10-24 nikkor, SB910 flash, and a crappy tripod because the crappy ones are light.Feedback
Practice and watch a lot of compositing videos online. It takes time to be able to get it to look natural, even when it doesn't look at all natural!