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A moonrise unlike any you've ever seen

This is not stop action, it was filmed in real time in New Zealand.

[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/58385453#[/vimeo]

From Mark Gee, the Photographer

Full Moon Silhouettes is a real time video of the moon rising over the Mount Victoria Lookout in Wellington, New Zealand. People had gathered up there this night to get the best view possible of the moon rising. I captured the video from 2.1km away on the other side of the city. It’s something that I’ve been wanting to photograph for a long time now, and a lot of planning and failed attempts had taken place. Finally, during moon rise on the 28th January 2013, everything fell into place and I got my footage.

The video is as it came off the memory card and there has been no manipulation whatsoever. Technically it was quite a challenge to get the final result. I shot it on a Canon ID MkIV in video mode with a Canon EF 500mm f/4L and a Canon 2x extender II, giving me the equivalent focal length of 1300mm.

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THAT was incredible!!..:wink:

Don’t get to see THAT around here. Nice!

That needs to make the MAINSTREAM news for a reality check in life! However in today’s fast paced world of BS to report on it never will cause most tend to forget what beauty God has already given us and how small we really are.

Thanks Steve that was very sobering and refreshing!

Thanks Steve.

There’s just a chance I’m not as important as I sometimes think I am.

Thank you – that was stunning.