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Incredible full moon silhouettes

Mark Gee films the moon rising over the Mount Victoria Lookout in Wellington, New Zealand


OK, we know this doesn't striclty fall under the idea of a Chronocapture (the manipulation of time on film) but it is just too impressive not to share.

Mark Gee, the photographer, comments: "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."

Full Moon Silhouettes from Mark Gee on Vimeo.

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