
Climbing on the moon - Postojna, Slovenia
by Cyril Mayaud, Karst Research Institute ZRC SAZU, Postojna, Slovenia
This picture shows the silhouette of two of my friends aligned with the moon in full climbing equipment, as they would be ready to ascend it. We planned this shot using an application able to predict the position of the moon depending on your own position. Logistically, it also implied to be at the place at 4 AM in the morning, and to be in permanent contact with our phones to make the nicest possible composition. I was standing at a distance of 800 m when I took this shot.
If you are interested to see more images like this, feel free to have a look on my Instagram account @beneathpalemoonlight
Taken on 25
April
2021
Submitted on March 30, 2023
Winner in the EGU Photo Competition 2023
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Location
- Europe (3535)
- Southern Europe (1526)
- Slovenia (31)
- Exact location (14.2107 E, 45.7791 N)
Tags
moon, sky, night, alpinism, people, astrophotography, moonset
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Sony DSC-RX10M3
Software: Picassa to crop the picture, Photophemeris to predic the trajectory of the moon
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Credit: Cyril Mayaud (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)
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