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Nicholas Holshouser
Blue Ridge Parkway Milepost 421, North Carolina, USA
11/16/2020
06:25 pm

Equipment Details:

Nikon D750, Nikkor 200-500mm f/5.6 SHot at ISO200, f/5.6, 200mm 0.4sec exposure

Post-processing Details:

Adjust exposure to bring out more of the earthshine, small adjustment to highlights, shadows, texture, clarity and white balance

Image Details:

Caught the 4% illuminated waxing crescent moon over a high ridge along the Blue Ridge Parkway near Brevard, NC. I love earthshine and knew it would be a good night - hoped to get some orange from the horizon and that worked out too. Clear and cold, temps in low 30s.