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Fredric Walder
south rim of grand canyon
11/07/2022
04:35 pm

Equipment Details:

Nikon Z7ii ISO 200 1/6 second 44mm

Post-processing Details:

camera RAW file single image, sky and foreground processed separately to brighten foreground only slightly; minimal processing overall

Image Details:

This is the nearly full moon rising over the south rim of the grand canyon on the evening of the total lunar eclipse. This image is taken after sunset and I believe the banding on the horizon is the so called belt of Venus as the earth's shadow begins to rise in the sky; this post sunset timing also caused the clouds to take on a bit of glow as sometimes seen with noctilucent clouds; this image was captured around ten hours before the actual lunar eclipse the next morning, the western sky opposite this view had a very red sunset and that lighting also caused the illumination on the canyon to take on a very colorful appearance