I'm kidding, it's what I do. Walking the dog at night at an abandoned airstrip, there just isn't much else to photo. The conditions are just right if the weather permits.
May 11, 2023
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Here's one I took a while back...
...yours looks like a composite since I suspect you'd be hard pressed to get a moon that size behind those trees 😉
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No, it's not a composite. When I referenced the "just right" conditions I meant it. The trees are a mile and a half away and the Moon, I'm not sure. My S1 will do 1200mm using the digital zoom so that shot is not cropped at all. Part of the reason I like my "superzoom". I have fifteen more shots taken within a couple minutes of that one, each with a different orientation of the trees. Here's one that wasn't zoomed in as close on the camera, from the same location. Getting the light just right to get detail in the trees is the hardest part. You only have two minutes to make the shot before the moon clears that ridge.
Another, high in the sky. I usually like a little shadow because you can see the craters better. Most of mine are way under exposed for that purpose. The last few years of forest fire smoke really affect the color, or white ballance, I'm not sure which.
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There are places where there does seem to be an optical effect - maybe close to the horizon where there's a lot of atmosphere?
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Just the affect that objects at a far distance, zoomed in closer, appear closer together than they actually are. My spot seems to be an ideal distance. Also the fact that there isn't another town in that direction for hundreds of miles, so no light pollution. Since that big bright moon gives off lots of light you can use a smaller aperture for a bit better depth of field. My dog is very patient with me, waiting long periods of time for that perfect light.
