Here is a higher quality version of this image. Credit to the photographer, Zach Cooley (aka zachcooleyphoto on Instagram). Per that source:
Utah, USA
Happy Halloween weekend! I planned an entire vacation mostly around the fact that the moonrise would align with this arch and I could get something resembling a spooky eye on the week of Halloween. Over two nights I got some single shots and double exposures, I thought this one was best for the eye look, what do you think? Can't wait to share more with you all!
In-camera double exposure
Moon: 🔹550mm🔹F/9🔹1/160sec.🔹ISO 160
Arch: 🔹250mm🔹F/9🔹1/5 sec.🔹ISO 160
"That image, as I shared in my original post, was an in-camera double exposure - two consecutive photos merged together in-camera when taken. I wish that information was always shared, but I understand why it isn't always passed along.
"One fascinating thing to me is that for the most part the premises for people guessing that the image was fake are completely false. The top two reasons are something along the lines of 'The moon is never that big', and 'The moon never has that alignment'.
"To help set the record straight I wanted to share this series of photos, all of which are single exposures, taken the night after the moon eye image.
I get what he's saying about the in-camera double exposure and people saying it's fake.
But it is fake. Sure, it may have had zero maniplation in post, and that the digital negative is exactly what is seen in the image.. but it's a double exposure. You take one exposure at 200mm, then you point at the moon and zoom to 600mm, line up the previous exposure so it lands in the 'eye', and take that exposure to seal.
It's stretching the truth. It's simply a different kind of fake to the others.
The articles aren’t super clear, so I’m just speculating, but the photos where the moon is huge appear to use the same lens for the arch as this one, plus he made a big deal about planning on being there at exactly the right time. If he was just going to shoot the moon then shoot the arch separately, he could do it at any full moon
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u/Spartan2470 Aug 13 '21 edited Aug 13 '21
Here is a higher quality version of this image. Credit to the photographer, Zach Cooley (aka zachcooleyphoto on Instagram). Per that source:
Here he elaborates: