The Impossible Photo Is Possible?

This image is True but at the same time it is a fake photo:

It is FALSE because what it portrays is false: the Full Moon can never be, in its path in the sky, next to the Sun.

It is REAL because it has not been retouched, there is no photomontage and it is a single shot (with greenflash)

How did I do it then?

For those used to observing the Moon, they immediately realize that the answer lies precisely in its image: the lunar disk is upside down … to be exact it is a mirror image.

I shot at sunset with the help of a special mirror (with “Pepper’s ghost” effect “), which filtered the Sun light and at the same time reflected the Moon behind me.

However, it is not a simple shot to take, it is not enough to position the mirror and take the picture but you have to consider some difficulties and the ones I encountered are the following:

– Find a mirror with a “Pepper” effect

– Position yourself in a place where both East and West are clearly visible and there are no terrestrial elements or clouds that hinder the shooting.

– Wait for a Full Moon that rises shortly before sunset or one that sets shortly after sunrise.

– Point the Moon through the mirror and align it with the frame of the Sun

– Keep the aiming of the two objects that continually move in opposite directions within the frame.

– Incorrect inclination of the mirror generates a “double moon”.

– The Sun must be close to the horizon so that its light, filtered by the atmosphere, is weak enough not to overwhelm the image of the Moon and just as bright to pass through the mirror.

Details:

Location: San Giacomo (Ragusa – Sicily – Ita)

Details: Single shots; Camera Nikon D7100, 320 mm; 1/160 sec; f/13; ISO 100
Date: 2021/03/27