Sunday, July 30, 2017

Did a German photographer use 16 cameras and wait 62 days to get a photo of the sun and the full moon together that won't be seen again until 2035?

 No, a German photographer didn't use 16 cameras and wait 62 days to get a photo of the sun and the full moon together that won't be seen again until 2035. 

Oak kisses by Bess Hamiti on 500px.com

"Oak Kisses" by Bess Hamiti

Is the above photo a real one-shot of the sun and the moon? Naah!

This photo has been 'borrowed' by some on social media with the claim that it was taken by a German photographer with 16 cameras, and he had to wait for 62 days for some reason, and it "can be only seen again in 2035." 


It's impossible for the sun and the full moon to be on the same side of the sky, as explained in this Spanish article. The full moon has to be on the opposite side of the sky - when it's on the same side of the sky it's the new or dark moon. The photo was made from three separate images of the sun, the moon and the trees by Bess Hamiti, who is a photographer but not German, using Photoshop, as he explains in this video:


Hamiti uses the same pair of trees in other photo composites seen in his gallery.

Saturday, July 29, 2017

Saturday, July 22, 2017

Wednesday, July 5, 2017

Purdon 2017

July 3, 2017 - Lady slippers more spotty than usual - very rainy.















Shinleaf, Pyrole elliptique

Pyrola elliptica