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Once in a blue moon
Once in a blue moon
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Challenge: Circle VIII (DPL2026-2B) (Standard Editing)
Collection: Portfolio
Camera: OM System OM-1
Lens: OM System 100-400mm f/5.0-6.3 IS II M.Zuiko Digital
Date: Jul 2, 2026
Aperture: 13.0
ISO: 3200
Shutter: 1/30
Galleries: Astrophotography
Date Uploaded: Jul 3, 2026
Originally posted by posthumous:
i want to believe this is real but i don't want to give a high score if that's just a picture of a moon. i'll skip it

Yes, it's the real Moon and the real 15ft tall statue of Angel Moroni on top of the San Diego Mormon temple (featured in my recent entry). Taken from about a mile away (from the temple, not the Moon :))

Statistics
Place: 34 out of 80
Avg (all users): 5.8333
Avg (participants): 5.8000
Avg (non-participants): 6.2500
Views since voting: 159
Views during voting: 79
Votes: 54
Comments: 3
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Canon EOS-40D
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
 07/22/2026 07:46:35 AM
very impressive capture!
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Canon EOS-5D
Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM
 07/21/2026 01:27:01 PM
Beautiful photography.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-40D
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
 07/21/2026 09:36:25 AM
i want to believe this is real but i don't want to give a high score if that's just a picture of a moon. i'll skip it
  Photographer found comment helpful.
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