Wondering how other folks managed to take beautiful images of the super moon over a nice foreground, and wondering why some of the images looked truly exaggerated, I trekked over to visit Ben Jacobi.
"Ben, do people merge two photographs to make the images of the super moon?" I asked him, not knowing how else to begin the conversation. Of course they merge two images.
"Oh, yes, you have to. In fact, I merged eighteen images for mine."
Truly impressive. Ben has an admirable work ethic and patience for each and every image. Indeed, I learned about exercising discipline during processing from Ben.
Feeling more confident about moon pictures, I returned to the Hardin Building at dusk, when I knew the lights of the tower would be lit. Two weeks after I took a few pictures of the Super Moon, I merged the two images to yield the one I show above.
