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Moonrise over Dyer, Nevada        Images © Mark A. Chappell

While driving through the isolated Fish Lake Valley in far-western Nevada, I was approaching the hamlet of Dyer at dusk, just as the moon rose over the hills to the east.  To emphasize the moon, I used a telephoto lens, resting it on the roof of the car for stability.  This isn't a computer-generated composite image: it's directly from the scanned slide.  This was a lucky combination of light intensities that permitted good exposure of both the foreground and the moon.

The resemblance of this image to a certain famous Ansel Adams picture struck me only after I got the slides back.

  • Nikon F3, Nikon 400mm f5.6 EDIF, Kodachrome 64