The Moon and Sovič – Ozzy, Maša and Tjaša

30 March 2021 MoonNightMiscellaneous

After admiring Cyril's exhibition Postojna beneath the pale moonlight we got in touch and have since carried out several photography sessions together, as we still have quite a few ideas.

This time we tried to photograph a "werewolf", or rather a "wolf", howling at the moon. The models were Maša, Tjaša and Ozzy.

Two jubilant silhouettes raise their arms on a ridge directly in front of a huge detailed full moon.

Two women and a dog form lively silhouettes on a ridge before an enormous rising full moon.

Two people and a dog stand in silhouette on a ridge as a large full Moon rises behind them.

Two figures hold hands in a playful dance, silhouetted against the large full moon.

Two women stand on separate rocks before a giant full moon, forming theatrical silhouettes against its cratered surface.

A person and seated dog are silhouetted side by side on Sovič ridge as the full Moon fills the background.

A person and standing dog form crisp black silhouettes on Sovič ridge against an enormous detailed full Moon.

Thanks to Cyril for teaching me this technique. As I do not currently have a reliable telephoto lens, he also lent me his equipment. For a compact camera, it has a surprisingly powerful optical zoom and a fairly good sensor. It is a shame it does not save raw images, but converts them straight to JPEG.

Let me stress that this kind of photograph is not a composite! Everything is captured just as the camera sees it in real life. You have to place yourself and the models in the right spot at the right time. Behind the scenes, it looks something like this:

Behind-the-scenes view of a camera on a tripod framing the full moon above Sovič, with Postojna buildings beyond.