Full Moon Silhouettes

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This is my "Full Moon Silhouettes" short, as seen originally on Vimeo. It is a real time video of the moon rising over the Mount Victoria Lookout in Wellington, New Zealand. People had gathered up there this night to get the best view possible of the moon rising. I captured the video from 2.1km away on the other side of the city. It's something that I've been wanting to photograph for a long time now, and a lot of planning and failed attempts had taken place. Finally, during moon rise on the 28th January 2013, everything fell into place and I got my footage.
The video is as it came off the memory card and there has been no manipulation whatsoever. Technically it was quite a challenge to get the final result. I shot it on a Canon ID MkIV in video mode with a Canon EF 500mm f/4L and a Canon 2x extender II, giving me the equivalent focal length of 1300mm.
Music - Tenderness by Dan Phillipson : premiumbeat.com...
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[@mattpetty1]

I always picture the first two people you see walking up as my wife and I. It's what we do together. You can see she is wearing her Jacket and walking with her hands stuck in her pockets like my wife would . The music is Beautiful , Melodic, and slightly sad. I've watch this many times, maybe 20 plus. My wife passed away in October of 2009 from Cancer at the age of 49 but this lets me Dream. ..........Well, it's been 4 years since I posted. I've watched it to many times to count. I still can't stop staring at her silhouette and tearing with the memories we had together. 143 my sunshine. 143 are the letters in I LOVE YOU. a little loving code we would send at random times to let each other know we are thinking about each other.

[@denniswalker4378]

Matt...... She is there waiting for you !! You shall walk again together for all eternity !! The pain of loneliness is but a temporary thing. The joy of your reunion with her and Our Lord Jesus cannot be described in our earthly words. A prayer this day, will I say for you and her!! God Bless!!

[@mattpetty1]

The silhouettes look close to us. I’m 6 foot and she’s 5’3 .;She had beautiful long red hair that sparkled in the Sun. The only thing brighter was her smile when it was aimed at me. She passed away from Pancreatic Cancer just 2 days shy of our 25th Anniversary . She was the only woman I have ever, or wanted to kiss. That makes an Incredible bond. Thank you for your prayers Dennis

[@mattpetty1]

Another 20 times. Still Dreaming.

[@JHDanan]

Sending you a blessing.

[@bobjohnson3175]

Dream big, my friend.

[@cerulean999]

Well, I almost never post comments, but here goes. I'm a 40-year professional photographer, an amateur astronomer, and an artist, so I know the technical difficulty of getting this shot, and I connect with the aesthetic "need" to make something that communicates the joy and reward of a moonrise. I've been re-running this piece for about a month now, and am hooked on it. It buoys my mood every time I watch it. Thanks for an inspiring work of art. (dead-on choice of music, too)

[@JaydenLawson]

Hope you’re still enjoying it!

[@susanj8158]

I've watched this so many times over the years. It's one of my favorite videos ever. Such a beautiful piece of art.

[@METALUNICORNLTD]

My not quite 2 year old daughter loves looking out of her window and seeing the moon, so I found this video and showed it to her. She was utterly transfixed by it, so many thanks for making my little girl's day!

[@naziraibraeva7495]

My toddler boy too 🤩😙

[@JaydenLawson]

She must be almost 10 by now! I hope she still enjoys it ☺️

[@SarahOnVacation]

I watched this video a few years back and keep coming back to watch it time and again.. So beautiful.

[@JPVisuals]

Reminds you how beautiful our world is and how small we are in the universe. This is so elegant and powerful. Thank you for capturing this :)

[@ir8free]

MyLifeOnEarth 365 flat-earth cavemen can't believe it.

[@PrashunPawar]

I commented on the blog too and I'll not shy away from saying here that this is one of the most inspiring piece of art of our times. While the world is busy seeking help of virtual technology to beautify and enhance visual experience, one man with his skills and dedication captures nature's beauty for all of us to experience which we all manage to miss every single day, rather night. Thanks, Mark. Glad that you not only have a kickass camera but also a vision.

[@pjstraker]

I don't know how many times I've watched this but every time it still amazes me.

[@judythompson5253]

If you have a friend, send them this URL, and then watch it with them on the computers. Something magical happens, when you watch it together. Mark, thank you again for this. It never ceases to move me.

[@Leslieohnstad_colourarte_mama]

So beautiful. I am glad you took the time to do this.

[@lolapear4866]

I watched my 14 year old walk into school as this beautiful video and music was playing. The tears of joy and heartbreak overcame me. He's a gentle giant and the love of my life👩‍👦💕👨‍🎓

[@749e]

This is glorious. Utter perfection. The little silhouettes of the people are sheer genius. I love Wellington.

[@doublenugget]

As Gary Player once said, "the more I practice, the luckier I get". Everything about this is simply stunning; composition, the blackness, colour of the moon, speed of the moon, track of the moon, people moving almost as if on cue, with a great choice of music too.

[@michellelightlovereiki838]

This is breath taking. I was wowed by it. I felt I was really there...a watcher of the recording device in which I just let it do its thing and stepped back and watched in real time. Bravo!!! So peaceful. LovelightandReiki.

[@rzeler]

Magic! I like coming back here, thanks Mark!

[@MarkGee]

Awesome so great to hear that you do come back!

[@windnchgo]

I completely understand what you mean. The best shot is the coming together of the right equipment, best lighting and - most importantly - OPPORTUNITY. I am so glad it all finally came together for you. Awesome video! The best I've seen on KZbin of the moon - by far. Gives me something to shoot for in my quest to get the best shot of the moon.

[@MarkGee]

The ripples you are noticing is atmospheric refraction, I've got a bit of info on that in my blog. The focus was set manually to infinity, so both the people and moon is in focus, but the moon looks soft and out of focus due to it being low to the horizon and effected by the earth's atmosphere.

[@LAWIS512]

I cry for Each time that I watch the video.. It's so beautiful 😢💜

[@evolvewebdesign]

This is so amazing! I saw your video a couple of days ago, and watched it again and again. It all comes together perfectly. The people walking in from the right, just when u think "is there something happening", the guy with the backpack standing there almost the whole clip watching the moonrise, the family with the little child running around, it's all there. Thanks for making and sharing this!

[@ovrobinson]

Every part of this video is simply beautiful. You waited a long time for that perfect moment and it was well worth it. Thank you Mark. Also congrats on all your achievements and winning Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2013!!!

[@philsey500]

I was one of those people up there that night it was taken. I had just arrived in New Zealand and was loving life. Now back in the UK, just watching this back all these years laters make me want to head back.

[@MarkGee]

@@philsey500 that really awesome, love it when I people recognise themselves in the video. Heard some great stories from that night.

[@philsey500]

@ thanks for replying/ didn’t expect it. I was one of them who contact you afterwards.

[@symbiosismusic]

Stunning!! Just saw this featured on the lunchtime BBC TV news in the UK and couldn't wait to see the whole thing. I was on that viewing platform once for a lovely sunset while visiting NZ to record the sounds of nature for an album by my group Symbiosis, and this video is a beautiful reminder of the country. Many Thanks!!

[@JaydenLawson]

10 years later and I’m seeing it for the first time. Amazed that beauty like this is happening all the time - it just depends on your perspective. I’m assuming those people never knew what magic they were involved in. Something beautiful about that

[@Dancerlil]

Truly spectacular ! Really well done. Lovely choice in music as well ! Thank you for sharing it. Blessings, Liliane

[@ThisgirllovestheUSA]

I can not put into words the beauty along with the music this video has. It touches me deeply every time I watch it. Thank you so much for sharing it.

[@renatoissamutakeya5337]

So I discovered this video back in 2016 and every now and then I come back to it. Was through a rough period and this video somehow makes me soothe. Thank you for your art, man.

[@MarkGee]

Renato Issamu Takeya that’s really great to hear - I hope things are getting better for you.

[@renatoissamutakeya5337]

@@MarkGee They are! :) Thanks, it is always a mix of nostalgia and melancholy watching this, kinda like it

[@tormentoxx]

I was very busy, working, thinking about money, and I stumbled upon this video. It made me want to stop for a few minutes, breathe and just watch the moon.

[@hodge12009]

Such a beautiful scene, one of my favorites

[@Angie.Globetrotter]

This is so beautiful, we have a Super Moon tonight in Chiang Mai and I saw it rising over the river, big and bright and orange, just not that big like yours ;) Thank you for this excellent video, I will watch more of your works.

[@dub5107]

Fantastic job on the moonrise !! ... Beautiful sight ...never lets us dwn !!

[@georgeferguson9779]

I watch this video sometimes during my work day when things get super pressing. After I watch it, I'm a lot more calm and able to focus on moving forward. Thanks for the video Mark!

[@ChrisHCoaching]

Beautiful. Thank you. I am visiting again with pleasure. And now, from reading other comments, I've learned you are Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2013!!! Congratulations.

[@DarlisaBlack]

beautifully done Mark, you captured naturally what so many try to do in photoshop... and it looks better too! Whimsical and delightful as well as inspiring. Thank you

[@ridzuanhm]

Mark, this is a very beautiful video. You are lucky to be able to capture this video.

[@Fuzzybudget]

So amazing when there are people standing in silhouette like that. I had a car in my video from the other night - not nearly this good - just outstanding. One does need a good zoom to get it like this - incredible, incredible footage - and from nearly 8 years ago!!!

[@roberti6433]

This made my early morning! Thank you for this entirely beautifully put together artistic composition that humbles one in this creation's beauty and enormity.

[@tristanskywalker1998]

Saw the moon rise over the horizon last night. Seeing it for real is amazing!

[@DanielIsaacWootton]

He is 2.1km away with a telephoto lens, when you 'zoom' in really far it brings distant things close, look it up! It's not fake. Brilliant footage!

[@soleaguirre100]

Beautiful moon! Thanks... now in this situation in our world we can appreciate more the nature and sky ... nostalgic vid. really enjoying this capture. Greetings from Chile 🇨🇱.

[@traceyrichards]

With yet another advancement of technology I can now cast your videos onto my large TV screen. They can never quite be big enough. Kudos.

[@watashidesu100]

That's an incredibly cool fact. I love that the atmosphere can be understood at the level at this point in human history.

[@hwkluth]

Wow!!! I couldn't take my eyes off of it - Very well done. Your location turned out to be perfect with the people moving about as it rose. The music choice is perfect too.

[@cheputeh9559]

When i looking this video.. It has recall my memory when i was a child which is in year 1999. I still remember on that time, i saw something wierd behind Mount Kinabalu, Sabah. It just like a bright light same like sunlight. Then, the moon slowly rised up to the sky. Once it rised up to the sky, that moon lights becoming more brightly untill to the top of Mount Kinabalu peak.

[@Littlebricksfusion]

Now this is achingly beautiful

[@gioflome]

It is not the technique the most important thing here in this fantastic work, but the heart that you put into it. Congratulations and thanks for giving us these beautiful 3:46 minutes..

[@MarkGee]

Hi Amy - I started in photography at school, and went on from there. I did study, but not really photography/filming so most of what I know there is self taught. It's great you are reading up on photography on the web - there are some great resources there, but with knowledge you need to practice, which is pretty much what it's all about. I have learnt so much this way and still learning today. My biggest tip is just to go out there and shoot as much as you can and learn from your mistakes :)

[@Taril69]

Yes!!! finally!! i saw the moon like this 12years ago and nobody belived in me that i saw the moon this big..i started to belive that it was a dream ;) thanks for your beautiful video! :P

[@moneyguy4004]

Simply beautiful.

[@lindajones9220]

Wow! Thanks for sharing. Looks like you could reach out and touch the moon. Beautiful.

[@MarkGee]

The Music is Tenderness by Dan Phillipson, check out the video description for more details.

[@alexandraharms2535]

One of the best videos I have ever seen - brilliant work. Thank you for sharing this.

[@Zombi3NinjaKing]

Absolutely humbling and beautiful. Great video!

[@MarkGee]

Hi Charles, and that is a good question which I had to research a little. From comparing the image of the video at moon rise, and a image I took of moon set a few days before, it does rotate, but only looks like it rotates around 45 degrees in the anti-clockwise direction. So no you still don't see the "Man in the Moon" face upright at moon set in the southern hemisphere.

[@SENTIMIENTOSINCERO77]

Excellent capture, my eyes are always looking at the sky looking for my soul the moon. MARK GREAT UPLOAD!!!!!

[@MarkGee]

Thanks! Music is Tenderness by Dan Phillipson. Link to the track is in the description of the video above.

[@sharpo]

Never saw a Moon that big in my life. Beautiful. Thanks for sharing this!

[@NarcizoJE]

Amazing video Mark. Congratulations for that take and thank you for sharing.

[@zold96]

I don't know how, I don't know why, but simply you made a beautiful video and you chosen the best music for it. Teardrops are always come to my eyes, when I see this video.

[@MarkGee]

Thanks! All the lens/camera detail is in the description or go to my blog on it.

[@ifonlyihad]

Love it and your wait was well worth it. Thank you.

[@antiglitcher]

This is so beautiful and really shows that amazing things can be found all over our world, we just need to know when and where to look.

[@biplabbanerjee9270]

utterly beautiful and pleasing to watch..the real beauty of nature..

[@wduggan99]

Just thought I'd let you know Mark, I watch this a couple times a day. It's incredible. Thanks for this video :)

[@ThisgirllovestheUSA]

Absolutely spell binding. Wonderful job.

[@maijashelley9318]

Thank you so much for sharing. Not all of us are blessed with having the right spot... or the timing... to see such a wondrous event.

[@yeaduh4]

WHY IS THIS SO AMAZING! I CANT LOOK AWAY @____@

[@fusionflowersvideo]

Stunning work - truly stunning - huge congratulations

[@denniswalker4378]

Matt..... I believe that she can feel your dreams and she smiles so softly with the knowledge that your love is still strong. In this Christmas week, my humble prayers will be offered for both of you. God Bless!!!

[@shadowflarevg7230]

I don't even know what to correct first, your sense of thinking, or your grammar -shakes my head-

[@mrReoman]

Nice big telephoto lens and a super steady support for it, great framing for the shot - well done

[@Psss76]

Mark, this is a fantastic video. It softly touches the heart.

[@coolkanhajbp]

lovely capture and excellent sound track too.

[@cdbfort]

what a beautiful video, really perfect capture.:) thank you !

[@doodlebugrusty]

Gorgeous, thank you so much for such a beautiful piece. You are truly an artist.

[@MarkGee]

Thanks so much for the comment! Lets hope it starts getting some more youtube plays then :)

[@MarkGee]

Hey Geoff, I had a polarizing filter on the lens for this to attempt to bring out the detail on the moon.

[@drunvalo]

Incredible Mark and love the music choice. Very emotive and fitting.

[@soheilmn1]

Absolutely amazing video, and a peaceful piece of music. You are awesome, Mark! I will be one of your fans since today!

[@Wolliiiiii]

You can't see the moon that big without a nice camera with incredible zoom, I think you really just had a dream..

[@GenoCS356B]

Thank you Mark, that was beautiful. Great capture of the Moon.

[@vincentscats9314]

Oh great almighty God, your creations are amazing and nothing else can be compared from your beautiful creations!

[@MarkGee]

This is mainly due to chromatic aberration, which is an artefact from the failure of the lens on the camera focusing all colors to the same convergence point. It's quite common in photography and probably worth googling it if you want more details.

[@michasaaban932]

Congratulations for perfect positioning! That must have been the most difficult part of the work.

[@inflight2u]

I have loved this .....I appreciate the artist behind the camera. To enlighten is most magnificant.

[@timwillingham8942]

Wow Peggy. That was beautiful.

[@inflight2u]

Tim Willingham Quite an artistic pleasure for me~

[@FOUNDEDEARTHBROTHERS]

Beautiful! Imagine how awesome the one is that hung moon! You’d think His glory would be so great that the rulers of this world would go out of their way to hide His existence.

[@KillerGX]

This is such a beautiful video. It seriously brought a tear to my eye and I dont know how i feel about this. I'm confused.

[@KyaKJ]

It is so beautiful to look at, space, stars, planets, it is a great show to take the time to look at it. It's a shame that few human beings do not take the time just 5 minutes, look at what the area has to offer. In any case, I could spend my whole night watching over me to see what is going on :) Beautiful video !

[@stomiball889]

I love watching the sunset but this one is on another level

[@nitegazer976]

So beautiful and very well done! Now I want to go there too!

[@montseret1]

First class Mark, and thank you for sharing this.

[@martusiiiiiakce]

This is probably the most beautiful video on youtube... Amazing. :)

[@dawnmichelle2017]

Wow! This is just so beautiful. :)

[@nowhiteflag80]

That did cheer me up! Stunning.

[@nathanforester5993]

Eeerie and beautiful. You must have been extremely lucky to catch that.

[@Gen777G]

My question just aswered. Thanks for sharing Mark.

[@AdviceFromAPro]

I am inspired to follow our discoveries of the cosmos. This video places us on the moon once more.

[@TiborRoussou]

Wonderful Mark, thanks for sharing this wonderful video. The music gracefully complements the video : )

[@marga9990]

Marvilloso!! you are an Artist !!! I would like to be there.... Thank you Mark

[@zurdop]

I couldnt believe this was for real, this is amazing!!!!!!...thanks so much for sharing this, I ll share it too cause it just gives a different perspective of the earth and space.....amazing!!!!

[@GaberMolko33]

Mate you know what's the difference between a genius and the Normal people? A genius sees something special and different where all the other see the same. You're a genius!