When planning to shoot a landmark in front of a rising or setting full moon, bear in mind that if you choose your date correctly, the sun will very likely be setting or rising at approximately 180° to the moon’s rising angle, at about the same time.
The result of this small detail is that if you plan and shoot a popular local landmark when people will be there to watch the sunrise or sunset, you can build your shot to capture them in the foreground of your moon rising.
In July of 2016, I planned for and shot the statue of Samuel de Champlain atop Nepean Point in Ottawa, Ontario, from across the Ottawa River at the Port de plaisance Jacques-Cartier in Gatineau, Quebec. While viewers may at first glance believe that the people in these photos are gathered to watch the “Buck” moon-rise, they are likely unaware that it is rising behind them – they are mostly all facing my lens and enjoying the final moments of the dying sunset!
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