r/interestingasfuck • u/Hola_Como_Estass • 9h ago
Christ the Redeemer holding full Moon in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, shot by Brazilian photographer Leonardo Sens after three years of failed attempts
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u/Wiffystardawg 8h ago
He's got the whole moon........in his hands, He's got the whole moon........... in his hands.
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u/Working_Art1611 8h ago
How does one fail for 3 years though? Given the full moon appears quite regularly and the statue never moves
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u/Marlsfarp 8h ago
The path of the Moon through the sky is slightly different every day, just like with the Sun.
You could of course just figure out when the shot will be set up and wait, rather than "trying and failing," but maybe that's what actually happened and the title is bad.
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u/bowmans1993 8h ago
The moon and earth are constantly moving, brasil also has the amazon rainforest, hence clouds are quite common. You get ~12 full moons a year, but remember that it needs to be in the right position at the right time. If the moon is in the right position but its 2pm then what's the point. The phases of the moon and position are completely independent of our day night cycle. The moon is still there during the day
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u/MeNoCanRead 7h ago
I can't believe you had to explain this...
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u/bowmans1993 7h ago
Beyond this. The photographer most certainly did not sit there for 1000 consecutive days for this photo. They checked weather forecasts, lunar cycles and also what area of the sky the moon would be in. In reality we're talking about maybe being out there 15-20 times to see if everything lined up
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u/Outrageous-Date7909 7h ago
Waited 3 yrs for it to capture that pic, why didn't he just move himself into position. I guess that wouldn't be as interesting if he had a brain & did that
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u/bowmans1993 7h ago
Hes looking for a specific angle. Idt he wants it from the side or the back so in reality there is only a small margin of where the picture can be taken. In reality they only have less than 30degrees of leeway if photographer doesnt want it strait on. Up or down can maybe vary a little depending on the angle of the moon. This is like saying why wait for a solar eclipse, why not just move to where the sun and moon are aligned?
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u/blue_mormon 8h ago
I hope its not AI. Its perfect
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u/Spartan2470 VIP Philanthropist 6h ago
It's not. But the title is clickbaity.
I don't mean to be disrespectful to this beautiful and great photo, which requires a lot of planning and precision. But this image can be achieved every year, and several times, from the beaches in front (Niteroi, Icarai, etc.). For example, this May 23rd, you can photograph it during golden hour from Icaraí beach at 6:01 a.m. This will also be repeated on June 21st and May 22nd, according to my calculations on Photpills (an app for photographers). The only thing we can't control is wheather. There's too much clickbait on this "news reports"
Photography nerd here. Definitely cool photo, but like you mentioned this kind of arrangement can be repeated several times. The title is clickbaity
To elaborate some more: Because Christ statue is on a cliff, and unobstructed, there are several vantage points where you could align the field of view to have the statue, and the moon in a line. Then choose the object distance and shadow length to roughly calculate how far to position to look like Christ is holding the stellar body. Photopills and Ephemeris make these very nice and easy. Weather is the tricky part and requires few tries to get right.
But this is not something that seems impossible and can be repeatably done.
Per /u/NoDroneShots and /u/coredump3d.
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u/darthvalium 6h ago
The comments on these kinds of photos are always so dumb... Why moon so big? Why 3 years? Why not use ai? Grow a brain, people.
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u/Historical-Fun-2536 7h ago
I just want to say, if it took three years, maybe it’s because Jesus and the moon have nothing to do with each other.
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u/TimAppleCockProMax69 7h ago
Why did a brazillian photographer shoot jesus christ?
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u/SixToesLeftFoot 7h ago
Because he never wore shoes.
On a side note, Jesus once walked into a tavern. Tossed three nails on the counter and said “can you put me up for the night?”
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u/MetalHead678 8h ago
While the city below is one of the most violent in the world and rife with cartel violence and constant death. Thanks jesus
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u/DryDiscipline2001 5h ago
Holy fuck WHY IS EVERY BASIC ASS REDDIT PHOTO POST LIKE “AFTER 1,000 YEARS OF FAILING THIS PHOTOGRAPHER FINALLY GOT SHOT OF LIFE TIME!!1”
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u/btan1975 8h ago
three years and now could be done by AI in 30 seconds
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u/discomuffin 8h ago
Could be done in a much shorter time than 3 years without ai too. They should call it planning.
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u/Dave1307 8h ago
https://giphy.com/gifs/13SBMZWCrSjw6A