Lunar Nexus

This image was taken this year on a trip to the San Rafael Swell near Goblin Valley. I had been shooting all day in a nearby canyon and was driving home after dark that night. As I was driving on the road I saw the full moon rise and envisioned this shot just as I drove past the point where the moon was just above the "point". I then realized that the moon would be in an even better position the next night (and a little later - so better light). I then returned the next night just before I had to head home and got this shot - and ended up being quite lucky as to the position of the clouds (a little timing and some frantic moving of the camera helped). I thought of the title as I was taking the shot - always a good sign that the title is right.

I actually took two shots - one for everything except the moon and one for the moon. The moon was in the position it's in now, but the exposure was about 2 minutes and so I had to take a second exposure to get the moon un-blurred. I then replaced the moon in ps after scanning.

The slide turned out to be one of the sharpest I've ever taken (I'll include a full size crop below) and I plan on printing this very large - so think of it in that context (40x65 @ 200 dpi) as the comp was always meant to be viewed large.

Comments/Critiques/Suggestions appreciated.

Walker Titan 5x7, Provia 100F, 81A, Fujinon 250mm, drum scan