From Dan Minicucci
Pushing the limits of what is possible for photography.
By it's very definition photography comes from the Greek words phõtós, meaning "light", and graphé, meaning "representation by means of lines' or "drawing".
In this case the light, barely any, is the bright open sky from the left and the nearly full moon on the right of the frame. The time stamp on this image is 5:03 pm a full 25 minutes after sunset!
Leaning completely on the capability of modern technology this image is possible. The exposure information is : 5000 f/4 2.5" Canon R5 Canon 60Omm f/4 lens. I did the math to compare this to the technology started my career with nearly 40 years ago.
The fastest film was 400 so converting that film speed to an equivalent exposure would result in an exposure of a whopping 32 seconds! In other words - a total impossibility to capture an owl preparing to exit its roost and hunt for the night.
So enjoy the fruits of technology and dedication to spend another night with my camera in the company of beautiful nature.
