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Balancing Act

This is a photo of the crescent moon setting above the Manhattan skyline. This was a planned shot: I plotted the trajectory of the moon and was able to align it with the buildings (from left - Chrysler Building, Empire State Building, One Vanderbilt SUMMIT).

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 09.2022
Date Uploaded: 11.2022
Photo Location: New York, New York, United States of America
Camera: NIKON Z 7_2
Copyright: © Peter Alessandria