Traverse

14 JANUARY, 2025

This image may just be my Magnum Opus, at least for now.

With the combination of two separate photos taken on different days, it is the first one I have posted that is not straight-from-the-camera with only basic edits. The idea came to me when I shot a photo of the nearly-full moon that happened to include two birds flying across it. That photo was marred by power lines and the birds were so tiny that I could barely make them out, but I was set on the concept and determined to make it happen.

Earlier that day, I had randomly snapped a bird fleeing from a tree, so the only thing I lacked was a clear photo of the moon.

I waited until the next night, when it came out in its full Wolf glory, and made sure to give it time to rise high above the power lines. When I pulled up the photo to start editing, a second idea immerged as I noticed there was a star directly below the moon. Utilizing the magic of Canva Pro (not an ad, I just really like Canva), I took one bird, one star, and one moon to create an even better image than the one I had imagined the night before.