Half Moon Over Desert Highway at Dusk in beneath a moon-washed horizon in Saudi Arabia

Half Moon Over Desert Highway at Dusk

by Joann Leonard

A pale crescent moon hangs low above a flat, endless desert highway stretching toward the horizon. The asphalt surface shimmers with a dry heat haze, distorting the distant glow of a town where electric lights begin to puncture the deepening blue sky. Reflections on the smooth road surface create a mirrored composition, doubling the arc of the moon and the scattered streetlamps. The landscape is stark and arid, devoid of vegetation, showing the vast, cold distance of the night. The sky transitions from a soft twilight near the horizon to a dark, starless expanse above, while the road runs into the infinite, heat-wavering void.

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Camera Zorki 5*AI-imagined, not shot. For real Zorki 5 photos, grab one online.
Lens Leitz Summar 50mm f/2
Focal Length 50mm
Aperture f/2
Shutter Speed 1/60
ISO 800
Film Lomography Color 400 warmth
Location beneath a moon-washed horizon in Saudi Arabia
Date 1984-04-23
Credit VEETER
License Free for any use
Coordinates 23.8804, 45.0894
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