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“Sun and Moon”
Description:
Half sun, half moon, this digital photographic artwork symbolizes the Yin-and-Yang connection between day’s radiance and night’s quiet glow. Their perfect balance is both visual and cosmic, reminding us that harmony often comes from the meeting of opposites.
Story:
The sun and moon are artificially merged in this digital creation made from two separate photographs: “Liquid Touch” and “Yin.”
The idea came while I was writing a booklet about BAPstracts and needed an image that showed both celestial bodies together. Since “Yin” already captures half of the moon, I decided to reveal the missing half as the sun. “Liquid Touch” was the only photograph I had that showed the sun cleanly, but it required significant editing to work.
Using Photoshop, I duplicated “Liquid Touch,” flipped one copy upside down to remove the ocean, and aligned the sun with the moon. Because a first quarter moon is often visible in daylight and early evening, the deep blue background came naturally when I photographed it shortly after sunset. That blue pairs well with the warm glow from the sun photograph.
Just as with “Yin,” I’m drawn to the symbolism of halves completing a whole. It echoes the Yin and Yang of Taoist philosophy. The sun and moon have shaped human culture for millennia, representing complementary forces:
Day and night.
Light and shadow.
Active and receptive.
Order and mystery.
And of course, the apparent size of the sun and moon is nearly identical — a cosmic coincidence revealed most dramatically during a total solar eclipse.
“Sun and Moon” is a visual reminder of how two forces that seem opposite are actually intertwined.
-BAP
Location:
Sandlake Road
Tierra Del Mar, Oregon
45° 14' 23.2'' N, 123° 58' 9.9'' W
Google Map Link
Sun:
Time: 21:04 (sunset)
Date: June 29th, 2019
Camera & Settings:
Single shot
Nikon D800E, NIKKOR 70-200 mm f/2.8G, CPL filter, Tripod
ISO 100, 24 mm, f/29, 1/8 sec
Moon:
Time: 19:39 PDT (9 min after sunset)
Date: September 13th, 2021
Camera & Settings:
Nikon D810, NIKKOR 200-500 mm f/5.6E, Tripod
ISO 100, 500 mm, f/8, 1/25 sec
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“Sun and Moon”
Description:
Half sun, half moon, this digital photographic artwork symbolizes the Yin-and-Yang connection between day’s radiance and night’s quiet glow. Their perfect balance is both visual and cosmic, reminding us that harmony often comes from the meeting of opposites.
Story:
The sun and moon are artificially merged in this digital creation made from two separate photographs: “Liquid Touch” and “Yin.”
The idea came while I was writing a booklet about BAPstracts and needed an image that showed both celestial bodies together. Since “Yin” already captures half of the moon, I decided to reveal the missing half as the sun. “Liquid Touch” was the only photograph I had that showed the sun cleanly, but it required significant editing to work.
Using Photoshop, I duplicated “Liquid Touch,” flipped one copy upside down to remove the ocean, and aligned the sun with the moon. Because a first quarter moon is often visible in daylight and early evening, the deep blue background came naturally when I photographed it shortly after sunset. That blue pairs well with the warm glow from the sun photograph.
Just as with “Yin,” I’m drawn to the symbolism of halves completing a whole. It echoes the Yin and Yang of Taoist philosophy. The sun and moon have shaped human culture for millennia, representing complementary forces:
Day and night.
Light and shadow.
Active and receptive.
Order and mystery.
And of course, the apparent size of the sun and moon is nearly identical — a cosmic coincidence revealed most dramatically during a total solar eclipse.
“Sun and Moon” is a visual reminder of how two forces that seem opposite are actually intertwined.
-BAP
Location:
Sandlake Road
Tierra Del Mar, Oregon
45° 14' 23.2'' N, 123° 58' 9.9'' W
Google Map Link
Sun:
Time: 21:04 (sunset)
Date: June 29th, 2019
Camera & Settings:
Single shot
Nikon D800E, NIKKOR 70-200 mm f/2.8G, CPL filter, Tripod
ISO 100, 24 mm, f/29, 1/8 sec
Moon:
Time: 19:39 PDT (9 min after sunset)
Date: September 13th, 2021
Camera & Settings:
Nikon D810, NIKKOR 200-500 mm f/5.6E, Tripod
ISO 100, 500 mm, f/8, 1/25 sec
“Liquid Touch”
“First Quarter”
