Robert T. Gonzalez, io9, details an amazing picture of the moon taken by Switzerland-based photographer Philipp Schmidli:
Schmidli writes on his blog that he spent months scouting out the perfect vantage point for this shot, conducting much of his reconnaissance with Google Earth and a handheld GPS.
You’ve surely noticed that the moon illusion is working overtime in Schmidli’s photograph. To achieve this effect, he had to station himself more than 1000 meters away from his friend on the bike, and employ a staggering 1200 mm focal length.