Here is a higher quality version of this image. Credit to the photographer, Zach Cooley (aka zachcooleyphoto on Instagram). Per that source:
Utah, USA
Happy Halloween weekend! I planned an entire vacation mostly around the fact that the moonrise would align with this arch and I could get something resembling a spooky eye on the week of Halloween. Over two nights I got some single shots and double exposures, I thought this one was best for the eye look, what do you think? Can't wait to share more with you all! In-camera double exposure Moon: 🔹550mm🔹F/9🔹1/160sec.🔹ISO 160 Arch: 🔹250mm🔹F/9🔹1/5 sec.🔹ISO 160
"That image, as I shared in my original post, was an in-camera double exposure - two consecutive photos merged together in-camera when taken. I wish that information was always shared, but I understand why it isn't always passed along.
"One fascinating thing to me is that for the most part the premises for people guessing that the image was fake are completely false. The top two reasons are something along the lines of 'The moon is never that big', and 'The moon never has that alignment'.
"To help set the record straight I wanted to share this series of photos, all of which are single exposures, taken the night after the moon eye image.
Spartan2470 on August 13rd, 2021 at 12:24 UTC »
Here is a higher quality version of this image. Credit to the photographer, Zach Cooley (aka zachcooleyphoto on Instagram). Per that source:
Here he elaborates:
broikeson on August 13rd, 2021 at 13:09 UTC »
Gods Glaucoma There, I fixed it for you.
IforgotwhatIwasdoing on August 13rd, 2021 at 16:12 UTC »
I'm assuming this is a composition and the moon was not actually in the arch photo.