David Rogers' supermoon over Tathra Wharf makes Tourism Australia's top engaged list for 2021

The photo has received the number nine spot on Tourism Australia's top 10 highest social media engagement list.

Mr Roger's work continues to put Tathra on the map.

In 2018 he captured another top image on Tourism Australia's website of bioluminescent algae at Tathra Beach that was published in travel magazines and skyrocketed his career as a photographer.

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But taking a breathtaking shot isn't as easy as just standing on a beach during a super moon and hoping to just get lucky.

"I did a lot of planning and knew exactly where to stand on the beach and at what time for the moon to come up," said Mr Rogers who uses a planning app called PhotoPills that allows him to point point locations on a map to show the direction of sunrise and the moon.

For photographers around the world, capturing the super moon is a big event and one that takes careful planning.

Mr Rogers said he always tries to capture a shot over a well-known icon - "it adds that extra level of interest, because it puts it into context and location".

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"There's some pretty amazing shots that come from the super moon because it's really newsworthy and a lot of places pick up on them."

Shooting the moon is a tricky task for any photographer, no matter how skilled they are.

"It's quite challenging due to the contrast in light because the moon is quite bright and then the background is really dark, so you've got to take a combination of shots and marry them all together.

"You've also got to act quickly because the moon is moving fast, so you get one of the moon, one of the sky, one of the wharf and one of the water and so you're on high alert, it's very stressful times."

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He said shooting each component is hard due to the different light and exposure needed on each element of the shot.

The moon is shot really quickly, but the wharf is dark and so requires a longer exposure that takes around 10 seconds. Finally the water is shot at a different speed and exposure to pick up the reflection.

"It's really quite stressful, so you look at it and it looks quite serene, but for me I'm sweating and getting smashed by waves and stuff like that," he said.