Here's what makes it really easy for me to kick myself for the botched Lubitel shots. While focusing in near total darkness is a pain in the butt; zone focusing isn't! Shot Melodie in the desert during the super moon with a goddess theme. As usual, she rocked it so much it was insane. Her diligence and commitment takes a "meh" to a slam dunk as it did here. The Lubitel shots could have squashed the evening but her tremendous camera presence make the DIana shots amazing! Guess I should thank the super moon for smiling on the shoot!

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