# @gettysport on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/BIcYAhvAFcg
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/13261011-gettysport-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/thumbnails/dbbfb906cb.jpg
- **Posted:** 2016-07-29T11:15:55.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Getty Images Sport (@GettySport) — https://gondola.cc/GettySport

## Caption

Beijing, 2008: Moon lighting #50Days50Moments
"I was rushing from one event to the other, heading to the 'Bird's Nest' for the men's 100m final. As my colleague and I turned a corner, we saw a stunning #fullmoon rising above the stadium and we could not believe our luck! Because we were running late, I had to decide if it would be worth stopping to shoot this picture, possibly risking my spot for the 100m among all the other photographers lined up inside the stadium. I decided I could shoot this image quickly. Luckily, I had a long lens with me, as it would have been difficult to capture without it. I waited a few minutes for the moon to move in line with the torch and this was the result." - ryanpierse (via BBC Sport) | August 18, 2008 | #Gettysport #Rio2016 #Olympics #🌝 #🔥 #🏅
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rio2016, gettysport, fullmoon, 50days50moments, olympics

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