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53 Comments | Report
AlanJakarta
 
AlanJakarta May 07, 2014
Marvelous shot. Congratulations.
Quantummist
Quantummist May 07, 2014
Thanks I apper the kind words from you and all the others But could ya tell me were ya saw i won.. I haven't a clue were to see it Featured... :)
praveenpremkumarpai
praveenpremkumarpai May 08, 2014
sir u have won featured section, i.e your image will be displayed on front page for this month may
slagtersven
 
slagtersven May 07, 2014
Beautiful colors, and light
WileKyK
 
WileKyK May 07, 2014
Great silhouette! Congratulations on your Feature!
catini
 
catini May 07, 2014
Great shot, congrats on your feature!
MGamba-Rios
 
MGamba-Rios May 07, 2014
Great picture! The composition is perfect! The transition between the sunset and the stars is subtle! Very nice work, congratulations!!!
iceman2
 
iceman2 May 07, 2014
Beautiful capture.Congrats!
fullframefotos
 
fullframefotos May 07, 2014
amazing shot.. I love it!
aspenglowphotography
 
aspenglowphotography May 07, 2014
Love this! Very surreal!!
lauraphotography
 
lauraphotography May 07, 2014
beautiful shot
sweetpea72
 
sweetpea72 May 07, 2014
Awesome... Congrats! :)
abihillphotography
 
abihillphotography May 07, 2014
love this so much!
hev53
 
hev53 May 07, 2014
Congratulations on your win. Beautiful photo. Well done
Quantummist
Quantummist May 07, 2014
Thanks... Didn't Know I won anything...
Quantummist
Quantummist May 07, 2014
What did I win?
Chantphoto
 
Chantphoto May 07, 2014
Beautiful
chrissy2rn
 
chrissy2rn May 07, 2014
Paul, being "featured" means your photo has caught the attention of the judges- some of the worlds best in photography. It's Viewbug's way of recognizing your talent. There are hundred's of thousands of photos's posted on Viewbug daily and yours stood out among them all, as one of the best. It's quite an honor! It also brings attention to your photo to the entire Viewbug masses... which is how I came to see this amazing capture. Being "featured" will bring you a lot of peer attention and recognition! Congratulations!
Quantummist
Quantummist May 07, 2014
Thanks... Cool.. Glad folks like it... Just a old mans hobby ... Thanks for the kind words I just had no idea what was up...
debhall Platinum
 
debhall May 07, 2014
Stunning! Congrats on your feature!
paulhaynes
 
paulhaynes May 07, 2014
Great shot buddy and the perfect title. Just curious, was this taken with one long exposure? Cheers
LionesLens
 
LionesLens May 07, 2014
congratulations!
LionesLens
 
LionesLens May 07, 2014
Everyday there are four feature awards given.
bobbynall
 
bobbynall May 07, 2014
Very nice
Wayne_Sr PRO+
 
Wayne_Sr May 07, 2014
Congratulations, Great Shot...:~)
izelbuitendag
 
izelbuitendag May 08, 2014
AMAZING!!
HomaNajjarian
 
HomaNajjarian May 14, 2014
just ....... WOW !!!
Chrissimpson01
 
Chrissimpson01 May 19, 2014
Lovely shot,
rudydeveau
 
rudydeveau May 22, 2014
Really nice. wish I took it. :-)
inesgardea Ultimate
 
inesgardea September 14, 2014
Love it, this is why the camera shouldn't be put away when the sun goes down!
kellywiens
 
kellywiens October 23, 2014
awesome capture
amuschik Platinum
 
amuschik October 29, 2014
Sweet. Congratulations.
kathleenweetman
 
kathleenweetman November 03, 2014
I love it.....Voted ..kathleen
AtzeniLucio
 
AtzeniLucio November 06, 2014
Congrats, great shot!!! exposure 25 seconds and aperture 2/8 ,asa 400 ?
Quantummist
 
Quantummist November 07, 2014
I have gotten a few asking my camera setting for this shot so I thought I would explain how I formed this shot... It is a Composite photo from 3 shots I took at different times with different settings and lenses but the same camera... I used a Canon T3 ...
The Sunset what shot with a Canon 18mm~55mm AF/IS lens at camera setting of S/60,F-4.5,ASA-100 on a tripod ..
The Kissing Couple was actually shot midday using a 18mm~55mm AF/IS lens at cameras setting of S/500,F-5.7,ASA-100...
The Star Field and Milky Way was shot using a 55mm AF/IS Cannon Lens mounted on a Meade Tracking Tripod from my telescope with a camera setting of S-25sec, F-5.6, ASA 400 ..
I then using Corel Photo Paint software cut out the Couple Kissing and darkened to black, masked all the dark foreground in the Sunset and made into an object overlay then faded the Star Field and Milky Way over the Sunset and blended together... Oh.. The Star Field was shot near Harlan Kentucky on top of a Coal Mine reclamation lands, The Sun Set was shot in Corbin Kentucky at Cumberland Falls State Park and the Kissing Couple was shot in Barbourville,Kentucky and the City Water Park (Brick Yard Ponds)
Cbries
 
Cbries November 08, 2014
Fantastic shot! great composition. congrats!
Dacemac PRO+
 
Dacemac November 25, 2014
Superb! Congratulations!
sebastianmuglia Platinum
 
sebastianmuglia November 26, 2014
what a sky! Beautiful!
eberthgomes
 
eberthgomes December 19, 2014
Amazing shot!
Lukemac88
 
Lukemac88 January 11, 2015
Brilliant shot!
amberdavidsonanderson
 
amberdavidsonanderson February 21, 2015
This is amazing.
OutOfTheWild
 
OutOfTheWild March 02, 2015
Beautiful capture
Hollypops PRO
 
Hollypops March 05, 2015
Stunning shot
alisonkekewichduncan
 
alisonkekewichduncan March 11, 2015
Awesome shot
aryanymeria
 
aryanymeria March 19, 2015
Gorgeous shot! I have just started getting into star photography! I love the silhouette in the foreground and I love the overall image. Would be interested to know your settings for such a great sky capture if you would be willing to share?
Quantummist
Quantummist February 08, 2019
Thanx for the kind words..
Quantummist
Quantummist February 08, 2019
As for the Star Field shot that was done with a Canon T3i with a 55mm Canon AF/IS lens mounted on my Meade telescopes tracking mount tripod... Setting were S-25sec, F-5.6 and ASA/ISO-400....
ImagePlusPhotography
 
ImagePlusPhotography March 20, 2015
Love this!!!
malijohn
 
malijohn May 02, 2015
Good luck.
rogercampeau
 
rogercampeau May 07, 2015
Awesome shot !!! :)
kylestuck
 
kylestuck May 20, 2015
Amazing! (slow clap) :D
rmyleloup
 
rmyleloup May 29, 2015
So romantic. I love.
vojce
 
vojce July 29, 2015
fantastic shot bravo
vojce
 
vojce July 29, 2015
fantastic shot bravo
Bruny
 
Bruny August 14, 2015
Wow!
BenoitJWild
 
BenoitJWild August 21, 2015
Great job, great compositon inspiring by not only nature but human too, great , really!
gianphotography
 
gianphotography August 26, 2017
Che meraviglia!
Cupcake-Katie
 
Cupcake-Katie October 09, 2019
Beautiful!
stigfagerli PRO+
 
stigfagerli February 06, 2020
Fantastic foto
Alisajidzaidi
 
Alisajidzaidi May 02, 2020
A portrait from an expert, outstanding photography
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Behind The Lens

Location

This shot is a Composite of 4 photos taken at different times and locations... The Milky Way was shot near Harlan, Kentucky using a Meade Telescope tracking mount from my telescope... I mounted my Canon T3 to the mount and took a 25 second exposure with a 75mm Canon Lens... The Kissing Couple Silhouette was taken at the Barbourville, Ky Water park and then darkened to black... The Sunset was taken near Heidrick, Ky The Bear Trees and brush was taken near Corbin, Ky and darkened to black..

Time

Several different times for the different composite pieces... The Start Field was around 11pm...

Lighting

Not really most was done post production...

Equipment

The Camera was a Canon T3 for all elements... Len's were a 18mm to 55mm Canon AF, 55mm to 250mm Canon AF (75mm) and a 55mm to 250mm Canon AF (100mm & 125mm)

Inspiration

Had the Star Field shot on hand and it just seemed a good base for the couple I caught kissing at the park...

Editing

Yes... I faded the Star Field onto a Sunset I had taken and then over laid the kissing couple and plants over the star field/sunset

In my camera bag

I generally carry a Cannon T3, Cannon 18~55mm, 55~250mm & 75~300mm lenes, a Minolta 55mm manual lens with reverse adapter for Macro, 2 extra batts, Canon EOS TTl Flash, Remote shutter release with timer, Proline Ball Head tripod, set of Minolta Macro Rings in 6mm,10mm,20mm

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