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A sky filled with stars and the half light of the moon make for an enchanted night on the lost coast of Tutuila, American Samoa. I took this 2 nights before the big Tsunami.

This is a blend of 2 exposures, one for the stop action motion of the blowhole and one for the stars. A bright 3/4 moon was positioned behind me, giving perfect illumination to the foreground scene but still allowing the stars in the background to show themselves.

It all had to come together perfectly to get this shot: A big swell at High tide well after dark with a bright moon behind me to illuminate the foreground, no wind in the palms and and no clouds to obscure the stars. And yes, this is the rainy South Pacific so getting all of those elements together happens only a few times a year! I felt extremely lucky to get this shot!

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Mood: Love !bproenza Jan 7, 2012
PERFECT!!
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*MissJaydeeGirl Jun 18, 2011
:wow: this is beautiful!! :clap:
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Mood: Love ~miko26 May 29, 2011
Yeah Samoa :love:
Faafetai =)
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Mood: Love ~DariaFanpire Jan 27, 2011
Hi! :wave:

You have been featured here: [link] :heart:
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~art-doc Dec 29, 2010
great
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~art-doc Dec 29, 2010
great!
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!Suite-n-Sassy Sep 14, 2010
gorgeous capture of movement
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~CarlPearce Sep 10, 2010  Professional
Amazing, bud. Gorgeous. It's like Neverland or something. I half expect a pirate ship to be floating off the coast and a group of children to be flying over head.
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~kamuidestiny Aug 28, 2010  Hobbyist Photographer
Just unbelievable... so beautiful!
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~Innubis Jun 17, 2010
Impossible! Awesome!
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