Me with Venus a Jupiter in conjunction

Well I was torn for the category, Portrait of Astrophotography. Venus

and Jupiter have not been this close together in 24 years. I got

better shots of the pair, this one was of me being there and the pair

made a nice back drop with the bokeh of the SIgma 50mm f/1.4 using my

Canon 7D.

 

I had to improvise for some flash-less fill light, it was pretty dark

and I didn't want to push the ISO or use the flash. So using my iPhone

screen for a little light on my face worked nicely.

 

I just wanted to share this great evening of stargazing and

conjunction of Venus and Jupiter with my friends at Photo.net.

Hi Mark,

A memorable way to say that you witnessed the Conjunction.

I like the shot.

Best Regards,  Mike

Thanks, Mike. It was fun shooting them. The weather is unseasonally warm here in Southeastern Pennsylvania, I was wearing a short sleeved shirt.