Sunset at Cadillac Mountain, Acadia National Park

The view from high up on Cadillac Mountain, Acadia National Park is awesome even without a sun setting below. To get the star effect from a bright light, use a narrow aperture (such as f/11) and a wide angle lens. This is an HDR image. Photoshop was used to manually create this final image from two differently exposed images.
 

Picture Specs & Equipment Reviews

16mm  f/11.0  .5  ISO 100     Size: 5616W x 3744H  
 
Canon EOS 1Ds Mark III  
Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8 L II USM Lens