Google Earth captures a lot of interesting moments, no matter if we're talking about meteorite craters or sensitive information which should be hidden from our eyes. JosieNorden, member of the Google Earth Community forums, has created quite a remarkable collection of pictures showing couples and lovers appearing on Google's downloadable map application. As you can see in the pictures adjacent to the article, most photos actually show shadows due to the low angle of the sun available at the time of capturing the pictures.

What's interesting is that the photos are actually captured in every corner of the world, in all kinds of moments. So, we now have the chance to see lovers kissing, couples walking on the beach or just two persons hugging on a street.

The collection of pictures was published on the Google Earth Community forums and can be easily imported and accessed by any user using the following file. All you need to do is to download this KMZ file and, supposing you have already installed Google Earth, click on File/Open and select the collection.

After the import is complete, an operation which should not take more than one second, you should be able to view a new entry in the Temporary Places menu located in the Places box. The name of the collection is "Lovers of google earth no 'lovers'" (don't blame me for the name). In case you'd like to enjoy the entire collection without even touching a single button, you can view it as a slideshow by pressing the Play button of the Places box.

If you'd want to adjust the slideshow settings, have a look in the Tools / Options / Touring menu integrated into Google Earth. In order to modify the default configuration, enter the values you want in the fly-to speed, tour speed and tour pause boxes.