Punta del Este, Uruguay

[dmstraton]

Let me have it: exposure, composition, etc. I want to know what you think...

[Radtech1]

The lighthouse is leaning to the left. If it did not do that in real life, why does it lean here? (First to admit: I do not know, maybe it does lean!) Also, I would get rid of the car. I personally don't like hints as to when a shot was done. Without the car, the viewer could be looking at at 50 year old photo. Also, cars and lighthouses don't mix well, do they?

Rad

[Titus213]

Interesting! The lighthouse does appear to lean to the left. I tried straightening the image using the three flag poles on the left and it made it worse. I tried straightening using the mast on the lighthouse and it looks like the flagpoles are leaning.....

As to cars and lighthouses not mixing - matter of choice I wouid think. Doing serious modifications to what was reality is also frowned on by some. Of course if it was well done they wouldn't know, would they?

Not a bad picture except for the lean...

[dmstraton]

Yeah, I noticed the lean...I had to tilt up the wide-angle lens a bit and you know what that does...I will correct it in PS...it definitely does not lean in real life.

Also, I totally agree on the car...I am into the purity thing, but it would make for a better picture.

Thanks.

[Robert_Lay]

The perspective issue is quite straightforward. We are blessed with a true horizon, and it is NOT in the middle of the picture. Basic geometry tells us that the camera MUST have been pointing above the horizon, which forces the verticals to converge. Since ALL the verticals converge towards the center, everything is exactly as it should be. Correcting that in Photoshop using Perspective correction is straightforward.

Why bother with the car? If you remove it, then you also have to remove the vhf antennas on the roof - Hi!

[puttick]

Then horizon is not straight - rotate 1 deg CW. Then crop using perspective correction to correct the converging vertical of the lighthouse - which appears to make it lean. Crop the blank foreground. Levels are OK, but a very gentle s-curve in curves gives it more presence. Finally a little USM.

[Radtech1]

Why bother with the car? If you remove it, then you also have to remove the vhf antennas on the roof - Hi!

Robert it right. Get rid of the VHF antennas, too.

Rad

[dmstraton]

Okay, here are the adjustments, got the lighthouse straight, as well the three poles on the left, adjusted contrast.

Taking the car out will take some time, but here is what I have...oh, I kicked up contrast a bit, but I don't prefer your high contrast, doc, this more accurately reflects the very cool look of the morning I took it.

Thanks...it does look much better.