Necessary Lighthouse

backup63 · 14th of January 2009 (Wed)

Duluth, MN Canal Park. How did I do?

Thumbsup · 14th of January 2009 (Wed)

HDR? Nice composition. However, the boulders look OOF. What were your settings?

backup63 · 14th of January 2009 (Wed)

Yeah it's a blend of 3 exposures of 1 raw file. I do wish i had more depth of field. The settings were 80mm, 1/800s, f5.6, 100iso. Thanks for the comments.

MrGreen · 15th of January 2009 (Thu)

You should've dropped your shutter speed considerably and decreased your aperture to at least f/11 or f/16.

ALso, the horizon is tilted down the right.

The mid tonne greys are too dark, and thus your white point needs to be raised a bit.

Hope this helps.

ArcticShooter · 15th of January 2009 (Thu)

Very cool image. Looks like the tanker is aiming straight for the lighthouse.
It could have been a notch brighter

Pixels · 15th of January 2009 (Thu)

This image has impact - very well caught. Well done.

FlyingPhotog · 15th of January 2009 (Thu)

Interesting perspective on something most folks don't see every day.

Your processing left everything a tad "dense." I don't get the feeling that this was a nice summer day on the Great Lakes.

Oh, and it looks as if Lake Michigan is going to drain into Lake Superior (horizon...)

backup63 · 15th of January 2009 (Thu)

Thanks for all the comments. I wish I could have a do over on this day. It was actually a pretty nice day, but this was taken early, just after the fog had rolled off the water. That horizon is really annoying. I have it straightened in a couple other versions of this shot, I didn't even think of it here. Oh well.

Grimlock · 16th of January 2009 (Fri)

I enjoyed this one.

I agree on the horizon straightening and possibly bringing up the brightness a bit. It almost appears that the vignette is over taking the photo. I could be wrong.

But other than that it's fantastic shot.

14th of January 2009 (Wed)	#2
Thumbsup Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 647	Re: Necessary Lighthouse HDR? Nice composition. However, the boulders look OOF. What were your settings?

14th of January 2009 (Wed)	#3
backup63 Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Maple Grove, Minnesota Posts: 202 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Necessary Lighthouse Yeah it's a blend of 3 exposures of 1 raw file. I do wish i had more depth of field. The settings were 80mm, 1/800s, f5.6, 100iso. Thanks for the comments.

15th of January 2009 (Thu)	#4
MrGreen Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 1,252	Re: Necessary Lighthouse You should've dropped your shutter speed considerably and decreased your aperture to at least f/11 or f/16. ALso, the horizon is tilted down the right. The mid tonne greys are too dark, and thus your white point needs to be raised a bit. Hope this helps.

15th of January 2009 (Thu)	#5
ArcticShooter Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Arctic Norway (Tromsø) Posts: 1,823 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Necessary Lighthouse Very cool image. Looks like the tanker is aiming straight for the lighthouse. It could have been a notch brighter __________________ Helge The Aurora season is here. Yeah My gear My Flickr G+

15th of January 2009 (Thu)	#6
Pixels Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Ireland Posts: 448 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Necessary Lighthouse This image has impact - very well caught. Well done. __________________ Canon 24-105 L IS USM, Canon 70-200L f4 IS USM Canon 400mm L f5.6 Canon 7D, Canon 1.4 TCII Canon 10-22 Canon 420EX speedlite, Canon G1x

15th of January 2009 (Thu)	#7
FlyingPhotog Cream of the "Prop" Join Date: May 2007 Location: Probably Chasing Aircraft Posts: 57,035	Re: Necessary Lighthouse Interesting perspective on something most folks don't see every day. Your processing left everything a tad "dense." I don't get the feeling that this was a nice summer day on the Great Lakes. Oh, and it looks as if Lake Michigan is going to drain into Lake Superior (horizon...) __________________ Jay Crosswind Images *Facebook Fan Page* "If you aren't getting extraordinary images from today's dSLRs, regardless of brand, it's not the camera!" - Bill Fortney, Nikon Corp.

15th of January 2009 (Thu)	#8
backup63 Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Maple Grove, Minnesota Posts: 202 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Necessary Lighthouse Thanks for all the comments. I wish I could have a do over on this day. It was actually a pretty nice day, but this was taken early, just after the fog had rolled off the water. That horizon is really annoying. I have it straightened in a couple other versions of this shot, I didn't even think of it here. Oh well.

16th of January 2009 (Fri)	#9
Grimlock Goldmember Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Southern California Origin: Cybertron Posts: 2,907 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Necessary Lighthouse I enjoyed this one. I agree on the horizon straightening and possibly bringing up the brightness a bit. It almost appears that the vignette is over taking the photo. I could be wrong. But other than that it's fantastic shot. __________________ - Jerry \| Zenfolio \| 5DMarkII \| 15FE \| 35L \| 85L \|

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