Montauk Pt. Lighthouse

Very nice capture of all the wonderful color. The weather worked to your advantage here giving a dramatic sky. I also like you POV showing off the rocky shoreline. Well done.

This more than has potential, Steve. Excellent capture. I especially like the sky and the mood this evokes. You had a perfect vantage point, and of course the fisherman is the icing on the cake. Sweet!

Thank you John. A fellow Mid-Michigander! Funny thing is my attraction to lighthouses began in Michigan, at Crisp Point. The remoteness and beauty of the area and the remains of the tower just tugged at me. We were there at sunset, and I could see it looking beautiful at sunset and sunrise. And wondered what it must be like to be there during the gales of November.

My sister invited me to visit them in New York as this might be the last summer that they will be there. And she thought a trip to Montauk Point would be good. I would have loved to stay longer.... Back to flowers for me now.

Thank you Kathy. I was hoping for more of a sunset. It had rained earlier while we were at a restaurant in Montauk, and then the sun came out and I thought 'Yes"! My sister and I drove out and we could see that a sunset might be iffy. The clouds did win out, but not before I captured this image with just a hint of salmon colors hear and there. The fisherman was a nice, but challenging bonus. I would like to clean up the slight movement evident in the hi-res file. I did some clean up but it is not to where I would like it and I need help from my mentor. The moodyness in the sky - perfect. That is something I always look for when out and about with camera in tow.

I think this has more than potential. This is beautifully composed and processed. Great job. This should be on the front of a brochure or magazine showing off the beauty of the area.

This is a really nice photo Steven, it really shows the scene well and makes it quite inviting to me. My only nit is that I am not sure it needs quite this much vignetting, again a minor item and still a great image either way.

Also, this image should be in the M&N forum rather than ESS. I am guessing a moderator will probably move it.

Very nice capture here Steven from this vantage point. The colorful contrasts really add to this scene overall. Seeing your comment about Montauk Point immediately brought back memories of my childhood growing up in Huntington / North Port and fishing with my grandfather out at Montauk. My two brothers and I along with my grandfather limited out and filled his boat with flukes and flounders to our delight on one trip.

Nice shot indeed. Lots going on. Quite telling of the place and people. I'll just move this over to the Man and Nature forum for you, as others have noted. The Earth, Sea and Sky gallery does not involve images that show "a hand of man".

Paul, I am originally from New York, Far Rockaway, on the western end of Long Island. Funny you should mention Fluke. The first time I tried Fluke was shortly before going out to capture the image posted. Quite a tasty seafood dish. Seems you have relocated further from your roots than i have. No charge for the memories. That was the whole idea behind my visit to my sister. To enjoy some memories of the Island before they move.

Tony, thank you.

Adrian, Marc, thank you and no problem. I generally post in the Flora section as flowers are my sweet spot. I posted in ESS because my main focus was the light station. The fisherman was a bonus and a challenge. But just so I am clear, even if the fisherman was not in the scene, it still should be posted in M&N as the lighthouse is a structure created by a hand of man? Just so i know where to post should I capture a landscape in the future that i fel is worthy of posting. Thank you.

This is really a beautiful image Steven. I very much like the inclusion of the fisherman and of course the clouds add a lot of drama. Your persistance in obtaining this image really paid off.

To answer your question: yes, even without the fisherman, this image should be posted in Man & Nature because there are man-made structures in the photo.

Thank you Carol for the verification. I will keep this in mind if I post something other than Flowers or macro. Outside flowers and macro, I do enjoy an occasional fall color trip, and in Michigan, that generally includes lighthouses. So thank you. That is good to know. I didn't intentionally post this in thw wrong category. Just though that the image was of earth sea and sky! With a bonus fisherman.

This is one of the best lighthouse photos I've seen! I just wish that the big boulder was not interfering with the scene. Love the guy fishing in this.

lovely capture, Steven. You should post more often on M&N! The fisheerman does provide scale for the lighthouse, The large boulder at the front dwarfs him somewhat, but I guess the image shows how small man really is in the scale of the universe. That is often how I feel when shooting in the landscapes. It's a humbling experience isn't it!

Thank you wain. As mentioned, I grew up on the western part of "The" Island. I had been to Montauk Pt. once before, nearly 40 years ago. My memories are a bit foggy of that visit. I now live in Michigan, and Michigan has over 100 lighthouses that grace the shores of the five Great Lakes that border Michigan. What I like about living in Michigan is being able to go to any of the Great Lakes, and feel like I am back home, along the coast. You look out and there is no other side! Just a horizon. And shore - from sandy beaches to rocky crags.

Thank you Richard. I photographed the lighthouse from about this position earlier in the afternoon, and had planned on returning to the same positionto photograph it at sunset. Foolish me! I did not take into account the tide. My vantage point in the afternoon was now under water. I choose to set up my tripod behind the large boulder to include it in the image to provide a large point of interest against the two other points of interest in my mind - the fisherman and the lighthouse. The boulder to me provides a nice cover to the smaller rocks that line the shore.

Thank you Winnie. The use of the wide angle setting on the zoom lens provides distortion of scale to the foreground, emphasizing the foreground boulder. An unintentional bonus in my mind. Again, calling Michigan home now, I am amazed at the power of water to move large stones. I wonder, did Man place that stone, or did Mother Nature. Yes, I too appreciate my insignificance in the context of the surroundings.

I really like the mood and color in this one. The juxtaposition of the fisherman and lighthouse is excellent!

Way to go Steven with earning the EP selection for this very fine scene from my old stomping grounds out at Montauk Pt.

Love the moody sky, colors, and comp.
Congrats on a nice EP!

Sandy r

Congrats on the pick of the week...that's just lovely!

I've been here many times and seen a lot of photos. I don't recall ever seeing a photo from this side of the lighthouse and your execution is just awesome. Thanks for "shedding some light" on this Long Island icon - looks like quite a few people have roots here.

Whoa, thank you everyone. Funny thing about the EP. I wonder what would have happened had it not been moved from ESS to M&N. I am tickled at the response though. Made my raod trip to visit my sister on Long Island worth it. The visit to Montauk Point to photograph the lighthouse was the main thing on her to-do list for my visit.

Luke, I just followed the trail that goes off to the left as you walk toward the Museum. It is agravel path that heads down to the beach. I would have liked to try and photograph the lighthouse from the other side, but in the postcard I bought, I see it is more sandy and not as rugged. I lucked out with the fisherman. He was there when I arrived. And his colors - perfect.

Congrats on the EP, Steve. Well deserved!

Lovely image.
Congrats on EP !!!

Awesome shot, very well composed! I lived in Suffolk County for years so ive been out there a few times. I would have gone a bit warmer--the blue is a bit too much for me, but thats personal preference. Congrats on the EP!

Congrats Steve!! Beautiful scene, wonderfully done and only proves bad weather is often good to us. I just wish that big rock in the FG wasn't quite so big!!

Thank you Kathy. One picture,and the solo drive out to visit my sister with the intention of traveling to The End is worth every moment of driving through New York! The sight I like the most in New York is the sign that says I am New Jersey! Sorry to all you New Yorkers, I grew up there but driving around through and in New York is for the birds! Now going to The End or upstate New York is a different matter. I can see vsiiting The End again.

Thank you Batakumar and Stan. Stan I went cooler to contrast with the red coat of the fisherman and the red striping on the lighthouse as well as contrast with the warm glow in the clouds where the setting sun reflected off of them.

Thank you Bill. I could probably make the rock smaller. But I worked with what I had in front of me. I tried to push it to one side, but it wouldn't budge. I bought a post card of the lighthouse captured from the oter side, and liked this side, as it is more rocky. Back in the days when i did portraiture, we used the Liquify tool to retouch, but, the rock stays. I did do some cosmetics on the rock, removing successful dive bombing or straffing hits from flybys.

Very nice shot! I'm a sucker for lighthouses and need to hit the east coast one of these days. Love the mood shown here!