Portland Head Lighthouse

Gallery: Man & NaturePosted July 11, 2011183 views7 comments

Last month I travelled to Maine and flew into the Portland airport so that I could photograph this lighthouse. I wanted to shoot the lighthouse at sunset, but that was a bust. The light and clouds before sunset turned out to be much nicer.

Critiques and comments are very welcome and appreciated. Thanks for looking!

Canon 5D
16-35mm f/2.8L @ 31mm
1/400, f/8, ISO 100
6-18-2011; 7:06pm

Comments

7 comments

Comment posted by Jason Scanlan on July 11, 2011 at 8:01 PM

Doesn't get any better than this. It is gorgeous

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on July 11, 2011 at 8:02 PM

Beautiful daylight shot, Carol. The comp is good, the whites are under control, and the dynamic range is excellent. I would love to see a b/w rendition of this!
If this were mine, I would crop out most of the shadow on the rock face in the LRHC, but fine as is!

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Comment posted by Walter Rowe on July 11, 2011 at 8:59 PM

Beautiful capture, Carol. The clouds have a wonderful texture that add depth and takes me all the way through the image.

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Comment posted by Bill Maile on July 12, 2011 at 9:12 AM

That is a beautiful scene Carol, just wondering if there was any more room at the bottom, or if there were some "non-photogenic" items/structures--minor, I love it just fine.

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Comment posted by Richard Teller on July 12, 2011 at 12:21 PM

The clouds in this image really add depth and the whites are handled very well.

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Comment posted by Dan Roberts on July 12, 2011 at 12:27 PM

Well composed and technically well executed. You really took good advantage of a complimentary sky. Nicely done.

Registered on March 9, 2011, 69 Posts, 501 Comments

Comment posted by Eva McDermott on July 12, 2011 at 6:32 PM

I have never been to this light but looks like a great place and just up or down the road from me depending if I am in NH or our place in ME. The clouds do add depth as Walter mentioned. Only suggestion I have may be to bring up the shadows a tiny bit in the bottom right. A great sunset would have been nice, but this works well.

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