Morning After Nov 10th.

Gallery: Man & NaturePosted November 12, 2011367 views14 comments

Split Rock Lighthouse sits quietly at sunrise the morning after the annual turning on of the light in honor of the 29 men that were lost when the Edmund Fitzgerald went down on Lake Superior. I stayed around so that I could photograph the lighthouse the next morning before heading home. It is a special thing to be there when they turn this light on once a year on Nov 10 (as you can see in Shawn's image a few ahead of this one).
I posted 2 versions of this earlier today but was not happy with the processing for the web so deleted before any comments. Sorry about that...this one will stay.
5D2,35mm, iso 200, f/16 at 0.6 sec. GND

Comments

14 comments

Comment posted by Charlie Baugh on November 12, 2011 at 4:43 PM

I'm not happy, Nick.

I don't like to miss any Nick Bristol images and especially just because I'm not fast enough.

But seriously, a lovely scene and beautiful sunrise. Thumbs up

Charlie

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on November 12, 2011 at 5:04 PM

Thanks Charlie! I hate to do that,and never would if there already was a comment, but just wasn't happy after looking at the actual posted image. Always appreciate your thoughts!
I just visited your website again...really nice, and I love the video section. Some really nice work there and I really enjoy looking and listenng to them. Nick

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on November 12, 2011 at 5:17 PM

Gorgeous color and light Nick! Love the back lit, colorful wave spray. Nice light on the foreground rocks as well.

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Comment posted by Charlie Baugh on November 12, 2011 at 6:21 PM

Thanks for the visit and nice things you say, Nick. I love doing the videos but they take so much time and often after a lot of time I scrap them cause they don't work out. Any how thanks. I love your work too, friend.

Charlie

Registered on April 18, 2011, 329 Posts, 1985 Comments

Comment posted by Robert Dayton on November 12, 2011 at 7:01 PM

Well composed and beautiful light, Nick! I like the way the rocks glow in the FG
reflecting the light from the sunset. The way that you caught the water breaking
on the rocks is a real plus. I have no suggestions for changes.

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Comment posted by Santosh Ponnan on November 13, 2011 at 12:03 PM

Very nice scene. Well composed and good lighting too.

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on November 13, 2011 at 8:12 PM

Beautiful shot Nick, The sky colors are terrific and I like how the splashes are catching the light. It does look like a slight halo around the lighthouse and the cliff it's sitting on.

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on November 16, 2011 at 9:41 AM

Thanks to all of you for your comments on this! As always much appreciated.
Mark, I see that bit of halo around the lighthouse too and will see if I can fix that before doing anything else with this. Thanks, Nick

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Comment posted by Zack Clothier on November 16, 2011 at 11:02 AM

Beautiful scene Nick, the backlit waves are really nice. I've always been fascinated with lighthouses ever since I was a child, mainly because my family took me to Maine for vacation every year, and there's no shortage of them there..

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on November 16, 2011 at 3:06 PM

Thanks Zack! I have always enjoyed lighthouses too. Maybe one day I will make it to Maine and see a few of them there. Nick

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Comment posted by Tom Nevesely on November 18, 2011 at 11:38 AM

Looks great. I especially like the warm patches of light one the foreground rocks.

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on November 18, 2011 at 5:36 PM

Hi Tom, Thanks much for your comment. I was enjoying this light!

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI