Portland Head Light II

Gallery: Man & NaturePosted February 1, 2012760 views4 comments

I drove to this lighthouse in the hopes of photographing a beautiful sunset. That did not materialize, but the light on the clouds before sunset turned out pretty nice.

I intentionally kept this image on the dark side as it was dusk when taken, but is it too dark???

Canon 5D
24-105mm f/4L IS @ 67mm
1/320, f/8, ISO 100
6-18-2011, 7:23pm

Comments

4 comments

Comment posted by Roman Kurywczak on February 3, 2012 at 11:08 AM

Hey Carol,
For my tastes you could open up the buildings but the sky is awesome.

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on February 3, 2012 at 5:13 PM

What a wonderful scene. Really enjoy the way this feels. Those clouds look fantastic! Nice work, Carol.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

Registered on February 1, 2004, 752 Posts, 14140 Comments

Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on February 5, 2012 at 8:21 PM

Not too dark; just right for dusk. Beautiful image, in fact, with the good stuff in there– rocky cliff, lighthouse and buildings, people watching sunset, the sea and a boat. Clouds are characterful and the lighting throughout the scene is varied and interesting.

Registered on August 16, 2006, 603 Posts, 9192 Comments

Comment posted by Phillip Noll on February 5, 2012 at 9:05 PM

Beautiful comp. and what incredible clouds! The buildings and foreground seem kinda "muddy" or dark. Would be nice to see those opened up some. The boat passing by is perfect!

Registered on November 17, 2003, 207 Posts, 1083 Comments