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Discovery Park Lighthouse

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Posted by Darien Chin on July 25, 2007 at 2:57 PM
Discovery Park Lighthouse
A shot from last summer from my favorite city park in Seattle, which is a former military base. I took this within the first 4 months of shooting landscapes, but just recently reprocessed it. It is one of my favorites to this day.

D80
Sigma 10-20mm
Cokin .9 GND
Posted by Curtis Knight on July 25, 2007 at 3:33 PM
Very nice! love the comp! my only nit is the hot spots in the sky, but they don't ruin the photo for me. In fact they actually contribute a certain mood to the scene...
Posted by Eric Hahl on July 25, 2007 at 3:38 PM
Nicely composed warm scene Darien.
Posted by Amy Lindsey on July 25, 2007 at 3:58 PM
I love it! Very dramatic. Where is this place?
Posted by Darien Chin on July 25, 2007 at 4:22 PM
This is at Discovery Park in Seattle, WA.

Thanks for your thoughts.
Posted by Trevor Anderson on July 25, 2007 at 8:37 PM
Certainly a nice-lighthouse potrait. I admire the comp and warm atmosphere.
Posted by Brian Hudspeth on July 26, 2007 at 10:22 AM
Very nice Darien, great job handling the exposure.
Posted by Catherine Reilly on July 26, 2007 at 1:05 PM
Oh, yeah! that's a good one! Love the mood. The lighthouse looks pretty stark against all the warm color. Really like the trail leading in. Well done.
Posted by Mike Stovall on July 27, 2007 at 2:31 PM
This is awesome--I remember seeing this on your smugmug page. This is one of your best, IMO. It's really well balanced and has that "painterly" light. Good eye for spotting this comp and great processing.
Posted by Darien Chin on July 27, 2007 at 4:03 PM
Thanks Mike. It does have that kind of painterly look to it. I noticed that more and more of my shots seems to have that feel since I switched to the D80. Not sure if it's the way I process, or the camera itself, or a combo of even more factors. I plan on switching to a 5D as soon as I can, and wonder if it will change anything...not that I am wanting change.