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Posted by John Williams on June 23, 2008 at 1:09 AM
One final shot from our quick Bandon trip, the Coquille River Lighthouse in the morning gray.

Nikon D80
Nikon 12-24mm f/4 at 12mm
1/20sec. at f/16 and ISO 400
2-stop GND
Two shots blended for DOF
Posted by David Cobb on June 23, 2008 at 11:35 AM
With so much gray in the sky, the foreground makes the shot. There's quite a lot of distortion with the lighthouse, so I'm wondering if a step back and a lens closer to 50mm may have worked for you?

David M. Cobb
Posted by Eric Hahl on June 23, 2008 at 1:16 PM
I like this a lot. I'd un-distort the building just a bit and it would be a winner.
Posted by Ned Fenimore on June 23, 2008 at 3:43 PM
Hey - I was just down there seeing the same sights.. the new paint job though is horrendous.. the whole town in unhappy with the State's decision... agree with Eric on the distortion.. the flowers are a great add... I have an image of the same light over on M&N of you are interested...
Posted by Catherine Reilly on June 27, 2008 at 1:08 PM
Cool shot! What WAS the State thinking? NO lighthouse deserves to be this color! Nevertheless, you made some good of it and it's a nice moody shot.