Posted by Derek Sedillo on October 26, 2008 at 9:31 PM
I hadn't processed the sunsets shots yet. I wasn't sure on the best spot to capture it. The south and north sides are both scenic with near and far comp options.
Posted by Lon Overacker on October 27, 2008 at 1:19 AM
Derek,
These are all real nice. I liked how you used the sun behind the lighthouse tower in all the images and managed very good exposures as well. My only nit, one which there's not much you can do other than perhaps fixing in PS, is the distortion from the camera/lens angle causing the lighthouse to lean in all of the images; a few of them are more bothersome than others - this vertical images looks the best as far as that goes.
Otherwise, nice job creating some interesting images despite the clear sky.
Lon
Posted by Eric A. Rosen on October 27, 2008 at 11:56 AM
NIce shots you had sun when you were there.. I was fogged out the entire time...
Posted by Derek Sedillo on October 27, 2008 at 12:06 PM
Thanks Lon,
I was hoping for more in the way of clouds - not too many of course. But the sun behind the lighthouse produced an interesting effect.
As to the distortion it bothered me some as well. It is kind of unavoidable when I shoot wide and is only really noticable or bothersome with straight lines like a lighthouse. I have done some distoration correction in PS a while back using transform I believe. I just need to brush up on the technique.
I will probably go check it out and attempt to capture it. Does anyone else plan to be there? I hear it attracts quite a croud so I am not sure how Edward managed his shot without ppl in it - maybe with the blend.
Here are a couple with straighter lines due to the lighthouse placed more toward the center:
However I like the compositions with it more to one side.
Posted by Eric Good on October 28, 2008 at 12:37 AM
Nice mixture of sea, land and architecture. I particularly like the diagonal tension between the back lit lighthouse and the crashing wave spray. That said, I might favor a slight contrast boost to the wave spray to enhance that tension. This more than works for me... good stuff!
Posted by John Klotz on November 5, 2008 at 1:25 AM
Hey Derek, just stopping by from RMNP to see what ya up too. I figured it would have something to do with water! I agree with Eric on the contrast boost and as far as the leanin' DXO can fix that right up! Nice lightwith position of the sun in the comp! I spent the better part of last week shooting in Utah with a new 50D - Arches Nat'l Monument, so pop over to RMNP.
John
Discussion
5 repliesHere are a couple horizontals:
http://landandseaphoto.smugmug.com/gallery/6234693_bgVA8#403183930_Y7Td4-A-LB
http://landandseaphoto.smugmug.com/gallery/6234693_bgVA8#403221559_7jBM9-XL-LB
These are all real nice. I liked how you used the sun behind the lighthouse tower in all the images and managed very good exposures as well. My only nit, one which there's not much you can do other than perhaps fixing in PS, is the distortion from the camera/lens angle causing the lighthouse to lean in all of the images; a few of them are more bothersome than others - this vertical images looks the best as far as that goes.
Otherwise, nice job creating some interesting images despite the clear sky.
Lon
I was hoping for more in the way of clouds - not too many of course.
As to the distortion it bothered me some as well. It is kind of unavoidable when I shoot wide and is only really noticable or bothersome with straight lines like a lighthouse. I have done some distoration correction in PS a while back using transform I believe. I just need to brush up on the technique.
With regards to the lighthouse itself I find it a great subject. And in a few weeks on November 15 they will be lighting the original fresnel lens which provides 24 beams of light from the top of the lighthouse. It is quite spectacular from the images I have seen. Here is an example from last year taken by Edward Nunez:
http://www.naturephotographers.net/imagecritique/ic.cgi?a=vp&pr=86261&CGISESSID=cdec6e36dba238fd8bd9aa55f9759b34&u=13681
I will probably go check it out and attempt to capture it. Does anyone else plan to be there? I hear it attracts quite a croud so I am not sure how Edward managed his shot without ppl in it - maybe with the blend.
Here are a couple with straighter lines due to the lighthouse placed more toward the center:
http://landandseaphoto.smugmug.com/gallery/6234693_bgVA8#403143635_ZrS8H-XL-LB
http://landandseaphoto.smugmug.com/gallery/6234693_bgVA8#403252776_Fs9mw-XL-LB
However I like the compositions with it more to one side.
John