Portland Head Light - Cape Elizabeth, Maine
I was doing some file clean up on my PC tonight. I deleted about 140GBs of Nikon RAW files. I have backups of them, and rarely use the RAW files anyway. I often shoot jpg+RAW but don't bother with the RAW files.
Anyway, I'd shot some different views of the lighthouse in bracket mode while I was up in Maine this summer. I recently got Photomatrix, and turned 3 shots in to the above HDR.
Nikon D200 w/ Tamron 18-200mm at 18mm, 3 shots bracket HDR..
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raineys, requiemjp, Johny Day, Carol ~ CAP, and 44 other people added this photo to their favorites.
wleasure (56 months ago | reply)
I really like the foreground and the sky in this image.
raineys (56 months ago | reply)
Gorgeous!!!
Carol ~ CAP (56 months ago | reply)
Beautiful photo. I love how the sky surrounds the lighthouse.
Johny Day (56 months ago | reply)
Wow man , this is a Powerful image , you see so close and then soOOo far ,, Really Good
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Valpopando (56 months ago | reply)
great !
fotoGB (garthimage) (56 months ago | reply)
Nice job on this - looks good.
caprimulgiformes (56 months ago | reply)
Absolutely spectacular!
C_C_R (56 months ago | reply)
I'm not too into the HDR's, but this one is very nice.
brentdanley (56 months ago | reply)
Wonderful shot of this beautiful light!
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www.jonSpotphotography.com (56 months ago | reply)
A breathtakingly gorgeous scene. Wow!
rivadock4 (56 months ago | reply)
Well done. The colors got heightened.
lady_jade_01 (extended away) (56 months ago | reply)
The only comment that comes to mind is WOW!
Olivier Guetin (56 months ago | reply)
superbe ciel belle composition enfin une photo excellente bravo
RoxandaBear (56 months ago | reply)
Excellent!!...as usual!
[Christine] (56 months ago | reply)
Glad you pulled this from the archive! It makes a beautiful HDR!
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t.sullivan photography (56 months ago | reply)
Great composition! I love how the red roofs really pop against all that blue. Glad you dug it up out of the archives. :)
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R-Rated Birdman (56 months ago | reply)
Gorgeous shot Jon. Glad you rescued it and brought it to life.
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James Marvin Phelps (56 months ago | reply)
Beautiful capture, nice work!
Leviathor (56 months ago | reply)
Fantastic scene and colors, Jon. My only concern is that the level of sharpening is too high, and all the accentuated texture is causing the picture to become flat, even though it has great depth.
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harleyrebel (56 months ago | reply)
Jon, I always enjoy your HDR shots. They never have that overly processed look to them. Just great detail and tonal range
ricmcarthur (56 months ago | reply)
such a classic shot. Nicely done jon
Nikographer [Jon] (56 months ago | reply)
Thanks everyone.
@Leviathor - I suspect that what you're saying about the sharpening is true at this resolution, due to its smaller size. The larger original (which I didn't post) was less harsh. If I recall correctly I sharpened - smart = 50 and USM = 50 or 60... Also, when I resize for smaller, I use the Bicubic-Sharper setting.
yahcatphotos (56 months ago | reply)
Certainly worth experimenting with. This is a nice image. Lots of luck in using the new software.
Northeast Bay (56 months ago | reply)
Awesome HDR, Jon!! You knew that bracketing would come in handy for something, huh? lol....Thanx for rescueing the pics!!
Chuck Robinson (56 months ago | reply)
That lighthouse looks familiar ;) Nice shot and HDR treatment.
Blickwechsel (56 months ago | reply)
really a great shot!
greybeh1979 (56 months ago | reply)
You should have this framed.
*Anna Marie* [deleted] (56 months ago | reply)
Outstanding Work!
_ njphoto [deleted] (56 months ago | reply)
amazing
libbylou1300 (56 months ago | reply)
Lovely!!!
crawdog (56 months ago | reply)
Nice shot! I can't believe that you deleted 140GB of RAW files
Nikographer [Jon] (56 months ago | reply)
I still have somewhere around 600 or 700 GBs of Jpgs and (some) RAW files on my HDDs. Plus I have everything on DVD backups. I needed to make room for the 20-25 MB files the secret new camera produces...
pinklassy3 (56 months ago | reply)
This is just breathtaking Jon.. I showed my husband and he just loves this.. he loves lighthouses.. This would make a gorgeous picture!! Hanging in my living room :D
Imapix (56 months ago | reply)
Outstanding!
Really well done!
Angel Cher ♥ (56 months ago | reply)
This is Perfect!
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eagle69er (56 months ago | reply)
Fartastic capture, well done.
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rrogersphotos (56 months ago | reply)
Nice capture!! The cloud gods was with you that day. I know this light very will and photo it several times. You did a great job, this is really a great shot!
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n.t. (54 months ago | reply)
Very good. I live 10 minutes from there!
Acoustic Walden (54 months ago | reply)
Nice work, I did the exact same thing with Bass Harbor Lighthouse a few weeks ago
A Bit of the Past (53 months ago | reply)
stunning photo, congrats
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walla2chick (53 months ago | reply)
Wonderful depth, composition, color, etc., etc., etc.!
Boomer-23 (51 months ago | reply)
This is one of my favorite places in the world! Should be staying in Wells Beach this summer for a week, and can't wait!
el__vaquero (49 months ago | reply)
Fantastic shot!
mshanenum2 (48 months ago | reply)
Very nice. I have a trip up there next week planned. Hopefully mine comes out as nice.
XXPOZURE (45 months ago | reply)
My grandparents were married on the front steps in 1923. My great uncle was the lighthouse keeper there in the 40s. This is lighthouse is very near and dear to my heart and I have photographed it many times but never captured it as you have. Very beautiful photograph.
chauntelle313 (35 months ago | reply)
You have captured this breath takingly (if that is even a word ha)... I am getting married there this August and absolutely cannot wait. It is my future husnand's and my favorite zen spot.
jk10976 (32 months ago | reply)
paradise