- I want to be there right now.. - Faddoush
- Love the details! - Paul Raptis
- Awesome ! - FarhadFarhad .(Farhad Jahanbani)
Rocky Driftwood Lighthouse
Highest position in Explore = #3 on March 16th, 2009. Also featured on both the Explore front page and the Interestingness page! THANK YOU all for the wonderful support!
My last lighthouse shot got quite a bit of buzz so I decided to shoot another, this time, at Discovery Park in the Magnolia neighborhood of Seattle. I was on my way home from work one night last week and noticed that the cloud conditions were shaping up for what might be a really great sunset. I’d been wanting to shoot the lighthouse in Discovery Park for some time now, so I pulled the trigger. Having never been there, I had no idea where to park and since you can’t actually see the lighthouse from the road, picked the first spot I found. Lucky me, I don’t think it is actually possible to park any further away. But hey, the weather was great... Just had to lug my gear... Oh, and I had on my work dress shoes, which made for a fun walk... and sore feet! Oh the things we photogs sacrifice to get the "shot". Well after about 40 minutes of walking, I reached the lighthouse and was blown away. Beautiful beach grass everywhere, tons of amazing driftwood, and the snow capped Olympic Mountains in the background. I played around with several different shots and ultimately decided on this angle as it had the best balance between sky, rocks, driftwood, lighthouse and the colorful reflection of the setting sun. Just as the sun was going down, a ton of birds began to fly overhead as if they knew it was photo time. One even had his “landing gear” down which I thought was cool. Perhaps they were expecting crumbs... doh, maybe next time!
You'll have to view the larger version to see which bird had the landing gear :)
Comments and faves
Aileenie, shexbeer, Ehsan Gusti Photography, ✿.Giovanna.✿, and 937 other people added this photo to their favorites.
Aileenie (51 months ago | reply)
wow!! this is gorgeous!! fantastic capture and processing! instant fav!
shexbeer (51 months ago | reply)
Stunning capture, beautiful composition!
Fay Lim (Fly) (51 months ago | reply)
beautiful process and treatment here..nice shot!
Jeff King Photography [deleted] (51 months ago | reply)
Absolutely stunning. Great composition and colors.
Ehsan Gusti Photography (51 months ago | reply)
OMG that is so stunning, outstanding, and its amazingly beautiful. It looks like a fine painting. Really gorgeous and perfect HDR :) Amazing capture by an amazing photographer :) Absolutely Fav !
mikemendoza [deleted] (51 months ago | reply)
A Great Capture by a Great Photographer!
✿.Giovanna.✿ (51 months ago | reply)
Amazing!!
Sassparella (51 months ago | reply)
gorgeous.
Gaz Cody (51 months ago | reply)
Cool shot buddy.
You never disappoint. :)
Sareni (51 months ago | reply)
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called The world of photography, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Surrealize (51 months ago | reply)
Wow, I was just about to head to bed (trouble sleeping as I'm sick with the Flu) and I found all of these wonderful comments already! Thank you all so much for the kind words. Since I'm going to have a sick day tomorrow, I'll take time to go through each of your steams! Have a fantastic week all!
Kristina Camino (51 months ago | reply)
What a great composition, and colours!! very very cool shot!
All your photos are just amazing!
threesalmon (51 months ago | reply)
I couldn't resist .An Instant Fave.
Souvik_Prometure (51 months ago | reply)
this is fantastic..awesome..
Seen in my contacts
scarpace87 (51 months ago | reply)
Breathtaking! Compliments!!!
KyriakosF (51 months ago | reply)
amazing!!!!
I wish there was a better word to describe it!
Craig Stevens <castevens12> (51 months ago | reply)
Gorgeous!
clay.wells (51 months ago | reply)
wow a forty minute walk! Was worth it - this is great. I love the line of rocks and shells and the gold and blue tones. Very nice.
Kiki FL (51 months ago | reply)
This one really pops off of the page! Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful!
Faddoush (51 months ago | reply)
I so wanna be there right now....
Grandeur!
Paul Raptis (51 months ago | reply)
Beautiful composition! I love the light and the details!
Lady_Don :: ELITES:: (51 months ago | reply)
Wow!!!! Amazing shot and processing. Somehow, this lighthouse is too short. I dont' trust it can do the job adequately :-P looool
Jeff Engelhardt (51 months ago | reply)
Jason- fantastic! Great job with the birds, as I'm sure this was a very bracketed exposure. Details are just great - this is one of my favorite lighthouses! Always worth the walk. You so rarely see it from this side - well done!
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josefjosef57 (51 months ago | reply)
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Visto en el grupo"The world of photography" (Yo también quiero esto)
micronetal (51 months ago | reply)
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called La Mar de Flickr, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Cyvette (51 months ago | reply)
Wow, I love this pic! It is so beautiful!
uggy2008 (51 months ago | reply)
Great HDR treatment
J. Alan Paul (51 months ago | reply)
This is great! You do wonderful HDR work!
swinspeed (51 months ago | reply)
what a stunning shot,..
superb HDR..
seen in FP
Illusiontom (51 months ago | reply)
Congratulation!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! front page!!!!!
Thad Roan - Bridgepix (51 months ago | reply)
Congrats on appearing on the Front Page of EXPLORE
Subtle Hues (51 months ago | reply)
Beautiful shot!
Nizam_Jusoh (51 months ago | reply)
i like the way he compose..great visualisation
JOSEP MATAMALA (51 months ago | reply)
Excellent image greetings
pascaluehli.photography // www.pascaluehli.com (51 months ago | reply)
very nice picture!
moog55 (51 months ago | reply)
Fantastic shot, Jason!!! I wish I could have made it to this shoot with you that night! I missed a great opportunity. Maybe next time.
gmp1993 (51 months ago | reply)
Wonderful Shot! Well Done!
Seen in the group"HDR" (?²ˣ)
(a)b0tz (51 months ago | reply)
breath taking ^_^
Dylan Toh (51 months ago | reply)
great shot - love the contrasting colours and tones in the image
frasse21 (51 months ago | reply)
amazing shot! congrats to front page!
patrick-walker (51 months ago | reply)
stunning shot. just lovely
Surrealize (51 months ago | reply)
WOW, this is so cool! My first time getting featured. Thanks to everyone for the comments/favs, I really appreciate them! Thanks all for catching this and giving me the heads up and special kudos to "Illusiontom" for posting the screen cap as well! I was also able to see it on my first view of the Explore page. Suddenly my flu isn't feeling all that bad :-)
Aileenie (51 months ago | reply)
congrats!! I just saw this on Explore FP!! well deserved my friend!
Sorry to hear you have the flu!! Get well soon!
Andrea Rapisarda (51 months ago | reply)
superb!!!!!
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Stacy Osterman (51 months ago | reply)
Congrats! Great shot :)
I did the same damn thing the first time I shot the lighthouse. It was a negative tide so I ran home from work, and ended up parking about 2 miles away! Luckily I had my headlamp packed as I had to hike it back after dark. I hated that park for the longest time, but it's beginning to grow on me now.
SMGallery (MooreFoto.com) (51 months ago | reply)
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Amazing Shots! (Post 1 / Award 3) ADMIN INVITE ONLY, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Stunning treatment! I love the colors! Thanks for the visit!
Krieger Conradt (51 months ago | reply)
Another excellent shot...
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Lady_Don :: ELITES:: (51 months ago | reply)
Congratulations! Woohooo! Keep up the fantastic work.
katachthonios (51 months ago | reply)
Nice! Congrats on the front page! I like the more natural tones on this one, while you give up nothing in the detail and full lighting department.
Steffen Jakob (51 months ago | reply)
Awesome exposure control. I love the colors!