St Augustine Lighthouse in color

[Harold Davis]

A slightly different perspective than Michael's. This is one difficult lighthouse to photograph!! I could find no really good place that would give anymore complimenting elements than this. If there is, I sure wish someone would tell me!

D300, 18-200VR at 34mm, f/22, 1/125s, 0EV, ISO 400. I'll have to admit that this was a quick shoot before heading over to the Gator Farm for the GTG. it was handheld and I was just trying not to blow out the whites. pretty much full frame and only lightened the foreground elements with CNX in PP.

Comments and critiques are appreciated!!

[Robert Amoruso]

Harold,

I think you did well here. Sloping tree line is a diagonal. Good early morning light and the house looks to be set in a by-gone era. I have one image of this lighthouse I like - from the Anastasia SP Beach, looking through the sea oats and the heat waves rising from the sand. Up close, it is hard to make a good image with the generally bad FG. I think you found the key.

The Ponce Inlet LH south of this one is much better photographically.

[Michael Pancier]

believe me, it's an impossible lighthouse to shoot and get a clean shot. I shot it from every angle in the pm and am. Perhaps a T/S 24mm or a Large Format wide angle may work by shooting on the north end along the fence in the a.m. Otherwise, you get bent lighthouse or keystoning.

I think you did well here. I've this same shot but at sunrise. I didn't get a nice sky though.

[Roman Kurywczak]

Hi Harold,
This is one tough lighthouse........if my memory serves correctly..........boat ramp???....... with long lens and vert with just the tree line and light...........no other buildings is the best i could come up with.............not 100% sure on location.............just remember I shot it from further back. Dramatic sky would be a plus also from that distance! ......as very early in the AM....before sunrise........the light is much more visible. I'm thinking a crop at the tree trunks.........to a vert....... would work better for me on this one!
Robert's recommendation of the Ponce Inlet light.........is right on! One of the most beautiful!

[Phil Echo]

Harold,

I also think that you did a very nice job presenting a photographically difficult lighthouse. I agree with Robert's compositional comments. The lighting is exquisite. In my opinion your choice to photograph this particular scene with a cloudless sky was a great choice. There are a plethora of colors, textures and patterns in the rest of the scene. A simple sky offers a delightful contrast to all of this without congesting and competing with the main subjects of interest.