East Point Lighthouse

[Dave Woeller]

The East Point Lighthouse is a local landmark that has been photographed and painted by many, many artists in our area. I have returned to the lighthouse many times myself with new ideas for fresh images. I have been working with Fractalious and other plugins quite a bit lately, so I thought I would try working with a texture overlay this time around. With Halloween approaching I felt a dark and moody feel might be in order. This is a 6 image hdr that was processed with Nik HDR Efex Pro 2. A texure from Shadowhouse was added, and masking work was done on the actual lighthouse. That file was further worked in Nik Color Efex Pro 4. A few final selective brush adjustments were made in Lightroom. I'm not too sure about the flag on the left. Is it too distracting? All thoughts are always appreciated.

[Dennis Bishop]

This is good in a lot of ways, Dave. It certainly fits the Halloween mood with the colors and tones. I like the orange in the sky, and having the lightest part of the sky near the lighthouse was a good touch. The perspective is good, too. I think it contributes a lot to the flow of the image. Speaking of that, I don't find the flag distracting, at all. I didn't consciously notice it until I read your question about it. Its angle and position are a plus. In fact, I think the entire composition is extremely well crafted.

[Nancy Bell]

This image has great mood and character. I really like the tension you created in the sky with the textures and the dark edges. I can see the head-less horseman galloping into a setting like this! I like the flag.

[Cheryl Slechta]

Dave, I really like this a lot. The composition lends to the spooky feeling and I love the texture and toning. And the vignette. And basically everything about it Including the flag.

[Dave Woeller]

Thank you everyone. It means a lot to have you take the time to respond with your thoughts. It was quite fun to see this image develop as I went along.

[denise ippolito]

Dave, I love the color toning and the comp. It looks like "Brushstrokes" texture was added to the background. Nice work, it all came together nicely.

[Dave Woeller]

Thank you Denise, and you are absolutely correct. It was the "brushstrokes" texture from Shadowhouse.

[denise ippolito]

Thank you Denise, and you are absolutely correct. It was the "brushstrokes" texture from Shadowhouse.

I love that one -it is one of my favorites!

[Paul Lagasi]

Nice work, looks kind of eerie, scary place...love the effect ant texture