Jupiter Light at Night in HDR Take III

[Harold Davis]

local forecast called for rain and wind all day so i didnt want to drive very far for birds and get disappointed. so i went up to jupiter and shot the lighthouse again. thanks to a couple of guys for setting up their boat to fish right in front of the light!! i was calling them some pretty bad names under my breath, but they made me move and find this composition with the mangrove in it. never would have seen it without them!

three image HDR tonemapped in photomatix pro.

D300, 18-200 at 32mm, f/16, 1.3s, 5s and 20s, ISO 200.....that would be 0EV, -2EV and -4EV

thanks for looking. comments appreciated.

[denise ippolito]

Harold, I love the mood created here. I think your composition is lovely- I like the inclusion of the mangrove.

[Lance Peters]

Hi MR H - everything happens for a reason :)

Love the mood - the mangrove is a plus - Like the HDR doesn't look overdone - good job:)

[Richard Waas]

All right Harold!! I love this image. The mangrove is a perfect addition. Great comp!!!!

[Richard Waas]

Looked at it again and thought about cloning out the light next to the house and maybe the single light to the right of the lighthouse. Just a thought......

[Glenn Romain]

Love it Harold ,i did not know that you had to play with the shutter speed as well as the EV for HDR ,or is it something special that you are adding to your HDR images. Again well captured :)

[Harold Davis]

hi glenn, when you change the shutter speed you are effectively changing the EV. not anything special. just that 20s happened to be 0EV, 5s was -2EV and 1.3s was -4EV.

thanks for the comments. richard, i totally agree with removing that light. i see a couple more things i can clean up as well that might help.

[Alfred Forns]

Like it a lot Harold Great feel Just see something fishy going on by the mangrove roots?

Nailed the composition and is one the my favorites you have posted !!!! Proud of you !!!

[Jackie Schuknecht]

Great comp and mood here Harold. Really like it! Love all the dark tones leading you up to the lighthouse.

[Kathy Reeves]

Lovely image Harold. I have always wanted to try HDR--I understand it is very difficult to get good results. Do you have any pointers!

Kathy

[Harold Davis]

Lovely image Harold. I have always wanted to try HDR--I understand it is very difficult to get good results. Do you have any pointers!

Kathy

hi kathy, just get photomatix pro and jump in with both feet!! it's easy and you cant really screw anything up. i will try to find some links for you that i used as a base to get going. thanks for the comments.

[Gus Cobos]

This is very nice Doctor Davis,
The his a good feel to it...getting up early to capture this magical light sure did work out nicely...congrats...well done...I like it as presented...:cool:

[Katie Rupp]

Hi Harold, this is great and like Kathy, I would appreciate any tips/advice on getting started with HDR.

[Oscar Zangroniz]

Congrats H. Greta looking image. Love the soft feel to it. You out did yourself on this one.
Regards to you and Mrs. H