East Pierhead Lighthouse II

Posted by Melissa W. (Warsaw, Indiana, United States) on 29 April 2008 in Landscape & Rural and Portfolio.

Michigan City, IN
April 2008

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Comments (9)

Jen from Alpharetta, United States

Love lighthouses and this is an excellent composition!
Love the contrasts and the lighting

29 Apr 2008 2:57pm

@Jen: Thanks so much, Jen.

Ron from Saint Louis, United States

I really like the way you've framed this and focused in on the lighthouse ... the tones are just perfect (in my humble estimation ... and I like the room you've given the sky. I do think I prefer this one over yesterday's selection (but give me a few minutes and that might change!). I haven't responded to your email from yesterday ... but I will ... I haven't used LR, but I can see that you're doing some great work with it.

29 Apr 2008 5:09pm

@Ron: Thank you very much, Ron. I like this one better than yesterday's as well...I like the mood and tones of this one; it almost resembles a painting (at least to me). Don't worry about emailing me back; I know you're busy. :) Take care.

Desparado from New DElhi, India

The hues n colours are mesmerising n so is the incredible shot!

29 Apr 2008 6:37pm

danthro from Suburbia, United States

beautiful. like this even better than yesterdays. the framing emphasizes the lighthouse more, but i think the main reason is that there's more yellows and it looks warmer. perhaps if i was out in the hot sun and not in a freezing air conditioned room right now my perspective would be different ;)

29 Apr 2008 6:44pm

Graham Russon from Cape Town, South Africa

Lovely shot, I prefer yesterdays shot, as the poles leading to the lighhouse were great. In this shot, I like the expanse of the sky, as if reminding us what a lighthouse is for. Great work.

29 Apr 2008 7:46pm

GJC from Kyoto, Japan

Very nice. As to a comparison between yesterday's and today's, I like today's better (which is not to say that yesterday's is poor). I think the reason is because this has more of a feeling of stability. The strong diagonal line of yesterday's made by the pier gives a sense of movement through the image, but a lighthouse is most impressive for being solid, for staying in one place. This composition gives that feeling, particularly because of the effective spacing within the frame. I like the large space for the sky.

29 Apr 2008 9:23pm

Melissa from Layton, United States

Melissa this is a gorgeous shot! The framing, the processing, everything about it. As usual... :-)

30 Apr 2008 12:26am

Twelvebit from Victoria, United States

Cool location. Can you get out there and into the lighthouse?

30 Apr 2008 3:57pm

@Twelvebit: You can walk out there, but I don't think you go into the lighthouse...The only way into it (from what I could tell) is from the walkway above. There are signs posted about saying not to walk out there, but I saw many people disobeying them. I was a good girl and obeyed. ;)

doublekkphotogrphy from West Richland, United States

very nice

5 May 2008 1:12am

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