Longstone Lighthouse

[Carol]

One from last autumn. Taken from on board a seal watching boat. Hard to keep the camera still but pleased with the result.

longstone-lighthouse by Carol Leather, on Flickr

[colin C]

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Lovely Carol, but maybe a hint too much foreground. Is that a seal popping its head up?

[@imagesBV]

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Nice and crisp...you coped with the movement of the boat very well...the nice modelling light casts a gradual shadow around the lighthouse..great colours too.

[Carol]

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Thank you Colin. I did wonder whether there was too much of the sea in the foreground. Yes it is a seal.

[Carol]

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Thank you Brain. Much appreciated.

[AlexR!]

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I think you've got the proportion of sea to sky spot on, and the rest of the composition is perfect too. Love the detail.

[Birdy]

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I like the composition, but reducing the amount of sea also works. Nice, clear image.

[Tigger]

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agree about the crop but nice photo

[colin C]

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If you don't mind, how about a slightly tweeked version. Happy to remove it if you don't like.

27113305648_0629be4f4f_ba by colin cross, on Flickr

[Carol]

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That looks great, Colin. Can I ask what settings you used?

[Tigger]

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excellent edit Colin, well done

[Stackman]

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Nice photo, both look good

Chris

[colin C]

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Can I ask what settings you used?

Here goes Carol:

In Photoshop, use the rectangular marquee tool to make a selection from the top of the sky down to and including the light of the lighthouse. Feather to 200> Control J to make a separate layer> Control L to bring up levels and adjust the mid and LH sliders just a little to add some definition to the sky. Use gaussian blur of 1.0 to minimise digital noise.

Return to the background layer and make a selection of the darker clouds> ctrl J for a new layer> ctrl L for layers and again adjust mid and LH sliders to add some drama> ctrl U and desaturate by around 10 to lose some of the blue to get back to a neutral cloud colour. Use gaussian blur of 1.0 to minimise digital noise.

Return to the base layer and make a selection of the lighthouse> ctrl J for a new layer> ctrl U and increase saturation by 10> use unsharp mask +50.

Crop image> flatten image ........... job done.

[Carol]

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Wow! Thank you Colin. I haven't used Photoshop a lot, I tend to stick with just Lightroom. Guess I need to learn. I will try it out later.

[Daisy M]

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Wow indeed, Colin as you know I love your photography & have made many a complementary comment on your shots. BUT, is there any part of Carol’s shot that hasn’t been altered ? Is this not just C.G.I.work not photography? Yes I guess you would just class me as an old stuck in the past idiot & yes I know some specialist did this with film, but I will just take shots & enjoy how they come out relying on my attempts.