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© Copyright 2005 Federica Monsone

St Mary's lighthouse, North Tyneside, England


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Canon EOS 300v

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© Copyright 2005 Federica Monsone

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I am still a beginner. This shot was taken with my EOS 300v but I

can't remember what lens - probably my 28 - 80. I would appreciate

constructive feedback to help me improve. Thanks

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The sky is quite interesting with what appears to be curtains of rain sweeping across the image.

The area of water in front of the lighthouse lacks interest and perhaps a healthy crop would

do the trick bringing the lighthouse nearer.

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Thanks. Don't you think the choppy water is interesting? I will try and crop it and see how it goes. Many thanks for your thoughts!
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No the choppy water is not interesting, but it provides space. On this one it isn't very effective. On your more centered shot it works better because the viewer is forced, by emptiness, to deal with the vastness.
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This is a very cool sky on this shot. And I'd have to agree with David - choppy water isn't interesting until the waves get over 10 feet in height. :) Take a look at some of my lighthouse images with waves crashing over the top. I like to "storm chase" when the weather gets interesting. I think if you cropped the bottom 1/4 off this, it would drop your horizon and place more emphasis on the sky. Some color adjustment and levels would really make this pop. I'd have a hayday shooting this pretty spot. Thank you for posting and sharing!
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Hi Jenifer, how exciting to find a fellow lighthouse enthusiast on this forum! Thanks for the feedback. When you talk about colour manipulation I take it you are referring to PS and I only shoot film and wouldn't know my way around digital in a million years ...

 

Quick question. I took a look at your website and was wondering. what aperture, shutter speed and lens do you use to record the lights in the lantern room in the evening? And do you work with digital or film? Thanks!

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Hi Federica! I shoot both digital and film, but mostly digital now. Timing on the lighthouse evening shots ranges from 5 seconds all the way up to a minute or more. It really depends on how much light is left after sunset and how bright the lighthouse is. A tripod is a must when shooting late evening. I try to stop down to F16 or F22, usually no lower than F11 for depth of field, and also to achieve the natural sunburst that occurs on the lighthouse from the long time exposure of light through the len's shutter blades. About 80% of my shots are done with my wide angle lens, but I do pull out the telephoto ocassionally if I want a close up of the lantern room.

 

Are you shooting mostly print film or slides?

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Hi Jenifer, I shoot mostly film. I just bought a slide scanner so I am finally getting my slides out again. But because most of my pictures don't make it outside the front door (I don't have people knocking on my door to buy my prints!) I like the ease of prints over slides, although I admit that the colours you get on slides can be better. Thanks for the tips. Have you ever thought about writing a book/paper on how to photograph lighthouses? I for one would buy it ;-)
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