Heceta Head Lighthouse

Gallery: Man & NaturePosted February 22, 20051,254 views7 comments

I was driving with my wife along Highway 101 on the Oregon coast--shortly after sunset on a foggy evening. We came to the overlook at this lighthouse. One could see the light beam reflecting off the fog. It was spectacular!

Camera: Nikon D100
Lens: Sigma 70-200 mm f/2.8 Zoom
Exposure: 1/10 at f/5.6 and 165 mm focal length

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7 comments

Comment posted by Nathan Buck on February 23, 2005 at 12:46 AM

OK...OK...Richard...I will be honest that I am not really usually a lighthouse fan. In rare cases where something about the shot is amazing then I am drawn to them...LIKE WITH THIS ONE! That beam is stunning! Great job capturing it! This is beautiful. No nits here.

Nathan

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on February 23, 2005 at 1:21 AM

Richard: My absolute favorite lighthouse on the planet. I spent many summers in Yachats about 10 miles north of here. The capture of hte beam is wonderful. A classic place rendered in a refreshing way. ><>

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Comment posted by Michelle C. Parent on February 23, 2005 at 10:25 AM

Richard,
This is gorgeous! It looks almost like a Thomas Kincaid painting.

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Comment posted by beth summer on February 23, 2005 at 4:16 PM

Richard..this is a winner! The light beam is obviously the topper for this image and I really like the red roofs on the lighthouse and buildings. Would love to have a "touch" more saturation to enhance the light beam and the red roofs....not a major nit and certainly this image stands on its own without the suggestion. Great capture!

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Comment posted by Richard Daley on February 24, 2005 at 9:30 AM

Thanks, Beth for the suggestion. I spent a LOT of time working over the picture in Photoshop. We all have seen lighthouse pictures where the light beam is obviously added and WAY to bright. I didn't want to go there, so I increased saturation as far as I could without making the light seem fake. I DID go back and increase saturation on the red roof and that does improve the image!

I have had difficulty with resizing my images for display here. This image is no exception. The original files looks quite a bit better on screen than does this file. It also is very nice printed. Resizing a 50 MB image to 125K or less isn't easy if you are trying to maintain some sort of quality.

Richard F. Daley

Registered on January 26, 2005, 23 Posts, 38 Comments

Comment posted by Toni Lankerd on February 28, 2005 at 10:24 AM

Being a lighthouse fan, I'm jealous..LOL
Excellent, Richard!

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Comment posted by Jayne Caruso on March 2, 2005 at 11:30 PM

Just had to add the two cents. This is wonderful

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