Castle Hill Lighthouse

Gusterfell · Feb 21, 2006

I took these this afternoon. To get here, you need to hike a short distance on narrow trails. Not so bad, except that today half the trail was slick with ice, and the rest was sopping with mud. It made for a rather interesting walk, but the beauty of this place in late afternoon was worth it. It's always been one of my favorite spots. :mrgreen:

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JonMikal · Feb 21, 2006

beautiful exposures. i love #7!

welcome to TPF btw

JonK · Feb 21, 2006

yep #7 snagged it for me too...nice work and welcome here

Viajero · Feb 21, 2006

I really like 1 and 7. Overall, great pictures, like them all.

*AJAX* · Feb 21, 2006

The first one a superb looking shot :thumbup: .. love the sky in that one

LaFoto · Feb 22, 2006

Hey, Gusterfell, welcome to ThePhotoForum!
It was worth going on that "interesting walk" over slick or muddy narrow paths to this place at that time of the day! Very much so! Lovely "studies" on the little lighthouse in the evening light!
The first is so impressive with the texture of the water coming out really, really, quite exceptionally well in the shaft of light - exposure looks just perfect in that one! That is one that could so easily have been overexposed, but it is not. Great!

All these photos are really crisp, showing the textures of the walls of the lighthouse or the rocks so nice, apart from the one featuring your dog, that has a bit of camera shake (I think) since you tried to capture that fast to get your dog into the frame (right?). I really like how the rocks come out in 2 and 7!!!

mentos_007 · Feb 22, 2006

and I like the first one... simply because I love picures taken straight into the sun...

puzzle · Feb 22, 2006

Gorgeous light in some of these, I like #3 and 6, and #2 as well I think. Lovely little lighthouse

JTHphoto · Feb 22, 2006

cool shots of this lighthouse, i can see why it's a favorite spot. They all make for a nice series, but 1 and 7 really caught my attention as well... :thumbup:

macawlvr · Feb 22, 2006

#7 is my favorite. Looks like your dog was having a great time too

Trish

Calliope · Feb 22, 2006

Nice series! The first is my fav! Great job!

Gusterfell · Feb 22, 2006

Thanks, everyone! :mrgreen:

LaFoto said:
All these photos are really crisp, showing the textures of the walls of the lighthouse or the rocks so nice, apart from the one featuring your dog, that has a bit of camera shake (I think) since you tried to capture that fast to get your dog into the frame (right?).

That's pretty much it. She was running around like a maniac, so I had to be quick with that shot. Also I cropped quite a bit of dead space out of that one, so that probably made the blur even more apparent.

If the weather cooperates tomorrow, I'm thinking about driving out to Beavertail Lighthouse, which is directly across the bay from Castle Hill. (If you look really closely at pic #1, it's just visible on the horizon between the sun and the tower.) With any luck, I'll have more pictures to show.