Marshall Point Lighthouse from mid-coast Maine. Borrowed a friend's 50mm f1.4, and cos the light was quite flat on this morning, I used a Cokin filter to add a little color to the sky. Might have overdone it a little with the filter, but I liked how it came out compared to without. Feedback appreciated...

I too like the effect of the filter very much, Sam! I might warm up the bottom of the image just a tad. What a lovely composition and such soothing mood...awesome!

Sam,
Man..one of the best light house shots. I don't think you overdid anything....in my book...this is about perfect.

Mahesh and Sunny... thanks for the kind words. Coming from you guys it means a lot. I have been admiring both of your landscape photographs for a while now, and eagerley await new posts.This was the first time I had ever used a filter, and was afraid it might turn out cheesey. I would have loved for the lobster boat to have been coming from the other direction, but you take what you are given. This is the place that Forrest Gump runs to again, and again...

Hello David,

Super picture. The sharpness is excellent and the filter allows the sky to match the light. Very well done.

hugh

David,
I liked the composition very much. the color of the sky added using the cokin filter nicely blended into the picture and looks very good.

-Avaneendra

It's really a brilliant shot. I typically am not a big fan of lighthouse shots (flowers are my other area of extreme disinterest), but this is one is an exception. Just a magnificent capture, with a mysterious yet lovely colored background and the lighthouse appearing at the end of the pier... just wonderful.

Arka C.

Beautiful light and refreshing angle. Very nice work. Please post more.
Chinh

Wonderful shot. Particularly like the bg and the composition.
Randy

Thanks to everyone for commenting on this photograph. I am getting addicted to this site... viewing others' work here and then the comments attached from peers is a great learning tool for me.

I've seen this photo somewhere before. Oh wait, I was there when you shot it!!! I like it. When we going shootin' again? We have to get out shootin' becuase once that new baby arrives you'll just want to take pictures of him/her. Not that it's a bad thing.

Very, very nice. The boat is the perfect touch! I don't think I would have used the filter in the field but would have added it in the lab later - perhaps gives more options.

Have you tried flipping the image? Sometimes a boat moving to the right has a better, more natural progression feel to it.

Thanks,
Don

That's a great shot. Maine sure has some beautiful lighthouses. I had not seen that one before. One of these days, I'm going to photograph more of the Maine lighthouses. I've only done a few in the southern sections of Maine.

Thanks for posting the picture. I love it!

Hi David,

Can I add my praise ........ great shot !!

The colours and clarity are top class. Great composition too.

Well done

David

Very nice. Great composition and color in this one.

The boat headed at 90 degrees to the general line of the photograph really makes it. Great shot. Drury

Thanks to everyone for their comments... wasn't sure how the filter would go over. It was the first (and to be honest I think the last) time that I have used one where I liked the outcome... other than a graduated ND filter.

Your photograph has a beautiful feeling of light, atmosphere. You can not improve on this fine image. Keep of the nice work.