Michael_Shake
FollowThe historic Marblehead Lighthouse in Northwest Ohio sits along the rocky shores of the frozen Lake Erie. Seen here in winter with a colorful sunrise and snow a...
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The historic Marblehead Lighthouse in Northwest Ohio sits along the rocky shores of the frozen Lake Erie. Seen here in winter with a colorful sunrise and snow and ice.
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Awards
Action Award
Chatter Award
Zenith Award
Creative Winter Award
Curator's Selection
2020 Choice Award
Winner in Great Lakes Lighthouses Photo Challenge
Contest Finalist in The Lighthouse Photo Contest
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Contest Finalist in Sun Flares Photo Contest
People's Choice in Great Lakes Sunsets Photo Challenge
Superb Composition
Absolute Masterpiece
Peer Award
Top Choice
Outstanding Creativity
All Star
Superior Skill
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scruffyherbert
February 04, 2015
This is a really beautiful shot. Everything about it just sits perfectly. Superb.
osijaanolak
February 23, 2015
You see a photo and it stays in your mind forever. This photo does it for me.
JamesMathew
March 02, 2015
Good job Michael! I almost went to Marblehead last weekend. I always thought the sunrise shot would work here.
KenBrakefield
March 03, 2015
Love this POV. I was there last Saturday and was thrilled to get some shots from the ice. This is very well done.
Michael_Shake
June 24, 2015
Thanks, I won the peoples choice in the Great Lakes Sunsets photo challenge.
LookSee
July 27, 2015
So this is a SUNRISE image that won the SUNSET Challenge? ;)
Otherwise, very nice creative work, an extremely attractive scene. The signal chamber light intensity and the seagull make it incredible.
Otherwise, very nice creative work, an extremely attractive scene. The signal chamber light intensity and the seagull make it incredible.
danmoran
October 27, 2017
Nice shot! I've taken a few of this light house and never thought to come out during winter months.
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Location
Taken in Marblehead Ohio along the northwest coast of Lake Erie.Time
Taken just after sunrise on a cold winter day.Lighting
Natural light.Equipment
Nikon D7100 with a Tokina 12-24 wide angle lens. Manfroto Tripod.Inspiration
I love this lighthouse and have been to it many times. On this occasion I wanted a winter photo of it with snow and ice. This is actually taken out on the ice looking back towards the lighthouse.Editing
I bracketed the exposures, 3 shots 2 stops apart and then blended them with Photomatix and further processed it in Photoshop CS6.In my camera bag
Normally I carry my Nikon D7100, my favorite lens the Tokina 12-24 and a 70-200m f/2.8 Nikon. I also have a polarizer filter for both lenses along with spare batteries and cleaning clothes.Feedback
In this case it was mostly about being there for sunrise and leaving enough time to set up the shot. Knowing pretty much what I wanted a helps and knowing that I was going to process it as an HDR image as well.