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Lighthouse with Gale Force Winds in B&W-jpg 155

Lighthouse with Gale Force Winds in B&W-jpg 155

The winds at this Lighthouse in St. Joseph, Michigan were sustained at 40 mph and gusting to 60 mph. I could not stand upright on the beach. I finally went ba...
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The winds at this Lighthouse in St. Joseph, Michigan were sustained at 40 mph and gusting to 60 mph. I could not stand upright on the beach. I finally went back behind a sand dune to capture this shot.
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cameraNIKON D300

settings Aperture f/4.8 ISO 250 Shutter 1/1000 Focal Length 620/10 

upload_dateMar, 2015

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Winner in B & W landscape Photo Challenge
Winner in Michigan Lighthouses Photo Challenge
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donanzinger PRO
 
donanzinger March 25, 2015
Beautiful black & white image Lauren. It was worth battling the winds to get it.
Vince542 Premium
 
Vince542 May 29, 2015
Fabulous Shot!!!
carolyns PRO
 
carolyns July 17, 2015
Love this... So much more effective in black and white.
Michael_Shake
 
Michael_Shake September 07, 2015
Fantastic, We've both stood in the same spot, small world.
reneeknox
 
reneeknox January 23, 2016
gorgeous photo
JDLifeshots
 
JDLifeshots February 21, 2016
Beautiful capture! Congrats.
dfrancis2
 
dfrancis2 April 14, 2016
Interesting processing in this one, Lauren!
mihrt
 
mihrt July 09, 2016
I voted Black and White World for this magnificent capture. Your detail and processing is superb!
RobinV
 
RobinV August 05, 2016
Great conversion to B&W, it gives a more drametic feel to the scene.
adavies PRO
 
adavies January 08, 2017
Beautiful image! Nicely captured! If you haven't done so already, please consider joining my Pure Michigan! challenge:)
https:// viewbug.com/challenge/pure-michigan-photo-challenge-by-adavies
kjfishman
 
kjfishman January 10, 2017
Great capture!
maryhale9534 PRO+
 
maryhale9534 June 03, 2017
Lauren, Congrats on winning my Michigan Lighthouses photo challenge! :-)Mary
MaryAnne306 PRO+
 
MaryAnne306 June 03, 2017
Great image, definitely worth the effort! Congratulations on your challenge win!