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29 Comments | Report
sweetpea72
 
sweetpea72 January 11, 2015
Love this, Kirk!! ")
malread Platinum
 
malread January 11, 2015
Top class very well captured, beautiful use of light and tone.
Bruz Platinum
 
Bruz January 11, 2015
I really like the glow on the cliffs. Very nice my friend.
Bazz PRO+
 
Bazz January 12, 2015
Fabulous capture! Love it!
Flosno
 
Flosno January 12, 2015
Great capture with the sun reflecting off the cliffs
NanaSue54
 
NanaSue54 January 13, 2015
This is definitely a winner Kirk!!! :)
Kazza60
 
Kazza60 January 13, 2015
wonderful capture of the light Kirk .. love this one !!!!!
SnowbunnyPhotography Platinum
 
SnowbunnyPhotography January 14, 2015
I can't decide which one I like better. LOL! Stunning work. :-)
Chrism
 
Chrism January 15, 2015
Oh what a wondrous sight! Simply stunning! Magnificent use of the light, fantastic break of the rule of thirds, and a marriage made in heaven with the colours. In case you haven't guessed ... I really like this big time! :)
Chrism
 
Chrism January 15, 2015
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious! they didn't have that button but I think it should be there for such outstanding work :)
jeffswanson
 
jeffswanson February 10, 2015
Beautiful shot, Kirk.
kathleenweetman
 
kathleenweetman March 08, 2015
Voted...love it.
kathleenweetman
 
kathleenweetman March 08, 2015
Voted covers.k
kathleenweetman
 
kathleenweetman March 08, 2015
voted Photofocus.k
kathleenweetman
 
kathleenweetman March 08, 2015
Voted POTM
kathleenweetman
 
kathleenweetman March 08, 2015
vOTED gET INSPIRED .K
carlosramos
 
carlosramos April 06, 2015
Outstanding capture well composed and photographed, I voted !
texaaronpueschel Platinum
 
texaaronpueschel June 03, 2015
Light, contrast, tone and brilliant colors: This one gets it.
Pixelhuntr
 
Pixelhuntr June 04, 2015
Wow...what a painting !
RuwanFonseka PRO
 
RuwanFonseka June 21, 2015
Well crafted image.
Elyzabeth PRO
 
Elyzabeth June 22, 2015
WOW! Stunning!!!! The sky is superb. The sun lighting up the cliff is remarkable. The lighthouse stands so tall and proud. Beautiful shot!
onyanita PRO+
 
onyanita August 15, 2015
gorgeous capture!
DebbieKMiller81 Platinum
 
DebbieKMiller81 September 22, 2015
Absolute beautiful.
ahmedfouadibraheem
 
ahmedfouadibraheem September 25, 2015
Awesome.
KapturesbyKaren PRO+
 
KapturesbyKaren November 29, 2015
BEAUTIFUL!
kathymuhle PRO+
 
kathymuhle December 19, 2015
This is fantastic - gorgeous shot. Voted
darmoyer
 
darmoyer January 26, 2016
Beautiful
traceybryant
 
traceybryant June 30, 2017
Beautiful
Hood PRO+
 
Hood October 26, 2019
Beautiful image, love the colours and detail.
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Behind The Lens

Location

This is Point Vicente Lighthouse in Palos Verdes California.

Time

I shot this one afternoon before the sun set. The colors were fantastic and the sky was full of clouds.

Lighting

I used natural lighting only.

Equipment

This was taken with my Nikon D7100, hand held with my Nikon Dx 18-200 lens.

Inspiration

This lighthouse has a long history for guarding this rocky shore. The area becomes very foggy at night. I used to hear the fog horn from it when I was younger. It is a true guardian of the coast.

Editing

I used lightroom to bring back the color and sharpen it up.

In my camera bag

I have the D7100 dx camera D810 FX camera 70-200 2.8 Nikon lens Tamron 150 - 600 G2 18-120 Nikon 100 macro sigma 85 1.8 Nikon 50 1.8 Nikon 18-200 Nikon DX Phottix indura500 strobe And various other lenses and accessories.

Feedback

The sky makes the background stand out. The position of the sun brings different colors to light. Watch the area you want to shoot and see the difference in mornings and evenings. Also the time of year will bring different lighting and sky texture.

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