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this. this is why.
bass harbor head lighthouse.
acadia national park, maine. 07.15.15.
samsung nx1 | 22mm | f5.6 | 30s | iso100...
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this. this is why.
bass harbor head lighthouse.
acadia national park, maine. 07.15.15.
samsung nx1 | 22mm | f5.6 | 30s | iso100
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bass harbor head lighthouse.
acadia national park, maine. 07.15.15.
samsung nx1 | 22mm | f5.6 | 30s | iso100
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MadisonAshleyPhoto
February 17, 2016
Absolutely stunning photo! I love it at Bass Harbor! You should check out the New England Landscape challenge!
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Location
This photo was taken at the Bass Harbor Head Lighthouse in Acadia National Park, Maine.Time
This photo was taken as the summer sun was setting.Lighting
I got incredibly lucky with the whispy cloud patterns in the sky that afternoon. I only had two days in the park and came to the lighthouse the day before. While there was not a single cloud in the sky, and I did get a few shots off, the following day, when I saw the patterns in the sky forming, I decided to return, and I'm SO happy I did. The previous day's shots all got deleted immediately after arriving back to my hotel room. I guess what I'm saying is, come back several times if you need to, as the lighting and conditions will be different each time, depending on what kind of clouds are covering the sun, what kind of clouds are out, and what time of day you show up.Equipment
Samsung was my camera sponsor at the time, so I used a Samsung NX1 camera body (which I'm still deeply in love with) with a Haida 10-stop Neutral Density filter sitting on a Manfrotto 190xb tripod. My settings for this shot were 22mm | ƒ/5.6 | 30s exposure at ISO 100Inspiration
I've been enamored with and have had this particular lighthouse on my photo-bucket list for years. I've seen this lighthouse in photographs before and knew the type of shot I wanted to capture and knowing that I'd be within a few hours of it when I was in Maine for a job a few years back, I knew I had to carve time to get there.Editing
The post-processing on this image was carefully minimal. I did drop the highlights a tad, opened up the shadows about 35% and bumped up the vibrance about 10%. I also used Nik Software's Viveza 2 plugin to help bring out some of the details in the foreground. I then added a slight vignette.In my camera bag
It depends on what kind of shoot I'll be on and how extensive the travel is, but typically, my 'don't leave home without it' kit includes a 16-50mm f2.8 lens, a 50-150mm f2.8 lens, a 10mm fisheye lens, my 10-stop Haida Neutral Density filter, extra batteries, a shutter release cable, a USB charging brick, lens wipes, a sensor cleaning kit, and a MeFoto Tripod with ballhead. As far as bodies, my main camera body is a Samsung NX1 and I always carry a backup Samsung NX500 body as well. Finally, lately, I've been carrying a Samsung Gear 360 Virtual Reality/360 camera.Feedback
For this location, as with most landscape locations, you'll never be able to capture the same exact scene as the conditions will never be the exact same, which is the beauty of it - whatever you capture here will be unique. However, generally, for this particular location, you'll want to show up at least a few hours before sunset to get a good location (chances are you'll see other photographers as well) and be setup and ready to go and start firing around 30 minutes before sunset, and through the twilight light as well, which could stretch to about 30 minutes after sunset, depending on the time of year you're there. You'll also want to try to use as long a shutter speed as you can, and while I was using a 10-stop neutral density filter to capture a 30 second exposure to get some movement and silkiness in the clouds, that could be considered overkill. You could easily have captured a similar shot at a higher ISO and a shorter exposure in the 10-20 seconds range. If you don't have an ND filter, set your aperture at around f16-f20 and your ISO as slow as you can and you should be able to capture a 8-12 second exposure depending on how much light is still available. Furthermore, don't be afraid to overexpose by 1/3 to a 1/2 a stop if you need to to get a longer exposure without and ND filter as most camera sensors these days will still preserve enough detail to pull out in post-processing. Happy shooting!
