The Night Watchman

Captured: Lighthouse grounds, Fire Island, NY.

There was a very mysterious mood surrounding the Fire Island Lighthouse as heavy fog had settled ...
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Captured: Lighthouse grounds, Fire Island, NY.

There was a very mysterious mood surrounding the Fire Island Lighthouse as heavy fog had settled into the area. The mist was quite thick, and even helped to bathe the lighthouse in some eerie color.

I couldn't help but think that this was precisely the type of weather this night watchman was made to handle. With its powerful beam, the light could easily cut through the fog, and serve as a landmark for any ships sailing off Long Island's southern coast.

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This light has always been one of my favorite LI locations to shoot, and will show up every now and again in my gallery. This time around, I was here to attend an onsite photography workshop put on by my new friends at National Parks at Night.

NPAN had introduced me to the Blue Ridge Parkway over the summer, and it was a blast catching up with them again. Big thanks to Chris Nicholson, Gabe Biderman, and the rest of the NPAN team for a really fun night - early morning of light painting and photography at this famous Long Island landmark.

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'The Night Watchman" is a non-HDR image that was processed using a combination of ACR and Photoshop to add brightness, contrast and saturation. Also includes the use of Topaz Labs plugins -- Adjust, AI Clear and Denoise).
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