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photo by Donald Kinney
When I was younger I used to drive down Highway1 to visit my parents who lived on the Monterey Peninsula, and the lighthouse at Pigeon Point marked, roughly, the half-way point between our abodes. And even before I moved to Marin County, when I was a kid, our family would frequently pass by Pigeon Point Lighthouse on our way up to this area to visit relatives. I've known Pigeon Point Lighthouse a long, long time. I am very, very old. "Creak", "moan", "groan"...
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photo by Donald Kinney
The most difficult part of this photo was getting my tired old bones in the car at 3AM. But somehow, by 5AM I was at the base of Pigeon Point Lighthouse setting up my tripod, old Mr. Stickey, who has a few complaints of his own...
Data on top photo: 2.5sec, f2.8, ISO-6400, 70mm, cropped slightly.
Data on lower photo: 1.6sec, f2.8, ISO-6400, 70mm, not cropped.
Looks like I struck it rich in the "wow" department with the top photo. But I've got to go back and try again--always some room for improvement. I'm using what seems to be too high of an ISO (6400), but I think need a short exposure time so as to avoid just a blur of the sweeping light. Trial and error will eventually produce a less noisy image, and that should make possible a good print.
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3 comments:
I give you an extra "wow" for being able to get up at 3am! Such discipline!
Well, now that you mention it, there are all these clearly noticeable imperfections .... ;)
Just kidding. I had no idea it wasn't a perfect shot. Even with the explanation, it's still a WOW shot to me!
Wow, these are cool. I've never seen the non-fresnel lights here - didn't know they'd make such a great subject. And I like how you chose to do close-up shots.
P.S. Nice to see I can leave comments here again. For awhile it was broken for me.
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