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Dunmore East Lighthouse - Revisit
Image Title:  Dunmore East Lighthouse - Revisit
 
 By: Shane O'Neill  
  Copyright ©2005



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Photographer Shane O'Neill {K:3064}
Project #50 Alternate Perspective Camera Model Nikon D100
Categories Architecture
Film Format Digital TIF
Portfolio Lens Nikon  12-24mm f/4G ED-IF AF-S DX
Uploaded 12/31/2005 Film / Memory Type Lexar  1GB
    ISO / Film Speed
Views 472 Shutter
Favorites Aperture f/
Critiques 17 Rating
5.93
/ 6 Ratings
Location City -  Dunmore East
State -  WATERFORD
Country - Ireland   Ireland
About This lighthouse is located on the Waterford shore by the pier-head directly across the entrance to Waterford Harbour from the Hook Head tower. Its fluted Doric column and cast-iron lattice balcony make it unique among Irish lighthouses. It used oil lamps until 1922 when it was converted to acetylene. In 1964 it was converted to electricity.

This image is made up of 9 seperate shots, all stiched together in PT Gui. They were all shot as TIFFs. I exposed for the sky and dragged the detail slowly from the shadows in PS. The lighthouse needed perspective correction too. All in all I used about 12 adjustment layers. Finally the image was sharpened slightly in Nikon Capture 4.
** UPDATE** This was originally posted last night but after a studying the print for a while I decided to go at it again. Main feature is the wall was adjusted to match the original perspective I was after. I history brushed the entire sky to create a more natural light fall-off effect between the concrete wall and the sky. Still a little unsure of the lighthouse, dont know whether to brighten it more. I think it looks more natural as is.
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There are 17 Comments in 1 Pages
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Shane O'Neill   {K:3064} 12/31/2005
original post http://www.usefilm.com/Image.asp?ID=1019184

also worth mentioning that no sharpening was used for the above image


Ayse Altan   {K:3509} 12/31/2005
amazing capture... loved the colors, and perspective
ayse


Alberto Romano   {K:2972} 12/31/2005
Very beatiful perspective...Amazing colors and detail!
Regards
Alberto


Hakan AKIRMAK   {K:14634} 12/31/2005
Excellent work Shane! Congratulations and happy new year to you!


Jeanette Hägglund   {K:59907} 12/31/2005
Again - excellent work!!!

Jeanette


Uri Lidsky   {K:4932} 12/31/2005
excellent shot! beautiful colors (looks like fuji velvia) and a great angle. i love the way the wall is leading the eye around the frame!
Uri.


Giuseppe Musumarra   {K:1168} 12/31/2005
A wonderful shot!
Happy new year.


Ian V   {K:1730} 12/31/2005
Great Shot! wondeful color, beautiful detail in the clouds, realy nice crispness! and great composition, really nice photo.


Jo T   {K:2218} 12/31/2005
Amazing sky


Chris Hunter   {K:25631} 12/31/2005
I think the lighthouse is good as is, it has the right amount of detail & looks natural in the photo. I like the angle of the wall, nice lead-in line.

Chris


Sheila Carson   {K:5830} 12/31/2005
Wow, I love it! Job well done! The perspective is superb and the colors and details are amazing.

I think I like the lighthouse the way it is. I wouldn't lighten or darken it.

Good job!


John Finn   {K:1098} 1/1/2006
Top drawer stuff.


Hugo de Wolf   {K:184670} 1/1/2006
Hi Shane, spectacular tones, and a very stong point of view. Using the reflection of sky and lighthouse as well as the guiding line created by the wall. It uses the entire frame very well, I like this one alot, very well captured. Good postprocessing, too.

As to dodging or burning the lighthouse, I can see the dilemma. Burning the lighthouse increases the risk of loosing the details, but dodging it reduces the effective counter balance to the wall in the composition. My guess is to leave it as is...:)

Cheers,

Hugo


Larry O'Neill   {K:1285} 1/1/2006
Well worth a revisit. You just get better. (Than me) Aim Higher. No Larry


Larry O'Neill   {K:1285} 1/1/2006
The is spelled THE!!!!!!


Keith Fitzgerald   {K:1117} 1/4/2006
I'd leave the lighthouse dark Shane, seems more natural as the pictures light is coming from behind it. Just show a little detail. Great lighting, the rain really helped get this shot - the reflections are great.


Manu     {K:13063} 1/5/2006
Leave it as it is Shane...its spot on, you will drive yourself even madder if you start faffing with it any more....excellent patience with good balance..

Cheers

Manu


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