f25 | 0.3sec | ISO100
Since I’m back in Maine, my home state here in America, you can count on the foreseeable future being filled with scenic shots from beautiful northern New England. With this in mind, I am dedicating this week to highlighting some of Maine’s most stunning crown jewels, lighthouses.
Today, I proudly present you with Portland Breakwater Lighthouse (aka “Bug Light”) in Bug Light Park, South Portland Maine. Fond are my memories from this place while growing-up. Every Sunday my father mother and I would come here after church to sit and eat sub sandwiches while watching the ships.
In these shots, I brought my tripod and waited for the dramatic lighting of sunset before shooting. With a high f-stop (25) and low ISO (100) set, I snapped a few long exposures (0.3 sec) to soak up the large dynamic range provided by the late lighting. In post production, I decided to go monochrome to emphasize and capitalize on the dramatic dynamic range of the shots. To achieve the pseudo-IR (Infrared) effect, I used a channel mixer adjustment layer in Photoshop. Usually I would employ a Black and White adjustment layer, but I just felt like trying out another method this time.
Overall I’m happy with the results, but think the rocks in the lower right of both shots are a bit bland.
Very cool. Great composition and I like the use of B&W here. You could spend a lifetime photographing New England lighthouses, so photogenic.
Tell me about it. There are a few sites that really make me feel at home. This lighthouse and the one I’m posting tomorrow are among them. Where in New England have you been? Maine?
Last spring we drove up to Montreal and Quebec City, then drove back down through Maine, over to Boston and Providence before heading back to NYC. A great trip!