Bass Harbor Head Light

Bass Harbor Head Light  [Canon 5D]
Acadia National Park, Maine
Oct 2, 2007
(click in the image for a larger version)

A couple of months ago I posted another image from this same day, but one that was taken later after the sun had set and a heavy fog had rolled in.

I hadn't really played with the sunny versions from this series yet, but a call for some Maine lighthouse images landed in my lap yesterday and so I found myself gathering up some of my lighthouse shots from that beautiful state.

This is a blend of two tripod-mounted raw exposures: one to hold detail in the sky and the far horizon, and the other for the lighthouse, rocks and foreground water. It is a manual blend done with layers and layer masks and not an HDR shot. I also added some of my Sepiaesque "seasoning" to this image. If you have The Creative Digital Darkroom book, the Sepiaesque technique is covered in Chapter 9 on pages 325 and 326. Click on the image of the layers palette to see a larger version.

FOTOfusion

I'll be heading to south Florida on Monday to do some classes and presentations at FOTOfusion, the annual photography and digital imaging festival put on by the Palm Beach Photographic Centre. I'll be doing two hands-on computer labs on Creative Collage with Photoshop CS3 and The Creative Digital Darkroom, as well as a presentation seminar on The Creative Digital Darkroom and some portfolio reviews. If you're attending, stop by one of my sessions and say hello!

*Upcoming Workshops *

The Creative Digital Darkroom, March 17 -€“ 21 at the Palm Beach Photographic Centre in sunny south Florida. Based on my new book, this hands-on class is focused on exploring essential creative digital darkroom techniques for photographers. Short photo field sessions will also be featured on some days to practice critical exposure skills with digital SLR cameras. Click the course title above to learn more or to register for this class.

In mid April I'll be at the University of Hawai'i at Manoa in Honolulu teaching three short courses on Selections and Masking in Photoshop CS3 (April 11), Creative Collage in Photoshop CS3 (April 12-13), and Camera Raw Workflow (April 14). Click the links to see a description and more information on registering for these classes.

Comments

[Darrell Shurtz]

Hi Sean and Happy New Year!! Just had to complement you on this beautiful picture. Nice work!! Good luck in Florida!
Darrell

[Sean]

Thanks Darrell. Happy New Year to you too!