St. Mary's Lighthouse [Contest Finalists September 2006]
Uploaded: September 05, 2006 23:56:08
Taken at Whitley Bay. Adjusted levels, contrast, hue/saturation resized, Neat Image applied, resized and cropped. Canon 28-135 @ 60mm F11 @ 1/400 ISO400
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Ray Clarke September 05, 2006
comments please #517088Su Sana E. P September 05, 2006
Great view and capture, Ray!! Love the softness and those beautiful colors on the rock and sky. #3272290David L. Luchowski September 05, 2006
This is really beautiful,R&A.I love the scene and the color. #3272291Julie Robinson September 06, 2006
Sucha gorgeous image R & A - very well done! #3272296Cristi Bastian September 06, 2006
WOWZA you guys! This is absolutely FANTASTIC!! One of my faves from you! #3272319Kerby Pfrangle September 06, 2006
Super depth of field and wonderful cool and warm colors. Just beautiful. #3272320Evy Johansen September 06, 2006
Wonderful scene, R&A! Beautiful clarity and colors! #3272321Jill Odice September 06, 2006
I love everything about this! The colors, the scene, the effects! Wow...winner quality! #3272374Jill Odice September 06, 2006
I love everything about this! The colors, the scene, the effects! Wow...winner quality! #3272375Dan Holm September 06, 2006
Wow! BEAUTIFUL shot!! #3272377VISHVAJIT JUIKAR September 06, 2006
Lovely Landscape.. amazing #3272395Janine Russell September 06, 2006
Ray, excellent colors, detail, exposure and composition. #3272407Dee Ann Young September 06, 2006
Gorgeous work! #3272456Pat Gamwell September 06, 2006
Exquisite shot! The enhanced colors & PS work are magnificent! #3272469Lorraine A. Cook September 06, 2006
Gorgeous seascape, Ray and Audrey! I love lighthouse photos and this one is spectacular!!<:)) #3272489Pav Wew September 06, 2006
colours are making me open my mouth for a while. Composition is ideal for that kind of shots and generally it's so clear that almost unbeliveble.Grats #3272496Donna Roberts September 06, 2006
I love the way you've enhanced this beautiful image - what a glorious location.Paul E. Earl September 06, 2006
WOW!! Absolutely fantastic. Well done! #3272518Patty Razonable September 06, 2006
I agree with Jill!! Truly an outstanding scenic image!! #3272571Manuel Barrera September 06, 2006
Beautiful blues and great compositon, a very lovely scene. #3272641Barbara Waldoch September 06, 2006
Such a serene image and great colours! #3272655Paul Michko September 06, 2006
Wonderful scene, R&A. #3272658Carol Sawyer September 06, 2006
Beautiful view, I love the colors you captured in this shot R&A!!!! #3272667Colleen Braun September 06, 2006
beautiful... #3272677Daniel Diaz September 06, 2006
WOW!!! Gorgeous colors and composition R&A!!! #3272709Bill Wyatt September 06, 2006
Beautiful colors and super lighting. Love the composition also. Very beautiful scene, R&A! #3272737Donald K. Cherry September 06, 2006
Gorgeous comp and colors, R&A! #3272760Margaret Sikora September 06, 2006
Love the angle of this beautiful shot,the clouds and the colour are great. #3272780Rakesh Syal September 06, 2006
Great composition and a picture perfect, R&A!! #3272827William C. Raco September 06, 2006
Beautiful scene, composition and perspectiveBill #3272884
Gail Vitikacs September 06, 2006
AWESOME....I bet we see this beauty again! #3272909Pamela Shane September 06, 2006
Spectacular image - gorgeous colors,Linda D. Lester September 06, 2006
Beautiful shot!!!!!!!!!!! #3273289Ray Thoms September 06, 2006
This is very well done R&A....love everything about it!, great composition, colour and dof, effects are well done! #3273314Tarun Bose September 06, 2006
Mind blowing shot R&A. I love the sky colours and the fantastic colour tones of the rocks. Very well done. A winner to me. #3273354Jeff Robinson September 06, 2006
Really nice work with this wonderful landscape image! Jeff #3273437Peggy J. Maguire September 06, 2006
Great Capture!!!! #3273445Laura Clay-Ballard September 06, 2006
wow wow wow! #3273449Nadine A. Lewis September 06, 2006
Absolutely beautiful scene! I love it!<>< #3273626
Joy Rector September 06, 2006
stunningJessica Jenney September 06, 2006
Beautiful scene, R&A! The colors and details are so crisp! #3273837Sherry Stricklin Boles September 06, 2006
Only one word keeps popping into my mind when viewing this: GORGEOUS!!! #3274024Laurence Saliba September 06, 2006
Beautiful sea scape!!!!! #3274096Ronald F. Fischer September 06, 2006
WOW, this is a fantastic capture!! #3274188Crystal M. Gove September 06, 2006
OH WOW!!!! This looks like a BEAUTIFUL postcard or picture you would buy in a store to hang on the wall!!!! This should be a winner or a finalist, Ray and Audrey. The colors here are STUNNING! #3274212Anita Hogue September 06, 2006
B E A U T I F U L!!!!!!!!!! #3274455Jenny Bosmans September 06, 2006
Wow from me too, Ray & Audrey! :) Fantastic scene and capture! :) #3274547Nadya Johnson September 06, 2006
A GORGEOUS capture, R&A!! Wow. That WATER! Looks like silk! The colors are fantastic! VERY beautiful! Well done! #3274752Dennis Flanagan September 06, 2006
One of your best efforts. #3274787Dr Silly September 06, 2006
Love the rich colors in this lighthouse scene. :O)Stephen Zacker September 06, 2006
Amazing rich colors and depth you have captured #3274979Melissa G. Meiselman September 06, 2006
Fantastic scene with terrific clarity, colors and composition, R&A!!!! #3275053Paula Dwyer September 06, 2006
Wow!! This is absolutely fantastic!!Tressie Davis September 06, 2006
GORGEOUS color, beautiful scene, great comp - this one has it all!! #3275685Marcie A. Fowler September 06, 2006
Awesome colors and composition. #3275744Carla Metzler September 06, 2006
Beautiful shot! #3275784Judyann Plante September 06, 2006
This is just beautiful, R&A! Gorgeous color and fantastic composition and detail!Judyann ><> #3275983
Claudia Kuhn September 06, 2006
Gorgeous!! Wonderfully composed scene and great colors! #3276184Ken Smith September 06, 2006
Wow, you pulled out all the stops and it shows. Fantastic!! #3276403Hector Contreras September 06, 2006
Wow, this is my new favorite in your gallery ! a winner!Carol Teal September 07, 2006
What can I say that hasn't been said already!! Beautiful image of the lighthouse, and I love the rich colors, especially the sky. Great job you two! #3277186Melissa A. Mannon September 07, 2006
missed this yesterday...the colors are spectacular! #3278860Jim Darnall September 07, 2006
This is just magnificant. THe colors, depth of feld and composition are wow. I think you should re-title this photo to whaterver the name of the ocean bay or cove this is in because the lighthouse is just a part of what catches my eye. IT is poster stuff. Fantastic job. #3280426TS September 07, 2006
This is a beautiful image, the dof, colors and composition are extremely strong. #3280532Aimee S. McMaster September 08, 2006
...oh my absolutely an amazing scene....beautiful colors...delightful image R & A ! Aimee #3283065John Matthews September 08, 2006
This is one of your best shots in my opinion, great composition and color. Neat images worked great here also, Thank you Ray for helping me with NI, I appreciate your help ver much. See: http://www.betterphoto.com/gallery/dynoGallDetail.php?photoID=2660863. JohnEmile Abbott September 08, 2006
I agree with John This is so stunning it takes a while to get it all in. A winner in my book R&A. #3284679Sara Turner September 08, 2006
have to disagree with the majority- it looks to processed to me almost fake. a beautiful scene like this needs minimal manipulation on the back end. would love to see the original! sara #3284709John Connolly September 08, 2006
A delightful seascape, R&A! Perhaps, just a touch too much saturation, but an awesome scene never the less! 9 out out 10 in my book! #3284978Lani J September 08, 2006
I think it's outstanding! Gorgeous R&A!! :o)(PS - sorry for the long lapse, I have been on and am still on vacation! :o) #3285808
Glenn E. Urquhart September 09, 2006
Brilliant colors, well composed, Very beautiufl seascape, R&A!!! Very Well Done! Cheers, Glenn. #3286461Jenny D September 09, 2006
Gorgeous colors & comp! #3287887Silvia Nunes September 10, 2006
WOW! Beautiful view R&A! #3290123Revonda L. Gentry September 13, 2006
Beautiful!! Looks like a winner to me!! #3302255Dan E. September 13, 2006
OUTSTANDING image! #3305714Donald R. Curry September 13, 2006
This is a beautiful image, although I do agree that the sky seems a little over manipulated. That is really a matter of taste. This may also be extremely picky, please don't take offence. There appears to be a bright line showing where possibly the sky was isolated for processing. It especially shows on the right side of the lighthouse. If this is the case, a little more feathering might make this less noticeable. This is very minor. I only noticed it because I have had problems with this same issue. #3306355Paul Sikora September 14, 2006
Love the scene, love the beauty and detail is awesome #3307182Sylvia Rossler September 14, 2006
Simply beautiful !! What a gorgeous scenery !! #3309206ALLEN O. HOWARD September 14, 2006
AWESOME RAY! This is exceptional! #3310873Phillip R. Connolly September 15, 2006
Great image. The high saturation of colours really lifts this photo. well done.Phil #3311859
Alison Greenwood September 17, 2006
The colours and composition are just wonderful R&A. Gorgeous image. #3319803Nemil B. Chabebe September 18, 2006
Beautiful colors and composition. #3323231Darryl Wilkinson September 22, 2006
WOW! Great work you're doing Ray and Audrey. This should be hanging on your wall, and many other places, too! #3347733John V. Roscich October 06, 2006
STUNNINGLY BEAUTIFULCharles Haire October 06, 2006
Sky appears to be unnatural, plus over sharpening. Pixels jump out. Pay attension to the two thirds rule. #3417491Ahab Abdel-Aziz October 08, 2006
nice placement of thei also wonder how cropping
1/4-1/3 off the left side
might look to your eyes
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Sylvia Rossler October 26, 2006
Big congrats on this beautiful finalist R&A :o) #3501863Tamera S. Phillips October 26, 2006
Congrats on a beautiful finalist! Very well deserved. #3502300Kate Jackson October 26, 2006
Many congratulations R & A! It is still and will always be my ambition to get a Landscape finalist! #3502567Alison Greenwood October 26, 2006
Yay! Congrats on your gorgeous finalist R&A. Who took this shot?Renee Doyle October 26, 2006
Wonderful guys!!!!! A HUGE congratulations to you for this excellent finalist!Jessica Jenney October 26, 2006
Congratulations to you both for a wonderful finalist image! #3502733Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna October 26, 2006
CONGRATULATIONS, R&A!!!!! :-) ^.^ Kitty #3502964Chris Budny October 26, 2006
Congratulations folks! #3503020Revonda L. Gentry October 26, 2006
Way to go!! Congratulations on this breathtaking image!! #3503203Paul E. Earl October 26, 2006
Fantastic finalist. Good luck in the next round. Congratulations!!! #3503267Chastity Abbott October 26, 2006
Congrats on such a beautiful image!!!!! #3503394Melissa A. Mannon October 26, 2006
great job! I love the colors in this! #3503692Judyann Plante October 26, 2006
Congratulations on this fantastic finalist!!!Judyann ><> #3503695
Tom Roe October 26, 2006
Congrats on the Finalist!And 100! #3503899
Su Sana E. P October 26, 2006
Congratulations, R&A!! #3504513Kay E. Mahoney October 26, 2006
Congratulations on your finalist. Good luck in the next round. #3504753Kristi A. Howson October 26, 2006
Congratulations on this wonderful finalist and Best Of Luck in the next round Ray & Audrey. Gorgeous POV and capture! #3505103Paul Sikora October 26, 2006
Congratulations!#3505186
Tammy Scott October 26, 2006
Congratulations #3505312Barbara Waldoch October 26, 2006
Congratulations R&A, excellent work! #3506025Darryl Wilkinson October 27, 2006
Wow! Awesome finalist, Ray and Audrey! Congratulations on your awards this month! #3506527Stanley J. Contrades October 27, 2006
CONGRATULATIONS on this gorgeous scenic and Finalist R&A!! Good luck to you in the next round!!Colleen Braun October 27, 2006
Congratulations #3506997Paula Dwyer October 27, 2006
Congratulations Ray & Audrey!!! :) #3507916Emile Abbott October 27, 2006
Congratulation R&A your capture and work payed off. #3508220Nadya Johnson October 27, 2006
So glad, R&A, to see this BREATH-TAKING image on the finals list!! A huge congrats and best of luck in the winning round! #3509381Tarun Bose October 27, 2006
Big congrats R&A for finalist. I had predicted earlier. #3509637Carol Teal October 27, 2006
Congrats! I love lighthouses! #3512381Lorraine A. Cook October 27, 2006
Congrats on this stunningly beautiful finalist, Ray and Audrey!<:)) #3512385Raymond Pauly October 28, 2006
Big congrats on this deserving finalist! #3512541Sharon Day October 28, 2006
Beautiful image, Ray & Audrey!!! Congratulations!!! #3516175Helen N. McHugh October 30, 2006
Congratulations on this lovely finalist, Ray & Audrey! Good luck in the next round!!! #3521262Dr Silly October 30, 2006
Congratulations on your finalist. :O)Ross Throndson November 01, 2006
Big Congratulations, Ray & Audrey, on this Beautiful Finalist!! :^) #3531050John V. Roscich November 01, 2006
CONGRATULATIONS R&ABridgette B November 04, 2006
I'm late...but congratulations on this wonderful finalist!! #3544056Hector Contreras November 04, 2006
A late congratulations, but I said it before " WINNER "Carol Sawyer November 04, 2006
Congratulations on this beautiful finalist, R&A!!! #3544738Ronald F. Fischer November 04, 2006
Congratulations on this awesome finalist! #3545523Mary K. Robison November 04, 2006
Belated Congratulations on this finalist, Ray & Audrey!Pat Gamwell November 05, 2006
WoooHooo! Look what happened while I was gone! BIG CONGRATS, my friends! #3548476Nancy L. Green November 05, 2006
Beautiful image and very well deserved finalist!! Congratulations!! <>< #3549403Bill Wyatt November 06, 2006
Congratulations on your beautiful finalist!! #3551749Donna La Mattino Pagakis November 07, 2006
A dramatic and beautiful finalist image, congratulations to the both of you!! #3555071Ronda Chatelle November 08, 2006
Congratulations on this outstanding finalist! Well deserved! This is absolutely gorgeous! Excellent work! #3559608Branka Ilic November 10, 2006
Simply beautiful! Congrats! #3570380Jill Odice November 14, 2006
A belated congrats,I somehow missed this beautiful image! :-) #3587612Shelly A. Van Camp November 24, 2006
BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!!! Congrats! #3627739eileen bedford December 01, 2006
Awesome and Congratulations..... #3655436Kathleen K. Parker December 03, 2006
This is so striking. I am sorry to be late with the congratulations. Been moving. I love this, A and R!!David Pratt December 06, 2006
Beautiful work, congrats! #3675393Hurk (Steve) Hurkett December 08, 2006
Great looking clouds ... what a catch!! super rich colors ... a super subject ... all combine to make a great photo ... Congrats!Steve #3681517
Vladan D. Djordjevic December 25, 2006
Beautiful composition and colors! #3739224Bill Houghton December 28, 2006
WOW!!! Beautiful image. Great job. #3748566Shelly A. Van Camp December 29, 2006
Beautiful!!!!! Congrats!! #3756527David Martinez Fresneda April 16, 2007
Very nice picture , I like it. #4172961Susan Jane Allen September 18, 2007
Wow, the colours really pop on this one and great clarity! #4806199Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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