Tacking Point Lighthouse [Contest Finalists December 2010]
Uploaded: December 11, 2010 11:12:51
just south of Port Macquarie.
Captured last October, and thanks Brett for taking me up the mountain to this hidden lookout. There is nothing like a bit of local knowledge!
Captured at 1/100th f16.0 and ISO-100.
Exif: F Number: 16, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 1/100 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 100, FocalLength: 40.00 mm, Model: E-300
Emile Abbott
December 11, 2010
Robert R. Goodman December 11, 2010
Wonderful capture John.Sure is a beautiful vista!!!!! #9093059Renee Doyle December 11, 2010
Fantastic vantage point and wonderfully composed and captured John!!!!! Love that blue water! #9093119Douglas Pignet December 11, 2010
Lovely capture with great colors,pov & comp....Beautifully done John #9093122Mike Clime December 11, 2010
Neat little lighthouse, great view and beautiful blue water, John! #9093153
Tammy M. Anderson
December 11, 2010
Monnie Ryan December 11, 2010
Looks as if you had a bit of a trek to get to this one, John! Always delighted to see lighthouses -- this one's well positioned! #9093178
Jeff Robinson
December 11, 2010
Renata Gusciora December 11, 2010
Awesome coastal image,John!Reminds so much of Galicia coast in Spain!Love it! #9093227Ron McEwan December 11, 2010
What a vista John and you captured it perfectly. Love the colors, it seems so isolated and lonely but in a beautiful setting. Well done my friend. #9093239Stan Kwasniowski December 11, 2010
John, what a neat hide away #9093246Hendrik Storme December 11, 2010
Superb capture and what a wonderful image,John!!! #9093286Kaye Burazin December 11, 2010
fabulous, fantastic, very colorful #9093306
Amalia Sylvia Arriaga Salinas
December 11, 2010
Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna December 11, 2010
How wonderfully beautiful, John! The colors and details are magnificent! :-) k #9093404Kerry Hill December 11, 2010
Beautiful scenic capture John, wonderful colours! #9093426Ray Thoms December 11, 2010
Wonderful scene you captured John.....beautiful #9093488Barbara Waldoch December 11, 2010
Beautiful shot, John! #9093634Dick W. Wyatt December 12, 2010
Great landscape, John. Beautiful everything !!I'd like to be the lighthouse keeper !! #9093727
John Benway December 12, 2010
Beautiful scene John. Very well done.Michelle Alton December 12, 2010
A gorgeous crowd pleaser of a photo, John. Should be a winner! #9093860Nadine A. Lewis December 12, 2010
WOW!!! ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS, John!!! I can feel the ocean breeze and smell the salty air! <>< #9094097Jack Ryan December 12, 2010
What a spectacular area and what an excellent photo of this beautiful lighthouse. So very well done!!! (I'm jealous! Wish I could have been there.) #9094347John Connolly December 12, 2010
Thank you for all your thoughts on this image, they are appreciated! #9094530Marijana Fajgl December 12, 2010
What a beautiful place! Wish I was there! Wonderful capture, John! #9094622John Connolly December 12, 2010
Thanks a lot Marijana, I always enjoy visiting this area! #9094730Tiia Vissak December 12, 2010
fantastic! #9094772John Connolly December 12, 2010
Thanks Tiia, it is good to catch up with you again! #9094798Kirsten Kiki Kjaer December 12, 2010
WOW!! Spectacular scene and image, John. A winner in my book! #9094825John Connolly December 12, 2010
Thanks Kiki, the weather was a bonus here too! #9094862Tammy Espino December 12, 2010
That's some beach :) Gorgeous view and capture!! #9094991
Randy D. Dinkins
December 12, 2010
Ellen Hodges December 12, 2010
Outstanding view captured to perfection, John!!! #9095344Nancy (Peaches) Harker December 12, 2010
OMG AWESOME view and capture, the lighting color and pov are FANTASTIC!!! #9095396Lorraine A. Cook December 12, 2010
I see steps and a few cars... Now that is one AWESOME lighthouse capture, John!! Your perspective, and detail are STUNNING, John!!<:)) #9095494Carolyn J. Connolly December 13, 2010
Good on Brett for showing you this amazing pov on the Tacking Point Lighthouse, John!! You captured the expansive scene just beautifully, too!! :o) #9096097John Connolly December 13, 2010
Many thanks Tammy, Randy, Ellen, Peaches, Lorraine and Carolyn for your input here, it is appreciated! #9097078Ian M. Hill December 13, 2010
Good capture John,would like to visit ,love lighthouses,looks so grand sitting there on the cliff top. #9099585Brett Dolsen December 14, 2010
Beautifully captured John!!Far better than I achieved! #9101069John Connolly December 14, 2010
Thanks so much Ian and Brett, one thing about it Brett, you don't have to travel as far as me to re shoot it! #9102867Wm Nosal December 15, 2010
What A Beautiful Place, John!John Connolly December 15, 2010
Thank Wm, I can't agree with you more! #9106322Tammy Espino January 18, 2011
Congrats on your great finalist! :) Woot woot!!!!!! #9171602
Amalia Sylvia Arriaga Salinas
January 18, 2011
Tamara K. Walker
January 18, 2011
Marilyn K. Lincecum
January 18, 2011
Ann Coates
January 19, 2011
Marijana Fajgl January 19, 2011
Another fantastic finalist! I really love it1 Congratulations! #9173362Robert R. Goodman January 19, 2011
A big Congratulations,John.WTG my friend!!! #9173376
Deborah Lewinson
January 19, 2011
Debby #9173485
Fanie Heymans January 19, 2011
Congrats on your finalist John! Excellent work! #9173666
Stefania Barbier
January 19, 2011
Emile Abbott
January 19, 2011
ALLEN O. HOWARD January 19, 2011
Another great finalist John! Congratulations!!!! #9175004Hendrik Storme January 19, 2011
Congratulations again!!! #9175005
Linda D. Lester
January 19, 2011
Stan Kwasniowski January 19, 2011
John, congratulations #9175728Kirsten Kiki Kjaer January 19, 2011
Congratulations on another awesome finalist, John. I hope to see them both again with gold on. #9176216Robert R. Goodman January 19, 2011
A big Congratulations,Sorry I missed this one this morning!!!!!! #9176477
Reynaldo D. Reyes
January 19, 2011
Robyn A. Terrell January 19, 2011
Congratulations on this beautiful finalist, John! #9176700Wm Nosal January 19, 2011
Congratulations, John! #9177095
Patrick Rouzes
January 19, 2011
Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna January 19, 2011
WOW! Another one! WTG, John! :-) k #9177505Patti Coblentz January 19, 2011
An amazing view with gorgeous colors and scale...beautiful image and finalist, John...congratulations! #9177542Merna L. Nobile January 19, 2011
I can only imagine how proud you must be feeling right now. What wonderful news! CONGRATULATIONS, Merna #9177677Phyllis H. Burchett January 19, 2011
Congrats on this wonderful finalist! #9177950
Nancy L. Green
January 19, 2011
Ken Smith
January 19, 2011
Mariann Kovats
January 19, 2011
Carol L. Fowler January 19, 2011
Congrats on this beautiful Finalist! #9178413Renee Doyle January 19, 2011
And another awesome finalist!!! Big congratualtions to you John!! #9178786Raymond Pauly January 19, 2011
Congratulations, John! Lovely finalist here. #9178924Barbara Waldoch January 19, 2011
Congratulations on your awesome finalists, John! #9178972Dick W. Wyatt January 20, 2011
Congratulations on both !! #9179153John Connolly January 20, 2011
Thank you for all your kind wishes, they are appreciated! #9180899
Laura E. Swan
January 20, 2011
Good Luck In The Next Round!!! :D
-Swanee #9181052
Debra R. Harder January 20, 2011
Fabulous POV, colors and details in this magnificent image, John! Huge congratulations on another beautiful finalist! Deb #9181164Gord MacEachern January 20, 2011
Big congratulations on your well deserved finalist John!!
Nancyj E. Hovey
January 20, 2011
Barbara Mason January 20, 2011
Congratulations John on being a Finalist, a super shot - really thrilled as you must be too !!! #9181987
isabel C. Zepeda
January 20, 2011
CONGRATULATIONS
YSA...
#9182029
Brett Dolsen January 21, 2011
Congratulations John and I really hope we see this great composition again! #9182446
Amanda J. Tanner
January 21, 2011
Nancy (Peaches) Harker January 21, 2011
John Connolly January 21, 2011
Thanks a lot Laura, Debra, Gord, Nancy, Barbara, Ysa, Brett, Amanda and Peaches for your kind remarks! #9183637Graham Robards January 21, 2011
Excellent John, congratulations, best of luck in the next round my friend! Great to see that Australia can hold it's own! ~Pat #9183868Kim Andelkovic January 21, 2011
Congrats John beautiful finalist :-) #9184033Renata Gusciora January 21, 2011
HUge congratulations on your awesome finalist,John!!!:-) #9184107John Connolly January 22, 2011
Thanks so much Pat & Graham, Kim and Renata, I appreciate your kind comments! #9185405
Randy D. Dinkins
January 22, 2011
Ellen Hodges January 23, 2011
Huge congrats and best luck, John!! Fabulous finalist!! #9186452Nadia Paul January 23, 2011
Sorry I missed this John - wonderful scene - congrats on your finalist! #9186511John Connolly January 23, 2011
Thank you Randy, Ellen and Nadia for your kind wishes, they are appreciated! #9187383Cassie L. Woodlee January 23, 2011
Awesome, John Congratulations!!! #9188360Sharon Sawyer January 23, 2011
WTG, John! HUGE congratulations on your outstanding & well deserved finalist!!! #9188975John Connolly January 24, 2011
Thank you so much Cassie and Sharon, your thoughts are appreciated! #9191127
Mariann Kovats
February 10, 2011
Kerry Hill February 10, 2011
Congratulations on your beautiful finalists John!!! #9229056Kim Andelkovic February 10, 2011
Congrats John on your wonder finalist, wonderful work :-) #9229707John Connolly February 11, 2011
Thank you Mariann, Kerry and Kim, I appreciate your kind comments! #9232752Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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