Sunrise at Tacking Point Lighthouse. [Contest Pre Finalists December 2013]
Uploaded: December 17, 2013 10:17:55
This was taken on one of my sunrise walks while we were on holidays.
It was captures at 5.50 A.M. at 1/800th f11.0 and ISO-640.
Exif: F Number: 11, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 1/800 seconds, Flash: did not fire., ISO: 640, White balance: Auto white balance, FocalLength: 25.00 mm, Model: NIKON D90
MELODIE C. ROBERTS December 17, 2013
HmmmmThinking it was about time for you to return to us!!
A beautiful way to return!!!
Hope you two had a wonderful Holiday!!! #1556339
Wm Nosal December 17, 2013
Beautiful Capture John!Joy Rector December 17, 2013
beautiful shot #10924050Gord MacEachern December 17, 2013
I see you didn't sleep in while you were away John!Tiia Vissak December 17, 2013
very inviting! #10924074Stan Kwasniowski December 17, 2013
John, welcome back, great image #10924081Jeff Robinson December 17, 2013
Beautifully composed and captured John! #10924089Tammy M. Anderson December 17, 2013
I always thought sleeping in was for when you are home not on vacation. To much to see and do. We always say we need a vacation after our vacation. LOL Beautiful capture. Excellent comp. light and tones. Good to see you back. #10924091Monnie Ryan December 17, 2013
Beautiful lighthouse capture, John - once again, I commend your intestinal fortitude for getting up this early in the morning! ;-D #10924107Carrie M. Groseclose December 17, 2013
Wonderful comp John. I really like how the sun brings attention to the bench. Very inviting! #10924112Ermanno Radice December 17, 2013
Wonderful backlight, beautiful colors and composition, well done! #10924142Michelle Alton December 17, 2013
Oh...this is so beautiful, and your timing was spot on. #10924159Amalia Sylvia Arriaga Salinas December 17, 2013
A beautiful sunrise John!, I like your composition very much!,Katherine Kuhn December 17, 2013
I assume you composed this shot to give the sun a resting place! Gorgeous light & color in this beautiful sunrise, John! #10924232Patrick Rouzes December 17, 2013
The clarity, back lighting, sky, pov, comp & scene are magical, John.Fave for me .Robert R. Goodman December 17, 2013
Hi John,sure looks like you have a winner my friend.Beautiful capture!!! #10924272Thomas E. Hinds December 17, 2013
Wonderful light and color, John! Beautiful! #10924290Avril Young December 18, 2013
so beautiful, lovely sky, light ...I am sure we will see this one again.. #10924415Kirsten Kiki Kjaer December 18, 2013
Composition and lighting are TOPS here, John. And what a wonderful mood you have created! #10924431Colette M. Metcalf December 18, 2013
What a beautiful capture, John!!!!! #10924521Martha R. Mazon December 18, 2013
An excellent early-morning image John, with a wonderful stillness of mood. I love the position of the sun over the bench! Great job. #10924646John Connolly December 18, 2013
Many thanks for all your kind comments, it is great to be back home again! #10924706Nancy L. Green December 18, 2013
LOVE the POV and the positioning of the sun on the chair, WWTG!!! <>< #10924778Ken Smith December 18, 2013
Nice idea to have the sun sitting in the chair. :-) Super work, John! #10924828Nadia Paul December 18, 2013
Welcome back John - hope you had a great holiday. This is just stunning - love the placement of the sun! #10925071Chris Ebben December 18, 2013
You just can't keep away from lighthouses eh! Isn't this a spectacular looking place & doesn't sunrise set it off!! Great work=^..^= #10925094John Connolly December 19, 2013
Thanks a lot Nancy, Ken, Nadia and Chris for your encouraging comments! #10925453Claudia Kuhn December 19, 2013
Beautifully composed John, I'd love to be sitting on that bench for a while. :) #10925610Ujjwal Mukherjee December 19, 2013
Love this scene - beautifully composed and captured,John!! #10925823Emile Abbott December 20, 2013
Fabulous composition and placement of the sun at the bench. #10926051John Connolly December 21, 2013
Thank you Claudia, Ujjwal, Emile and Douglas! #10926810Ann Coates December 27, 2013
Wow John, this is so beautiful. #10930750John Connolly December 28, 2013
Thank you so much Ann! I surprised myself with this one! #10930994Tamara K. Walker December 30, 2013
Beautiful! #10932062Phyllis A. Houghton December 30, 2013
Nice to hear from you John. thank you so much. I haven't been too active on BP for a while. I don't know when I will catch up. My back doesn't like when I sit.Martha R. Mazon January 31, 2014
Congratulations on your SF, John! I love this one! #10961454Laura E. Swan January 31, 2014
Phyllis A. Houghton January 31, 2014
Congrats on your beautiful Staff Favorite, John!! #10961685Wm Nosal February 01, 2014
Congratulations John! #10962165Emile Abbott February 01, 2014
Congratulations John on your staff favorite #10962714Thomas E. Hinds February 01, 2014
Terrific image, John! Congrats on the SF! #10962852Mary K. Robison February 02, 2014
I see why this was a staff favorite, John ~ it's so pretty! Congrats!Katherine Kuhn February 02, 2014
Congratulations on your staff fave, John! Well-done! #10964475John Connolly February 03, 2014
Thank you for your kind comments, they are appreciated! #10965093Marilyn K. Lincecum February 03, 2014
Ditto with Mary. Beautiful image and love how the sun in kind of sitting on the bench. Congratulations on Staff Pick. #10965660John Connolly February 05, 2014
Many thanks Marilyn! #10967340isabel C. Zepeda February 12, 2014
JohnWOW dint see this one befor is so BEAUTIFUL and congratulations
Ysa... #10974055
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