The Light of the Lake [Contest Finalists September 2005]
Uploaded: September 15, 2005 04:34:22
One of my favorite lighthouses, Marblehead off Lake Erie. I try to go up and get one photo of this lighthouse each season. This was taken in early April.
Dreamy effect applied in PSP 9.
F10, 1/400 Sec. 18-70 Nikkor Lens, with Polarizer and handheld.
Kathryn (Love) Scheet September 15, 2005
LOVE IT!! I realllllllly do! the dreamy look is perfect! awesome job here! #310725Kate Jackson September 15, 2005
Love the dreamy effect Mary especially at that season with all the bare trees. Beautiful image! #1839995Joy Rector September 15, 2005
beautiful shot, I love light houses #1840000Rakesh Syal September 15, 2005
Great composition and effects, Mary!!! #1840008Christy L. Densmore September 15, 2005
Beautiful Mary, I love the dram affect. #1840023Dr Silly September 15, 2005
Nice effect on this.Brian Cassar September 15, 2005
Wonderful moody shot. Well done! #1840323Kerby Pfrangle September 15, 2005
Nice mood and drama to this image. Very nicely done. Kerby #1840380Boris Kirpichnikov September 15, 2005
Beautiful composition and effects! #1840769Shelly A. Van Camp September 15, 2005
This is beautiful..love the softness and the colors :) #1840918Dan Holm September 15, 2005
Love your effects work on this BEAUTIFUL image, Mary!! #1841195Cathy Barrows September 15, 2005
gorgeous lighthouse, gorgeous comp, gorgeous everything #1841275Goshka G. September 15, 2005
Love the dreaminess, Mary!! #1841324Kay E. Mahoney September 15, 2005
Fantastic capture Mary. Love the effect you used. #1841375Judy S. Fung September 15, 2005
Wonderful shot, Mary! #1841435Jenny Bosmans September 15, 2005
Fantastic image and use of effects, Mary!! Nice that I get to see a bit of Lake Erie...I don't know if it's the same in your crossword books, but in the Dutch ones, Erie is often the answer when the name of a lake is asked? #1841476Ermanno Radice September 15, 2005
Fantastic framing, wonderful image, very evocative, great shot, Mary! #1841524Candice C. Calhoun September 15, 2005
Super lighthouse image, capturing not only subject, but mood! WTG!ccc #1841684
Sandy Landon September 15, 2005
Wonderful effects!! Great shot! #1841749Terry L. Ellis September 15, 2005
So beautiful, Mary! Love the framing and mood! #1841796Stephen Zacker September 15, 2005
I like lighthouses, and this is a fantastic image of this one #1842213Susie Peek-Swint September 15, 2005
Lovely capture Mary ~ super perspective! #1842469Esther Smith September 15, 2005
Wow this is gorgeous Mary! The effects are perfect! #1842472Alana Ibe September 15, 2005
Very, very nice image! Such a beautiful feel! Love the effects! #1842723Sandra Freyler September 15, 2005
This is really beautiful! I also enjoyed viewing your gallery, alot of nice images. #1842741Susan T. Evans September 15, 2005
Awesome capture and effects Mary, I love this!!!! the effects work very well on this image #1842793Connie J. Bagot September 15, 2005
This is lovely Mary and the dreamy effect is just perfect for this photo. I like the way the branches frame it as well. I've never seen a lighthouse (in person)---this makes me long to do so. #1842815Liz Murphy September 15, 2005
What a wonderful lighthouse. The dreamy effect is awesome. Very nicely done! #1842891Kaye Burazin September 15, 2005
Love the dreamy effect, you captured the lighthouse beautifully! #1842919Gail Vitikacs September 15, 2005
This IS dreamy!!! Love it love it!!! #1843302Detrick V. Martin September 16, 2005
Beautiful shot! #1844707Dan McConoughey September 16, 2005
Mary, cool light house great capture and effects. #1846772Debbie Hartley September 17, 2005
Very cool lighthouse Mary! The dreamy effect really suits this image! #1847268KHAWLA Haddad September 17, 2005
SOOOOOO Dreamy Mary such great lighthouse image I love it wonderful capture and effect well don!!!!!! #1849196Lori Carlson September 17, 2005
Very pretty Mary. There is something so special about these structures! :0) A neat place to keep going back to. I haven't done that for a long time. Great work! :0) #1849547Bianca B. Steinfeldt September 19, 2005
Fantastic shot .... love the effect and your angle, commposition!!! #1857218Donna La Mattino Pagakis September 20, 2005
This is beautiful, the dreamy effect works well. I love lighthouse images, this one is awesome~!! #1860952Anderson D. Co September 22, 2005
Very nice effect, love the soft blurring filter creating a warm mood. nice :) #1866540Jill Odice September 22, 2005
I love lighthouses, and this one is a real beauty! maybe you could do a collage of all the different seasons , that would be awesome! #1868082Ken Grooms September 23, 2005
I agree with Jill - great shot of a great lighthouse, and the collage is a great idea! #1871298Katherine K September 23, 2005
Mary--this one has soooo many well deserving comments-- I agree with all--and then some. Your dreamy effects are well suited here. The comp is fabulous. All around fabulous lighthouse image!!! (Even though I want to see more grandbaby photos!!! Hint hint!!!) #1872291Virginia L. Allison September 25, 2005
Mary, this is so beautiful. #1883469Donna K. Kilcher October 21, 2005
Congratulations Mary #1976375Donna W. Neal October 21, 2005
Congratulations Mary #1976756Chris Macer October 21, 2005
Congrats on the finalist, Mary! #1977174Boris Kirpichnikov October 21, 2005
Huge congratulaions on a beautiful finalist! #1977534Larry Smith October 21, 2005
Congratulations Mary #1977801Terry L. Ellis October 21, 2005
Congratulations, Mary! #1978455Laurence Saliba October 21, 2005
Congratulations Mary!!!!!!!!!! #1978630Katrina McMeans October 21, 2005
WOW! Congrats, Mary! Beautiful scene!Dr Silly October 21, 2005
Congratulations Mary.KHAWLA Haddad October 21, 2005
Judy S. Fung October 21, 2005
Congrats, Mary! #1980463Deb Holmes-Hatfield October 21, 2005
Way to go Mary, Congrats to you! #1980967Debbie Hartley October 21, 2005
Congratulations Mary!!! #1981540Connie J. Bagot October 22, 2005
Congratulations Mary---and good luck in the next round! #1985821Jill Odice October 22, 2005
Congrats Mary :-) I love lighthouses, and think I probably commented on this awhile ago :-) #1985922Stephen Zacker October 22, 2005
Really like the mood this has. Congratulations #1985952Anne D. Eigen October 22, 2005
Beautiful, Mary! Congratulations and best wishes with this! #1986118Mary L. Graham October 22, 2005
Congratulations Mary, this is Stunning!! =) #1986419Kerby Pfrangle October 22, 2005
Congratulations Mary and best of luck in the final round. This is very nice.Kerby #1986473
Luigi Di Serio October 22, 2005
Well done Mary and congrats! #1986560Ermanno Radice October 23, 2005
Congratulations Mary and best of luck in the final round!! #1986768Laura Clay-Ballard October 23, 2005
Mary, I absolutely love this one! beautiful image. congrats and good luck! #1986881Noel Baebler October 23, 2005
Huzzah, Mary! #1987034Tammy Scott October 23, 2005
Congratulations on your GREAT Finalist! #1987176Jenny Bosmans October 23, 2005
Congratulations on this beautiful finalist, Mary!! :) #1988987Susan T. Evans October 23, 2005
Congrats Mary on this awesome finalists #1989379Kaye Burazin October 24, 2005
congrats Mary on making the finalists, a big hug for luck in the next round! #1992430Sandy Landon October 24, 2005
Love it!!! Congrats!!! #1992796Shelly A. Van Camp October 24, 2005
I LOVE THIS!!!!!!!! #1992882Connie J. Turner October 24, 2005
Congrats, Mary. Awesome photo! #1993398Gail Vitikacs October 25, 2005
OUTSTANDING MARY! Congratulations! #1997809Katherine K October 26, 2005
CONGRATS to you! Whoooo hooo... this is such a well deserved finalist! How could anyone resist??? I hope you've enlarged this and it has a home!! #1999332Kate Jackson October 27, 2005
Many congratulations Mary. This is outstanding and a very good subject for the dreamy effect! #2002775Geralyn Montambault November 03, 2005
Wonderful lighthouse, great composition and the dreamy effect really makes it!Phil Sauvey November 13, 2005
Mary,Since this is my favorite lighthouse I recognized it immediately. I really like the softness you added here. Wonderfully photographed!!! #2071923
Lori Carlson November 18, 2005
Yeah Mary! Congrats on this recognition!! :0) #2093008Daniel G. Flocke November 22, 2005
Nice Image Mary, this is one of my favorite lighthouses too. Have you every been there in Winter? Great possibilities.Daniel #2108765
Mary K. Robison November 25, 2005
Mary, this has such a wonderful mood to it ~ excellent use of the dreamy effect.Alison Greenwood January 02, 2006
Don't know how I missed this in your gallery Mary! It's absolutely beautiful! Congratulations on it making finalist! :o) #2243353Naomi L. Orcutt January 05, 2006
Wow! What a great shot!!!! That would be beautiful framed and hanging on the wall. #2256553Bianca B. Steinfeldt January 22, 2006
Congratulation!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! #2322520Mary N C. Taitt April 12, 2006
Congratulations on this finalsit, great work! Mary :-) #2635318Wayne T. Fisk October 17, 2006
WOWSER!David Stevens August 05, 2007
Love the misty look around this wonderful sentinel. #4604147Tracey R. Hart October 06, 2007
I love Marblehead, too. I'm from Licking County so I don't get up there as often as I'd like... I love the mood of this one, like a misty day on the lake. Really enjoying your gallery. #4889792Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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