Lighthouse

© Fred Botha

Lighthouse

Uploaded: January 18, 2017 12:16:52 | Entered: January 18, 2017 12:17:47

Description

The beautifully maintained lighthouse at Umhlanga Rocks, South Africa. Late afternoon with approaching thunderstorm in the background. Sigma 50-500mm lens. Autofocus.

Exif: F Number: 5.6, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 1/800 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 100, White balance: Auto white balance, FocalLength: 56.00 mm, Model: Canon EOS 70D

Comments

Teresa Burnett level-classic February 06, 2017

Gorgeous night shot, John! Wonderful exposure control, and that sky is beautiful! Love the b&w!! #1679154

Ujjwal Mukherjee February 06, 2017

Excellent composition and capture,John! looks great in b&w!! #11560695

Tammy M. Anderson level-deluxe February 06, 2017

Beautiful B/W capture. Love the comp. too. #11560700

Bojan Bencic level-classic February 06, 2017

Amazing photo, John. Great light and tone. #11560745

Harvey A. Ravitch February 06, 2017

The light tones vs dark black sky set off this image Very, Very Well! Great mood & feeling here as well. Awesome! #11560753

Ed Lauderdale level-classic February 06, 2017

They said it and I believe it, John!
Beautiful B&W! #11560755

Patrick Rouzes level-classic February 06, 2017

Wonderful contrasts, comp, light & mood , John. Outstanding shot! #11560761

Katherine Kuhn February 06, 2017

Beautiful nighttime capture! #11560780

John Connolly February 06, 2017

A wonderful after hours shot John! You really nailed the exposure on this one! #11560792

Joanne Kramer February 06, 2017

good use of b&w. #11560802

Gord MacEachern February 07, 2017

Great comp, lighting,and tones John, excellent work!! #11560907

John Koepfer @PresentPleasures February 07, 2017

Thank you all so much!!! #11560929

Mariann Kovats level-classic February 07, 2017

Excellent capture, John! #11561073

John Koepfer @PresentPleasures February 08, 2017

Thank you Mariann so much!!! #11561113

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