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    Photos Photo of a Lighthouse (great photo)...

    Once per year at the Pigeon Point Lighthouse they shut down the weak insipid modern (presumably electric) light and switch over the the 5 kerosene lamps and fresnel lens of the original, as it was 135 years ago.

    Capturing a shot like this is tricky because the lens itself actually rotates, which looks great but is tough for long exposures. But for the first 5 minutes they leave it static to indulge all of the photographers who turn out and want this shot (this highly unique and one-of-a-kind shot of course). When they switched to this light my camera still had about a minute of noise reduction to do on my final test shot to get the exposure right, so I missed the first minute. Then I started this shot which was about 2 minutes long, followed by 2 minutes of noise reduction again. So by the time I had my shot it was too late for a do-over. So this is it, I only got to take one photo and this is what I got, so I hope it worked out.

    Photo by mumbleyjoe (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mumbleyjoe/2043508173/)

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    Very nice
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    Default Re: Photo of a Lighthouse (great photo)...

    Cracking shot mate!

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    Default Re: Photo of a Lighthouse (great photo)...

    That's incredible! I was just expecting a nice landscape shot but that's really something special.

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    Default Re: Photo of a Lighthouse (great photo)...

    class shot m8
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    Default Re: Photo of a Lighthouse (great photo)...

    I would have put money that was photoshoped!!!

    How I would have lost. Amazing shot!
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    Default Re: Photo of a Lighthouse (great photo)...

    Superb


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    Default Re: Photo of a Lighthouse (great photo)...

    Great photo

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    Default Re: Photo of a Lighthouse (great photo)...

    brilliant!

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    Default Re: Photo of a Lighthouse (great photo)...

    What a cracking shot! You must be well chuffed with it! Would like to have seen a pic with normal exposure to get an idea of how bright it looks in real life?

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    Default Re: Photo of a Lighthouse (great photo)...

    Wow, that's a great shot

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    Default Re: Photo of a Lighthouse (great photo)...

    Quote Originally Posted by liveseytowers View Post
    What a cracking shot! You must be well chuffed with it! Would like to have seen a pic with normal exposure to get an idea of how bright it looks in real life?
    i don't think it's Kracken's mate. (i might be wrong)

    great shot though

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    Default Re: Photo of a Lighthouse (great photo)...

    Quote Originally Posted by willp2003 View Post
    i don't think it's Kracken's mate. (i might be wrong)

    great shot though
    No me either since it also appears on http://pizdaus.com/
    with another name to it, and Kracken's post says Photo by mumbleyjoe
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    Default Re: Photo of a Lighthouse (great photo)...

    Well to stop the confusion , this is indeed not my shot otherwise I would of posted it in the "Your Photos & Artwork" section . I just appreciated the photo and thought you would all like to see it.

    Nevertheless a great shot indeed !!

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    Default Re: Photo of a Lighthouse (great photo)...

    aint lighthouse's just so cool.

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    Default Re: Photo of a Lighthouse (great photo)...

    That shot is unbelievable, only thing letting it down is the 2 buildings in the background.


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    Default Re: Photo of a Lighthouse (great photo)...

    nice m8

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