Another great image that really does deserve to be in the top 10. I love the fact you have got the front-to-back focus of the image nailed and have managed it with no haze in the shot, the seascape photographer's nightmare. But for me, it is the sense of depth within the shot and the many layers that make this work so well. Churning sea water at the front, then some rocks that are nicely lit, then crashing waves, then the lighthouse perched right up there, what an amazing location and composition.
Seeing this image has very quickly made me want to take a trip down to the south coast, you have managed to capture all the bits I love in a shot, tack sharp details, moving water, some amazing structures and all while really showing how amazing a location is, I can't help but feel you may have got a bit wet while shooting this and if you did it was certainly worth it. Really really nicely done with it all
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A BIG HUGE YES TO THIS. I just love how well you have captured this location, the central positioning of the structure, the tones of the sky with the sun poking out from behind and it is creating an amazing silhouette of the birds, rocks and the lighthouse itself. Then you get on to the water and when you pay attention to that, you can see how choppy it was, though making the shot that little harder. It is seeing images like this that makes me so glad I said yes to judging this competition
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**This contest is open to photographers ranked between 1 and 250 in this week’s <a href="https://www.photocrowd.com/photographer-community/">Leaderboard</a>.** There are more than 250 lighthouses in the UK, and at their peak in the USA there were 850 in operation. It’s the combination of their unique design – such feats of engineering – and their solitude, set against some of our wildest coastal landscapes, that makes them such a compelling subject for photographers. You might choose to shoot one during blue hour, when the artificial illumination is set against the natural light of the sky. Or why not fit a 10-stop filter and go for a long exposure that reflects the passing of time and the scudding clouds above? Then, of course, there’s the option of including crashing waves on the rocks below the lighthouse, demonstrating their strength against the wildest of elements.
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