Sydney's Macquarie Lighthouse revisited

[firsty]

I went back to the lighthouse in This thread to try for a better shot, I was looking for a cleaner image with good clouds in the sky
so I headed over late Saturday afternoon to get better light than what was available when I took the first shot at midday last week

When I arrived I was greeted by a clear blue sky without any clouds
10 minutes later luck was with me and the clouds started to form and after a further 10 minutes this is the result, 5 minutes later the clouds had merged into a flat boring lifeless blanket (it is all about timing)



C&C most welcome

[adame]

Love it, although i cant help but look at the fence on the lower right hand side maybe a crop

[MHD]

That is surreal... Looks kind of like a 3d render...

[casnell]

I love it, POTW for me !

I'd like to see the colour version for interests sake....

[rflower]

I like this photo a lot. It is a lot clearer and sharper ( in my opinion) than your previous shot of the same scene. The clouds above it are awesome, and I think the composition is great.

Well done.

Russell

[stubbsy]

Cracker shot Keith. That's a great example of the value in revisiting a place to get the perfect image.

[owen]

I like it a lot. I find the lower right hand slightly distracting, however the photo is great and would look even better in larger format.

[mic]

I still prefer the 1st Firsty, but thats just me.

It had a darker feel to it and more eeriness about it.

This is good though.

Mic

[Pa]

a picture is better then a thousand words,this image says it all.well done keith
cheers pa

[Matt. K]

Very dramatic shot Keith! I'm guessing there was a fair bit of PP involved in this too? This would make a fine large print.

[Yi-P]

Wow, the sky, clouds and ground + subject is all near perfect (if it is not yet perfect)...

[radar]

Great shot Keith,

love it. Did you PP the light in the lighthouse?

Great photo, as others said, it would look great printed big.

Cheers,

André

[surenj]

Great scary feel to the pic but for me the sky overpowers the lighthouse somewhat.

Maybe you could make the sky a little less sharp to focus attention on the lighthouse?

[Stargazer]

The cloud field has a real defined edge to it and, to me, it make the lighthouse look as if it's a model sitting in a box and you've taken the shot with the camera sitting in the box looking out ... does that make sense?

The whole scene looks a little dark to me for my taste - but a great shot non the less.

[Glen]

Fantastic Keith

[gooseberry]

Nice one Keith, like the cloud formation, though I would have preferred it if they weren't so dark as to blend a little with the sky - perhaps a lighter treatment of the clouds would work better.

Also agree with adame about getting rid of the lower right fence area.

[big pix]

....... a of mood in ths capture....... good capture

[big pix]

....... a lot of mood in ths capture....... very good

[macka]

Congrats on your ribbon on DP Challenge!!

Very deserving image.

[Frankenstein]

Keith,
that is one superb image. A great reward for revisiting the site.

Frank

[radar]

Well done on DP Challenge, great result, top position on the challenge.

cheers,

André

[obzelite]

very nice. got to love when mother nature helps you out.

[marcotrov]

Terrific image Keith. Plenty of mood relayed. Lovely smooth tones.
cheers
marco