Yaquina Head Lighthouse
 

These have only minor adjustments to contrast and brightness. The sky was changing rapidly that morning.

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The 3rd one is really cool...I love that reflected light!

I agree, the third one is rather mystical. The last one, the foreground dominates the picture and the lighthouse doesn't provide a strong contrast.

I really like the first and the second. The sky and the coastline create a storybook image.

3rd one looks really cool

Yeah buddy, you really nailed this bunch. Strong yet simple compositions usually lead to great stories. Waited for some good light and got some cool fog.

I think you might be trying to show a little too much in number four though, and even your camera agrees by not giving you the exposure range that your eye saw.

Looks like a nice place for a vacation, love to come out and visit that neighborhood sometime soon.

they all look awesome! first and second are great because the sky looks like a rocky shoreline (fitting for a lighthouse). The third one needs no explanation, and the fourth one has great craggy rock croppings, an awesome bold shadow that makes the shore look like a cliff, and a lone seagull for the lighthouse lonliness effect! good work

Thanks for the compliments. The third pic seems to be the most popular with everyone. I find the reactions to #4 interesting, because it is just that strong response with the dark foreground that I was going for. It is sort of a paradox to me -- high contrast on an overcast day. The sun was slanting in under the clouds and the light had this really creepy, but beautiful effect. P.J. you are welcome to come for a visit anytime. :)

ooooh these are nice.

the 2nd on resembles an andrew wyeth painting.

the 3rd is nice with the beam shining through the foggy night air.
maybe use the clone tool to get rid of that dark bottom left corner... ?

the 4th is wonderful. : )
maybe crop off 40% of the left side (resulting in a vertical composition)
& perhaps spike the contrast & saturation just a smidge more... ?

Very cool pics. Those pics are all taken on the same day?
Or the same morning, as I gather from what you said?
Pretty drastic weather. :crazy:

Nice touch with the fog. Not too much to obsure your subject but enough to give it a nice feel.

I love lighthouses, so seeing pics of one I haven't seen yet are a treat.

Thanks for putting these up ;)

thirs one looks kind of fake almost. Very nice

I like the foggy pic. I love lighthouses.

<bump> Damnfinn was asking for Hwy 101 pictures.

Some more Oregon Coast pics in my galleries.

Thx, man that was GREAT.

No prob'.