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Cape May Light over Cattails<\/p><\/div>\n

Yes, it is another view of Cape May Lighthouse. Another. But honestly, it is a photogenic light and this year there were simply lots of good views.<\/p>\n

For this shot, I used the flip out LCD on the Sony again to get down lower, placing the cattail heads and foreground grass as a strong element in the composition. The Light holds it own on the horizon (carefully placed according to the rule of thirds), and the heavy clouds add drama. I used Program Shift to select the smallest available f-stop for greatest depth of field to keep both foreground and Lighthouse in focus.<\/p>\n

Sony DSC H50 at about 60mm equivalent (zoomed up for framing). F8 @ 1\/125th @ ISO 100. Programmed auto with program shift.<\/p>\n

In Lightroom I did my usual Clarity, Vibrance, blackpoint to the right, Sharpen Landscape stuff…but then I drew a Graduated Filter effect down from the top to darken the sky for drama, and one up from the bottom to increase both clarity and contrast for that\u00a0chiseled\u00a0by light<\/em> look. This is as close to HDR as I get.<\/p>\n

From Cape May 10\/09<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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