Cape Egmont Lighthouse

12 years 3 months ago #191093 by chakkaradeep

Cape Egmont Lighthouse by DigitalBreak , on Flickr

Cape Egmont Lighthouse is a Lighthouse at Cape Egmont in the Taranaki Region of the North Island of New Zealand. It is owned and operated by Maritime New Zealand. The light was manufactured by Simpson & Co., Pimlico, London, in 1864 and erected on Mana Island to the north west of Porirua in 1865, but it was sometimes confused with the Pencarrow Head light at the entrance to Wellington Harbour and in 1877 the light was dismantled and moved to Cape Egmont.

The light was fully automated in 1986.

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Chaks

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12 years 3 months ago #191104 by Stealthy Ninja
Nice but why the red line?
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12 years 3 months ago #191106 by chakkaradeep

Stealthy Ninja wrote: Nice but why the red line?


The 'red' is the original colour of the base. I quite like the difference it creates. It makes you think whether this is a vintage/old (not quite) photo and then you see the 'red' which makes you think otherwise :)

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12 years 3 months ago #191111 by Stealthy Ninja
Well that's your creative choice. :)
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12 years 3 months ago #191136 by Karl Wertanen
Interesting :cheer:

Nice job keeping the sky looking believable :thumbsup:
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12 years 3 months ago #191146 by Tgauge9
Nice photo, but I am not crazy about the selective color.


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12 years 3 months ago #191183 by Baydream

Tgauge9 wrote: Nice photo, but I am not crazy about the selective color.

:agree: I would like to see the color version. The selection color on this is too strong and draws attention away from the subject. Perhaps using the color in a different spot would make the shot stronger.

BTW - At first I thought I was going to see Cape Egmont Lighthouse on Prince Edward Island in Atlantic Canada. :P

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12 years 3 months ago #191188 by photobod
I like it, well done. :judge: :judge: :judge:

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12 years 3 months ago #191198 by chasrich
:agree: :judge: :judge: :judge:

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12 years 3 months ago #191204 by Dori
Well done!!! :judge: :judge: :judge: :judge:

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12 years 3 months ago #191212 by Baydream
After further review I see the issue with the choice of your selective color area. Other than the base and the door (not showing), there is no other color on the light. A bit unusual as most lights with similar construction as others have "daymarks" (distinctive color schemes to allow boaters to distinguish them when the light is not lit).
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12 years 3 months ago - 12 years 3 months ago #191739 by chakkaradeep
Yep, except for the base and the door, there is no other color area. My original picture was also taken on a very cloudy/dull day, which already required modifications:

Below is the original un-cropped version (with few exposure, luminance changes)


C:\fakepath\Lighthouse-1.jpg

(Sorry, the attachment is not working and my image is not in flickr! :( )


Here is another one in a different angle:


Cape Egmont Lighthouse by DigitalBreak , on Flickr

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Chaks

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