I have always had a fondness for lighthouses and love to visit them whenever I can. In fact, I am currently touring New England lighthouses with my son who is an aspiring screenwriter. He has recently written a short story in which a lighthouse is featured prominently and we are in the process of scouting possible locations for a shoot. You can see more about his project and itinerary at his website. You can probably expect some of the New England lighthouses we visit in future blog posts.
This image is of Cape May Light near the southern tip of New Jersey. I was visiting my brother-in-law who has a place in Wildwood and took my nephew out before dawn to shoot the lighthouse with the sunrise in the background. I hadn’t done any scouting beforehand (I know, this should be done whenever possible) and there wasn’t a great angle to get both the lighthouse and the sunrise in the composition. Instead, I went out to the beach and was quite pleased with the scene of the lighthouse basking in the soft light of the sun against the blue of the dramatic clouds.
Fantastic light you’ve captured here Len! Worth getting up early for!
The lighting here is spot on dude, what a scene! Could be a painting for sure, well composed
Love the glowing lighthouse Len! Way to go! What about cropping a tad off the top and bottom and making this a panoramic? Just a thought!
Nice idea Adam. I have started to do this more often (e.g. my Alaska images) but didn’t consider that here.
Love the contrast between the lighthouse and the sky. Great scene, Len.
I am a big Cape May fan, it is one of the best places in the northeast for wildlife photography - loving this image, awesome light on the lighthouse!
Len I absolutley love lighthouses and m always on the lookout for potential photographic opportunities. This is a terrifc shot. I love the color of this lighthouse and how it pops.
I like the sense of the daylight draining away in this image. Nice capture.
Beautiful Len! Really love those long shadows and warm tones.
This is awesome Len, great composition and I love the colors here!
Wonderful image Len, I really love that soft light!
Love that warm glow of the morning light. Excellent scene Len!