Golden Lighthouse by abirkill

Golden Lighthouse

The rays of the sun peek out from behind the rocks of Lighthouse Park in West Vancouver, as we were treated to another beautiful sunset last night.

I left this trip a little to the last minute, and the trails in Lighthouse Park were rather busy with families enjoying the long weekend, so I only just managed to catch this shot. I had to extend my tripod centre column all the way up (which I very rarely do) to get the last rays of the sun before the disappeared.

This is a location I've photographed a few times before, but it's such a beautiful spot I find myself going again and again, despite the trip back up the hill with a bag full of camera gear always reminding me that I'm not as in shape as I should be!

A narrow aperture of f/16 provoked the rays from the sun, and I used HDR to capture the dynamic range of the scene, using seven shots with exposure times ranging from 1/1250th of a second to 0.8 seconds.

Definitely needs to be viewed large!
Fav'lous!!!
October 15th, 2013  
breathtaking! I so appreciate your instructive narrative as to how you set this up. A stunning shot, and fave, of course.
October 15th, 2013  
Just adore lighthouses, this one is gorgeous - just have 2 b a fav
October 15th, 2013  
Oh! I l♥ve that sunburst, such a serene shot, fav:)
October 15th, 2013  
You are so lucky to have such wonderful places to get shots like this, I'm very envious.
October 15th, 2013  
Fantastic scene. Love the sunburst and the textures in the rocks and sea.
October 15th, 2013  
Gorgeous!
October 15th, 2013  
Wow - magical!
Fav
October 15th, 2013  
Hi, haven't looked at your images for a while which was silly as I can enjoy them and learn! As a UK ex-pat, you may get nostalgic if you look at my recent photos: Railway in Wartime, based on the North York Moors steam railway.
October 15th, 2013  
OMG.magical!!! Fav
October 15th, 2013  
Wow beautiful place indeed, thanks for all your explenation I learn a lot of them
October 15th, 2013  
That's the perfect shot - how lucky you are to live there. It's a fav!
October 15th, 2013  
Gorgeous!!! Instant fav and such great timing with the sunset! Fav!
October 15th, 2013  
Brilliant star burst and details.
October 15th, 2013  
Magical! Fav.
October 15th, 2013  
Instant fav for htis wonderful and serene capture!
October 15th, 2013  
Beautiful :-)
October 15th, 2013  
Spectacular!!!
October 15th, 2013  
FAV
October 15th, 2013  
Oh beautiful, what a sight to see at the end of the day. Stunning
October 15th, 2013  
Another fantastic shot. Great star burst, and very well composed. And it is always much appreciated that you take the time to explain how you got the final image. Fav.
October 15th, 2013  
Stunning sunset... very natural vibrant colours and wonderful composition! Fav
October 15th, 2013  
stunning!
October 15th, 2013  
Perfect!! FAV
October 15th, 2013  
Perfectly beautiful.
October 15th, 2013  
It is gorgeous viewed black..thanks for sharing how u did it...u could hang it on the wall! Fav
October 15th, 2013  
Another fabulous shot Alexis. You stun me most days.
October 15th, 2013  
Most impressive! Your work is such an inspiration! FAV!
October 15th, 2013  
Fabulous, love it!
October 15th, 2013  
stunning!
October 15th, 2013  
Another stunning shot - so perfectly executed.
October 15th, 2013  
wow - love the lighting and the star points on the setting sun, fav for sure!
October 15th, 2013  
Stunning. Love the sun flare. Fav
October 15th, 2013  
Very beautiful shot.
October 15th, 2013  
Caz
Stunning ! Fav !
October 16th, 2013  
Gorgeous. I see why you keep going back.
October 16th, 2013  
Wonderful capture. Love the golden light!
October 16th, 2013  
Stunning capture. Fav
October 16th, 2013  
Gorgeous!!
October 16th, 2013  
fav! this is just so glorious!
October 17th, 2013  
I love everything about this capture. FAV
October 17th, 2013  
Brilliant perspective Alexis! Of course the sun flare rocks as well as the light! +F
October 18th, 2013  
This is such a good photograph...POV, perspective, composition, exposure, colour...everything just right. And a big "thumbs-up" for a very natural HDR rendering! FAV
October 25th, 2013  
Beautiful capture! I love everything about it. Fav for sure!
October 31st, 2013  
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