Lighthouse in Winter by taffy

Lighthouse in Winter

The original was taken on a day trip from Chicago to St Joseph, Michigan in January 2015 with two other 365ers who are no longer participating on the site. We went to photograph the lighthouse and ice that had formed on the lake. Like the photos from the Hawaii trip, I had little knowledge of how to process back then -- I had just learned about HDR so any image I processed from then was over-the-top in processing. It was fun to go back to this one, again using gradient filters in PS, as well as a soft sky from another of my photos, to create a scene that I think better captures the feel of the sunny but very cold afternoon. Thanks for your encouraging responses to the edit to yesterday's beach posting.
This is really beautiful!
December 31st, 2020  
Most excellent! Love all of the varieties of ice.
December 31st, 2020  
Fresh, icy and incroyable! fav
December 31st, 2020  
Gorgeous pristine snowscape.
December 31st, 2020  
Wow, that is just beautiful.
December 31st, 2020  
wow, what a white world. It is fascinating.
December 31st, 2020  
Facinating & Beautiful Happy New Year Taffy
December 31st, 2020  
Wow this is fabulous Taffy! Well done on your processing. I thought your processing was wonderful already and it’s amazing to see you getting even better!
December 31st, 2020  
I remember when you went there.
December 31st, 2020  
Huge fav what a wonderful scene. I love the pop of red. Would be good to see the original for comparison too. fav
December 31st, 2020  
Wow ! simply beautiful !
December 31st, 2020  
Really cool,winter scenery
FAV
December 31st, 2020  
Fantastic! Great composition and the hint of color is fab!
December 31st, 2020  
This is stunning.
December 31st, 2020  
Beautiful winter view!
December 31st, 2020  
I've always admired the photos you were able to take on that outing -- but now, even more because of those new edits. Spectacular, Taffy!
December 31st, 2020  
Beautiful photo.
December 31st, 2020  
Beautiful image.
December 31st, 2020  
Wonderful winter capture and I love the pop of red on the lighthouse.
December 31st, 2020  
but it's great...fav
December 31st, 2020  
Taffy thank you for all your comments and laughs over the year, I truly wish you a good 2021
December 31st, 2020  
Beautiful!
December 31st, 2020  
Beautiful image, well done on the sky replacement.
December 31st, 2020  
Beautiful
December 31st, 2020  
Great processing. I also like to look back and am pleasantly surprised at how differently I now approach processing. Have a great 2021.
December 31st, 2020  
That's gorgeous!
December 31st, 2020  
Beautiful.Fav🙂
December 31st, 2020  
Kas
Wow, stunning.
December 31st, 2020  
Amazing capture. Lovely textures.
December 31st, 2020  
Wow!
December 31st, 2020  
Splendid winter scene. Fav
January 1st, 2021  
Wonderful shot
January 1st, 2021  
This must have been just amazing to see. What a GREAT capture.
January 1st, 2021  
Nice sky
January 1st, 2021  
This is totally a wall hanger
January 1st, 2021  
Great capture and work on this one. Happy New Year Taffy.
January 1st, 2021  
Tom
Wonderful original composition along with your editing has created
a beautiful image
January 1st, 2021  
Kat
Super shot so crisp, Happy New Year :)
January 1st, 2021  
Happy New Year Taffy
January 1st, 2021  
Lee
Beautiful shot.
January 1st, 2021  
@jgpittenger High praise from you!!! Many thanks!!
January 1st, 2021  
You rocked the end result. I don't often go back to old shots, but perhaps I should.
January 1st, 2021  
Congrats on the TT :)
January 9th, 2021  
spectacular
January 9th, 2021  
ohh missed this before - not sure how - wonderful shot and congrats on the tt :)
January 9th, 2021  
Congratulations on the TT!
January 10th, 2021  
Great shot with a difficult subject. Congratulations.
January 11th, 2021  
Wonderful, cool comp with that lighthouse standing out. Fav :)
January 11th, 2021  
Gorgeous! Congrats on the TT too!
January 12th, 2021  
Stunning - really subtle processing to make a fabulous photo
January 15th, 2021  
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