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The Lighthouse Keeper's Walk
1st PlaceThe Lighthouse Keeper's Walk
jrtodd


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Challenge: From the Ground Up IV (Basic Editing)
Camera: Nikon D200
Lens: Nikon AF Fisheye-Nikkor 16mm f/2.8D
Location: Ponce Inlet
Date: Oct 20, 2007
Aperture: f/10
ISO: 100
Shutter: 2 sec
Galleries: Abstract, Architecture
Date Uploaded: Oct 20, 2007

Sweet!

Thanks for the votes, all the kind comments, and most of all the favorites. It's been a long week with the update button.

I'm off to hang my new ribbon!

A few more details:
Yes this is the Ponce de Leon Inlet Light Station, it is a beautiful lighthouse that was originally built in 1887. The restoration job the preservation association has done is unbelievable, the entire complex is immaculate. If you are ever in the Daytona Beach area it is worth the trip down to this very special place.

Ericwoo, I love the fisheye...

A couple of others from that rainy day:

Statistics
Place: 1 out of 214
Avg (all users): 7.3226
Avg (commenters): 8.6316
Avg (participants): 7.1930
Avg (non-participants): 7.3980
Views since voting: 20622
Views during voting: 309
Votes: 155
Comments: 54
Favorites: 22 (view)


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08/10/2013 07:04:38 PM
Well done, makes me feel like I'm falling into the abyss
11/06/2007 04:51:43 PM
what a great shot
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11/06/2007 04:26:16 AM
i gotta say, wow!
(looks a bit like the cross section of a snail's shell too)

crayon
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11/06/2007 12:51:14 AM
This is just so gorgeous! Congrats on your well-deserved blue!
Now, to find a lighthouse in Kansas...
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11/04/2007 11:41:19 PM
John, the move must be working ... at least your photos are still great, well done!
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11/03/2007 09:09:30 AM
Well-seen and well-captured. See, you really can't shoot TOO much with that fisheye. Glad you like it. I wouldn't trade mine for anything...except maybe a D3.

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11/01/2007 10:41:29 PM
Congratulations on your blue ribbon.
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11/01/2007 09:30:09 PM
Really well done. Glad to see it ribbon and congrats!
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11/01/2007 03:42:52 AM
Wow!!!!!
I saw this lighthouse once, but never went up because it was closed when I was there.
I'm sure it is amazing (as is this photograph.)
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11/01/2007 12:56:56 AM
Wow, incredible.
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10/31/2007 07:23:25 PM
I grew up in daytona and have visited that lighthouse many times! I didnt recognize the view from inside though-- its been a few years...

Nice Pic.
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10/31/2007 06:22:56 PM
Grats on a gret image, a new PB and the blue.......well deserved
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10/31/2007 04:26:02 PM
That is a most excellent graphic image. Congrats!
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10/31/2007 10:43:06 AM
Congrats!!
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10/31/2007 08:16:45 AM
Woot! Awesome work! Well deserved ribbon! :-)
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10/31/2007 08:14:11 AM
Awesome! my high scorer of this challenge. Nice work & CONGRATS on that Blue!!
~Anni
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10/31/2007 07:57:05 AM
Congrats on the win. Very beautiful and cool image. One of my favorites of the Challenge.
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10/31/2007 07:19:48 AM
Congrats on the ribbon! Very beautiful!
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10/31/2007 06:57:59 AM
These shots are always cool and this one is very well done, congrats on the ribbon!
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10/31/2007 05:49:50 AM
great photo...well odne/congrats
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10/31/2007 05:22:20 AM
Congrats on the blue John...well done...your first! woo hoo! wonderful score to boost your average!
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10/31/2007 03:57:08 AM
Congrats on your very well deseerved first blue and new PB!
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10/31/2007 02:19:33 AM
Well deserved ribbon, congratulations
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10/31/2007 02:00:36 AM
Congrats John! Superb!
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10/31/2007 01:58:11 AM
This is the light house at Ponce Inlet south of Daytona right? if so, I've been there. Its a pretty sweet lighthouse, I always wanted to go back after I got my DSLR but for some reason I never did.
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10/31/2007 01:36:21 AM
Looks like a seashell at first glance. LOVE the colours and composition - really excellent. Many congrats on your blue, John.
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10/31/2007 01:18:21 AM
Nice work my friend! Long over due but better late than never hu?
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10/31/2007 12:45:05 AM
Congrats! As you can tell from my profile, I love spiral staircase shots. :) New ribbon, new personal best - can't top that!
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10/31/2007 12:22:47 AM
Distracted by a 7.3, no wonder you couldn't pay your credit card on time. LOL - OMG - What an awesome photo John !! Amazing, see ya soon!
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10/31/2007 12:19:56 AM
This is an excellent photo. Was my #1 picture of the bunch. Congrats!
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10/31/2007 12:11:55 AM
Congratulations!!! Excellent photo!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
10/30/2007 01:51:30 PM
It's an easy shot in terms of composition, but you've done well with the light here.
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10/29/2007 11:55:18 PM
I like the concept as well as the symetry. It gives a bit of an optical illusion making it hard to telll exactly how high the lighthouse goes.
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10/29/2007 12:28:30 AM
Almost like the inside of a seashell, so intricate and excellent detail... 9
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10/28/2007 09:03:11 AM
you figured DPC out, the voters love the symetry
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10/28/2007 08:56:10 AM
Very very good shot - nice clean image and interesting subject, I expect this will do well.. 8 well done.
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10/27/2007 03:01:25 PM
Looking at this picture makes my brain hurt because it can not properly process and understand the structure of the stairs. ;-) I like it a lot nonetheless. Very good idea for this challenge.
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10/27/2007 02:25:49 PM
Beautiful spiral with a great sense of "looking upward." The color & tonality are beautifully captured as well.
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10/27/2007 02:48:25 AM
Ahhh like a chambered nautilus. Intriguing and mesmerizing.
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10/26/2007 11:32:33 PM
balance and intressing...can't help but look at it..i love it..just a great shot for this challenge!!!!10
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10/26/2007 10:22:50 PM
perfectly exposed. beautiful tones 8
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10/26/2007 09:25:02 PM
10!!!
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10/25/2007 09:57:54 PM
Wonderful capture. Hard to tell where it begins or where it ends.
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10/25/2007 08:41:08 PM
Perfect!
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10/25/2007 04:53:45 PM
Nice image. Can't decide whether I prefer it rotated 180º or not. Think bringing the exposure down ever so slightly would accentuate the greys and blues of the steel work, the repeating yellows of the bulbs and bring out some of the detail in the wall that is getting a bit lost.
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10/25/2007 03:23:56 PM
This is a cool shot :)
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10/25/2007 11:45:38 AM
Amazing patterns, great point of view lovely
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10/24/2007 07:13:21 PM
Like being on the inside of a seashell! What a terrific shot :-)
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10/24/2007 05:38:24 PM
Excellent!!! 8
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10/24/2007 03:48:58 PM
Awesome, Awesome shot, love the composition. Sharpness and clarity right on, just the right contrast. Light on left slightly distracting, but not enough to stop me from giving you a 9. Well done.
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10/24/2007 09:35:01 AM
I do like these stairwell images. Cool patterns, great light and just an overall interesting image.
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10/24/2007 08:41:37 AM
Absolutely FANTASTIC!!!!! Wow, going straight to my favourites. Brilliant.
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10/24/2007 01:34:09 AM
This is a cool shot, the spirals really add to the overall appeal of the photo. It took me a while to convince my brain I was looking up and not down, nice optical allusion. The light on the floor right above you is kind of distracting in this photo though.
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10/24/2007 01:10:06 AM
Wow, this kind of cool. I can't tell whether you're looking up or down.
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