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Makapu'u Lighthouse
Makapu'u Lighthouse
vanillabean93


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Hidden Gem -- 1,000th Challenge! (Advanced Editing VII*)
Camera: Olympus Stylus 770 SW
Location: Makapu'u lighthouse
Date: Jan 1, 2009
Galleries: Nature
Date Uploaded: Mar 10, 2009

this is a picture i took as the sun was setting. i took this picture on a hike in hawaii (oahu to be more specific) on the Makapu'u Lighthouse Trail

Statistics
Place: 1105 out of 1129
Avg (all users): 3.8225
Avg (commenters): 3.8696
Avg (participants): 3.7944
Avg (non-participants): 3.9747
Views since voting: 898
Views during voting: 691
Votes: 507
Comments: 50
Favorites: 0


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04/02/2009 04:21:59 AM
im sorry i should have put a different title, this is a shot i took when i walking up the hike, its not OF the lighthouse, sorry evryone!
 Comments Made During the Challenge
03/17/2009 08:58:47 PM
OK. Loses some in the shadows.
03/17/2009 03:36:15 PM
I... er... don't see the lighthouse, your title confuses me...
03/17/2009 02:33:54 PM
Picture is too dark
03/17/2009 01:47:35 PM
I don't really see a lighthouse here, nor do I get the sense of being in beautiful Hawai'i, this is too dark for my tastes and doesn't have enough substance or color.
03/17/2009 03:45:59 AM
It's a bit dull, largely underexosed, and lacks a clear subject. Sorry.
03/17/2009 01:18:11 AM
I like the backlight shot.
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03/16/2009 11:02:56 PM
Not enough here to interest me, I fear. *sorry*

Not voting yet.
03/16/2009 11:01:14 PM
Silhouette is nice, but without the title I'd have a hard time figuring out what this is.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
03/16/2009 07:17:58 AM
It may be my monitor, but I can't find the lighthouse...
03/15/2009 09:13:24 PM
not sure i get it
03/15/2009 03:07:52 PM
focus, exposure issues imo
03/15/2009 02:38:34 PM
There may be some extra JPEG compression taking away some detail. I see some artifacts right around the high contrast edges of the outcropping. Your file size is only 49k and you could have used up to 200k for this challenge. Compression kills detail. When you save your file, always use the least compression you can get away with and still come in under challenge limits.
03/15/2009 01:32:52 PM
Interesting shot. I like the soft feel to everything in this image.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
03/15/2009 11:13:45 AM
nice contrast from the grass to the sky
  Photographer found comment helpful.
03/15/2009 08:56:54 AM
Focus could have been sharper and I don't care for the lighting.
03/15/2009 07:10:30 AM
sorry but I havent find anything on this pic that Id like...

brano ;D
03/15/2009 06:49:01 AM
Bit dull, dark and uninspiring. I don't really understand how this can be your best photo ever taken and hidden gem.
03/15/2009 06:29:26 AM
looks too much like a snap shot, needs more interesting features
03/15/2009 05:34:54 AM
This lacks a key, meaningful focal point and the 50:50 split of composition doesn't help anyway. If this indeed an ancient ruin of a lighthouse then it's important to see some of its manufacture technique and textures, etc. SOme of that sunset glow could have been used to good effect and show us more of it, simply by moving around the subject.
03/14/2009 11:06:09 PM
I don't really see a lighthouse, just a pile of rocks on a hill. Photo is a bit dark for me.
03/14/2009 09:17:36 PM
Um. Probably does not use a Fresnel lens. Bit dark on the foreground.
03/14/2009 05:09:43 PM
I think you missed????
03/14/2009 04:16:46 PM
I'm not sure what I'm looking at.
03/14/2009 09:28:57 AM
Effective subject placement.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
03/14/2009 09:17:36 AM
Interesting subject
  Photographer found comment helpful.
03/14/2009 03:16:07 AM
Your title interests me, and I look forward to reading any photographer notes you leave, but as a photograph in it's own right, there is nothing to keep my interest.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
03/14/2009 03:01:48 AM
Nice tones in the sky. I would like to see some more detail on the forground.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
03/13/2009 08:22:56 PM
Hmm. Not really that interesting the way it is presented here. Sorry.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
03/13/2009 06:38:33 PM
Nice simple shot. The colours are nice, and not overdone.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
03/13/2009 01:49:10 PM
Not really doing much for me.. Sort of just looks like rocks on a hill.
03/13/2009 01:33:17 PM
interesting silhouette
  Photographer found comment helpful.
03/13/2009 12:54:52 PM
Interesting use of darks and lights. Very dramatic.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
03/13/2009 12:41:30 PM
I think that lowering the horizon to the lower third of the frame would be better for this shot.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
03/13/2009 11:13:31 AM
unusual
03/13/2009 10:33:35 AM
to dark...not enough detail...can't even tell there is a lighthouse foundation here
03/13/2009 10:14:50 AM
Looks like a very old place. Must be beautiful when night is falling.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
03/13/2009 08:39:42 AM
Grass is very dark on my monitor and sky is kind of washed out. I think it would have more impact for me if I could see more detail in the foreground and more contrast in the sky.
03/13/2009 03:01:52 AM
not a lot to interest me sorry
03/12/2009 11:14:27 PM
It's an interesting silhouette but on my calibrated moniter it's hard to tell if there's more to this.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
03/12/2009 11:07:53 PM
I like the perspective but the lighting is a bit dark.
03/12/2009 08:30:36 PM
Not much going on here.
03/12/2009 08:14:04 PM
...another brown
03/12/2009 04:21:38 PM
interesting image, but i would crop the grass more to reveal more sky.....
  Photographer found comment helpful.
03/12/2009 03:10:45 PM
I never knew that the polynesians used lighthouses. Cool silouette!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
03/11/2009 10:19:59 PM
mmm.... just not enough here to judge it in this challenge, and your score will probably tank. As a series, or in a minimalism challenge, I think I'd like it though.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
03/11/2009 02:00:33 PM
not the most impressing lighthouse I've seen :)
overall too dark, the dull sky doesn't help the image, too
03/11/2009 09:09:05 AM
This photograph could benefit from a stronger focal point.
03/11/2009 08:13:49 AM
I have a problem with this because the colors are drab and there is really no interesting subject.
03/11/2009 03:02:37 AM
Not sure what you're wanting to present, but the underexposure is a real issue in this image.


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