Morrie Carter
July 2025 - Sentinel At Sunset
About the Image(s)
This is an image of a working lighthouse on Clover Island in Kennewick WA. I photographed this through a circle of a piece of artwork to frame the lighthouse. I was hoping for a nice red sunset but that did not happen. Instead, I decided to try and get an image with a sunstar by stopping the lens down to an f22 and moving around until the sun star appeared.
Shot with a Sony A1, Tamron 17-28 lens, f22 ISO 250 at 1/200 of a second.
9 comments posted
Hi Morrie
Nice work, it's always apparent when someone puts some heart into an image, and this feels like one such image. Even a little intention can go a long way!
Funny how infrequent those sunsets don't align w/our expectations, isn't it ;)
Not sure if it's just a byproduct of shooting into the sun, or something you've achieved in post, but I like black, frame you've created around the lighthouse and how it's completely black.
Nothing is jumping out at me from a suggestion standpoint.
Thanks
Josh Posted: 07/15/2025 01:26:23
Nice work, it's always apparent when someone puts some heart into an image, and this feels like one such image. Even a little intention can go a long way!
Funny how infrequent those sunsets don't align w/our expectations, isn't it ;)
Not sure if it's just a byproduct of shooting into the sun, or something you've achieved in post, but I like black, frame you've created around the lighthouse and how it's completely black.
Nothing is jumping out at me from a suggestion standpoint.
Thanks
Josh Posted: 07/15/2025 01:26:23
Morrie Carter
Josh,
Thank you for the comment. This is pretty much the way the image was shot with the black frame. Thanks again
Morrie Posted: 07/23/2025 05:20:34
Thank you for the comment. This is pretty much the way the image was shot with the black frame. Thanks again
Morrie Posted: 07/23/2025 05:20:34
Morrie,
I agree with Josh! This is a captivating shot. Love how you took the time to wait for the sun to peak through the sculpture, so that you could get that dramatic starburst. My only suggestion for improvement would be the check to see if the lighthouse is perfectly vertical. It looks as if it is leaning a bit to the right. Easy to fix in LRC. Posted: 07/18/2025 21:22:36
I agree with Josh! This is a captivating shot. Love how you took the time to wait for the sun to peak through the sculpture, so that you could get that dramatic starburst. My only suggestion for improvement would be the check to see if the lighthouse is perfectly vertical. It looks as if it is leaning a bit to the right. Easy to fix in LRC. Posted: 07/18/2025 21:22:36
Morrie Carter
Thank you for the comment. It does look a little tilted but that is an each check. Posted: 07/23/2025 05:18:40
Morrie, great image, well timed and well thought out. And you remembered to stop way down to get the sun-star! Posted: 07/23/2025 01:05:05
Morrie Carter
Craig, Thank you. I like sunstars and have photographed them quite a few times. I usually forget to take of a filter and get halos from the reflections. This time I remembered to remove the filter Posted: 07/23/2025 05:22:10
I really like this photo! I have photographed nearly 200 lighthouses and have never thought of a framing such as this.
I think I need a return trip to Washington as this lighthouse isn't in my collection.
Well done!! Posted: 07/27/2025 18:48:43
I think I need a return trip to Washington as this lighthouse isn't in my collection.
Well done!! Posted: 07/27/2025 18:48:43
Hi Morrie. This is a beautiful photo. I love the framing and the sun and the reflection of the sun and of course, the lighthouse. Posted: 07/29/2025 01:02:23
Morrie Carter
Cindy, Thank you so much for the comment. Everytime I go out I seem to learn something. This photo happend to be the sunstar. Posted: 07/29/2025 03:57:03