Portland Head Lighthouse - Cape Elizabeth

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Originally uploaded by dostech

To black and white or not to black and white? Well I'm not a huge fan of black and white images because I feel that it's overused and done poorly most of the time. In this case, I made an exception.The light just happened to be right, about an hour before sunset to give the cliff rocks some character.

Another photographer near me suggested I use bracketing but I chose to go with my gut for exposure and you can see the results here. Was I wrong? Tell me what you think?

Professional Lighting Setup

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Originally uploaded by dostech

I finally got all of the lighting gear that I need to get started doing my strobist style shooting. I picked up a Canon 580 EXII along with a pocketwizard minitt1 and a flextt5. I took a few shots with them this afternoon and they worked really well. I was about 25 feet away and didn't have misfires. I might have to try it from farther next time.

Funny Photoshop error

During my workout this morning, I came across this Weight Watchers magazine and noticed something odd about the cover model. Her head seems to have shifted! It's either that or the editors missed this before going to press.



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