Posts Tagged ‘longbeach’

Silent Sentinals of Long Beach

Nothing much to add.  Biggest challenge with this one was getting some saturation on a super overcast day.  HDR helps, but only so far.

Camera & Lens   Canon EOS REBEL T1i (Canon) & EF28mm f/1.8 USM     Shutter:   1/320 s
Creation Date:   2011:09:25 10:20:28     Aperture:   f/9.0
Artist:   Ari Brown     ISO:   200
Exposure Mode:   Normal program     Focal Length:   28 mm

North Head Lighthouse – Cape Disappointment

The very south-west corner of Washington is Lewis and Clark country.  Other than oysters, it’s all “Dismal Nitch” and “Hungry Harbor“.  As a photographer however, I’m pulled to the lighthouses.

Camera & Lens   Canon EOS REBEL T1i (Canon) & EF24-105mm f/4L IS USM     Shutter:   1/2500 s
Creation Date:   2010:12:16 16:05:42     Aperture:   f/8.0
Artist:   Ari Brown     ISO:   400
Exposure Mode:   Aperture priority     Focal Length:   24 mm

Dating from 1896, this is one of two lighthouses that have steered ships into the Columbia river for over one hundred years.  On the wind-blasted cliffs, these sentinels shine the way.  I don’t know if it was visits to the Point Loma Lighthouse in my formative years, but I’m always drawn to these things.  I shot this in HDR to bring out a little texture in the shadows, but on an overcast day it was hardly necessary.

Welcome to Seaview

South of Long Beach WA is a little town called Seaview – more of a community really.  Many of the houses date from the 1800′s and the whole place feels like what I imagine New England would feel like if transported to the west coast.  I mean… I imagine because people have told me that, not because I’ve been to New England.  Anyway, Seaview is a nice place to stare at the ocean, or attempt to drive into it.

Camera & Lens   Canon EOS REBEL T1i (Canon) & EF24-105mm f/4L IS USM     Shutter:   1/125 s
Creation Date:   2010:12:17 14:28:13     Aperture:   f/7.1
Artist:   Ari Brown     ISO:   200
Exposure Mode:   Normal program     Focal Length:   35 mm