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Loggerhead Key 3
Loggerhead Key 3
MelonMusketeer


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Camera: Fujifilm FinePix S3 Pro
Lens: Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED
Location: Dry Tortugas National Park, Loggerhead Key
Date: Jul 3, 2007
Aperture: 6.7
ISO: 200
Shutter: 180
Galleries: Travel, Seascapes
Date Uploaded: Nov 1, 2007

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Comments: 8
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 Decaying lighthouse and reef at Loggerhead Key, Dry Tortugas National Park. It's in the Gulf of Mexico, west of the Florida Keys. 25 Cuban refugees landed on the little island the night before we arrived, and they were walking up the beach right after I took this shot. The island is manned by two park service employees who look after the lighthouse. The little house just right of the lighthouse was built around 1850, and is still in service as the employee's quarters. All of their electricty comes from a solar array, but they do have a generator backup, as the lighthouse is still functional, but too deteriorated to allow the public to go up the inside to the top.
Zoom @ 18mm, Polarizer.

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 11/15/2007 07:23:10 PM
Just one word...Holy WOW!!! Ok so that wasz two words.
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 11/03/2007 09:12:18 PM
beautiful!!!
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 11/03/2007 12:24:04 PM
Originally posted by MelonMusketeer:
Does it matter when they were shot?
I think it does, but I don't have any problem with such a wonderful photo. Perhaps the lighthouse shouldn't be placed in the centre.
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 11/02/2007 11:09:32 PM
your annual sailing trip sounds like a really fun thing to do. this is a beautiful picture! I love the clarity of the water - looks like a wonderful place to visit. I like the lighthouse as the anchor point in the background.
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 11/02/2007 10:28:23 PM
Great blues and greens in the water. Good example of utility of polarizer filter. Horizon seems just a bit curved, probably related to 18 mm focal distance used -- easy to correct this in PS.

Sorry I did not comment earlier -- I was too busy defending the honor of the archive posters!
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 11/02/2007 03:09:40 PM
Hey, Waddy, glad to see you're joining us for the water challenge. Great shot of the...what do you call the sea around a key?...A bay? Anyway, very intense colors, and you gotta love the clarity of that water.
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 11/02/2007 02:43:03 AM
ohhhh, such beautiful blue, clear water. Lovely image...thanks for the story, too!
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 11/01/2007 10:35:11 PM
Beautiful! The clarity and color of the water is amazing. Terrific composition and perspective. Well done!
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