lighthouse in puffins island Photo

Photographer’s Note

This is a lighthouse in the Isle of May, north of Scotland (between St Andrews and Edinburgh).
Lying 5 miles (8 km) off the Fife coast, the Isle of May is the largest of the islands of the Firth of Forth. It is 1.5 km long and .5 km wide and amongst naturalists is noted for its colonies of seabirds, its migrant birds and its colony of grey seals and puffins. Designated a national nature reserve in 1956, it is now recognised as an important seabird research centre. Great place to go in May to see the puffins colonies and have 'the best' fish&chips of scotland (as alleged by them!) in the harbour after coming back. The island used to be inhabited by monks (there was a kind of monastery there) for centuries but there hasn't been anyone living for the last century and is now mostly a bird reserve and turist attraction.

This pic was taken on black and white film and slightly cropped in the darkroom, also I slightly burned the sky and grass when making the positive. I then scanned it and put a black frame on the computer and recently retouched contrast and brightness.

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pilpel-adom (3016) 2006-01-19 20:36

Interesting use of Spehia, Marcelo! I am very curious as to the original colors when you took the shot! But nontheless, very graphical picture with depth and nice combination of the lighthouse jutting into the air and the sloping rocky lines that connects everything with the little house...
TFS
Chen

LeBonhomme (21) 2006-01-20 0:45

Bonjour Marcelo,
this picture is very well composed and cropped, but I think, I would have loved it in color... to see "the green, green grass of that home."
But it's well worked. Congratulations!

dharbott (1892) 2006-01-20 2:52

Hi Marcelo,

This is a good composition and works well in B&W.
The horizon needs straightening.
I feel the boarder is too heavy though.

gigi (2668) 2006-01-20 3:01

hi Marcello
very nice picture
great composition and good contrast
congratulation
jean louis

petite (550) 2006-02-19 23:31

Tres tres belle photo. A encadrer et mettre au mur. Je l'ai aussi mise en favorite.
Contraste et exposition parfaits.
Marie

RPoole5552 (1643) 2006-03-05 4:52 [Comment]

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lara (915) 2006-03-07 11:53

I agree lighthouses have a special "flavor". You did very well here, a lovely composition. It looks like this lighthouse has lots of stories to tell. The rocks, the flowers and that tiny bit of sea compliment the compo.
Maybe a different frame would work better.

NigelRobinson (536) 2006-04-06 13:49

Hi Marcello,
A very well composed shot,nice contrast.Well done
regards
Nigel

ElAprendiz (7370) 2007-01-19 7:59

Hola Marcelo
Interesante foto en B/W, aunque no se, me da la sensación de que te quedó un poco "granulosa".
Pero no deja ser una gran toma, buena composicion y definicion
Felicidades

uccia84 (720) 2007-01-19 8:00