Practical 4: A Journey

Quarters Point No Point, WA (ISO 200, 25 mm, f/22, 1/4 sec)

LIGHTHOUSE KEEPER'S QUARTERS

11-29-18

Point No Point Park, WA 

ISO 200     25 mm     f/22     1/4 sec


This is the old quarters for those who worked at the lighthouse farther down the path. My intention was to get the house, water, mountains, and flag all in one frame. The trick was catching the flag opened up as it flew in the wind. This photo is pulled off the raw image. It reminds me of a coastal Americana setting.

Lighthouse 11/29/2018 (ISO 200, 23 mm, f/8.0, 1/100 sec)

POINT NO POINT LIGHTHOUSE  

11-29-18

Point No Point Park, WA  

ISO 200     23 mm     f/8     1/100 sec


The lighthouse sits on the corner of the Kitsap Peninsula where Pudget Sound makes a sharp westerly turn towards the Pacific Ocean. I used Lightroom Classic to tone down the bright red roof on the building(s). The exaggerated red distracted from the rest of the image.

Stick Fort Point No Point, WA 11-28-18 (ISO 200, 18 mm, f/22, 1/4 sec)

STICK FORT

11-29-18

Point No Point Park, WA

ISO 200    18 mm     f/22     1/4 sec


The beach at Point No Point Park is covered with large, timber driftwood. People have built numerous "forts" along the beach in all sizes and shapes. This is one of the larger one and I loved the angles. When I began editing this in Lightroom Classic, it looked almost like a b/w photo apart from the greenery. I desaturated the image to pull out the white and emphasize the look. 

The Bluffs of Whidbey Island 11-29-18 Point No Point Park, WA (ISO 400, 163 mm, f/8, 1/1600 sec)

THE BLUFFS OF WHIDBEY ISLAND

11-29-18

from Point No Point Park, WA

ISO 400     163 mm      f/8     1/1600 sec


This image was taken with my zoom lens. Whidbey Island is 5 miles across Pudget Sound from the Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters. While it's easily visible from shore, I used a zoom lens to capture a closer image. I used a blue wash in Lightroom Classic to pull out some of the colors.

Zoom, Take 2 11-29-18 Point No Point Park, WA (ISO 50, 4.25 mm, f/1.7, 1/5000 sec)

ZOOM, TAKE 2

11-29-18

Point No Point Park, WA

ISO 50     4.25 mm     f/1.7     1/5000 sec


This is looking down a stretch of beach from the Point No Point Lighthouse. It is a small, preserved stretch of land. I did little processing of this image. 


Driftwood Horse 11-29-80 Point No Point Park, WA (ISO 200, 23 mm, f/8, 1/1000 sec)

DRIFTWOOD HORSE

11-29-80

Point No Point Park, WA

ISO 200     23 mm     f/8    1/1000 sec 


This is on the lawn of the Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters at Point No Point Park. There are several animals made of driftwood on the lawn. I chose this image because the horse looks natural and Mt Rainier is in the background. I had to brighten up the colors in Lightroom Classic to draw out the clarity of Mt Rainier.

Reflections

The purpose of this Practical was to take a journey to a place that was either familiar or new. We were to document what stood out as we made our way. Being a  newly transplanted native Texan, everything about where we live in Washington State is new to me. People kept recommending Point No Point Park as a place to go visit, so I chose it for my Journey. My biggest obstacle was the rain. I waited it out until finally a break in the weather came about. In spite of how the photos look, the day was cloudy, wet, cold, and windy. (I forgot to bring a jacket.) Even using a tripod, it was difficult to fight camera blur. Up to then, I didn't think camera blur was possible using a tripod. Point No Point Park is definitely a place I want to revisit, camera and all, when the weather clears in the Spring.

Assessment

This assignment was more difficult for me that I imagined. I'm not sure if it was the weather, my unfamiliarity with the area, or a sundry of things. In spite of the weather, I managed to take a couple hundred photos only to realize most of them were unusable due to the camera blur from the wind. The original Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters was the first image I chose. Stand alone, it had a nostalgic look to it. Initially I wanted to fix it to look normal, but that was not to be. By now, I am getting more comfortable in Lightroom Classic. I spent a lot of time, playing around with unlimited options on each photo I chose. I probably should have stepped back and taken another look, but my time was short and the assignment was due. My advice to myself now is to not take a walkabout at an unknown location, variable weather, during the middle of a move. It may have been better to take a journey in another manner.