Sand Island Light: The Sand Island Light has been my favorite muse as of late. The lighthouse sits at the mouth of Mobile Bay in Alabama, U.S.A. Sand Island was originally...

JohnH3 Loc: Auburn, AL

The Sand Island Light has been my favorite muse as of late. The lighthouse sits at the mouth of Mobile Bay in Alabama, U.S.A. Sand Island was originally approximately 400 acres in land area. Erosion following the dredging of a shipping channel in the bay has relegated it to its current state, which is a fortified island to preserve the lighthouse structure. It sits approximately 3.2 miles from Fort Morgan, which was the location for this shot.

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Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

joecichjr Loc: Chicago S. Suburbs, Illinois, USA

JohnH3 wrote:

The Sand Island Light has been my favorite muse as of late. The lighthouse sits at the mouth of Mobile Bay in Alabama, U.S.A. Sand Island was originally approximately 400 acres in land area. Erosion following the dredging of a shipping channel in the bay has relegated it to its current state, which is a fortified island to preserve the lighthouse structure. It sits approximately 3.2 miles from Fort Morgan, which was the location for this shot.

Lovely composition

Ourspolair

Surreal colours! Great capture and composition. Thanks for sharing.

niteman3d Loc: South Central Pennsylvania, USA

Nice shot!

cameraf4 Loc: Delaware

JohnH3 wrote:

The Sand Island Light has been my favorite muse as of late. The lighthouse sits at the mouth of Mobile Bay in Alabama, U.S.A. Sand Island was originally approximately 400 acres in land area. Erosion following the dredging of a shipping channel in the bay has relegated it to its current state, which is a fortified island to preserve the lighthouse structure. It sits approximately 3.2 miles from Fort Morgan, which was the location for this shot.

Great lighting. When I "zoom in" and crop on the right, it is even more beautiful.

jimvanells Loc: Augusta, GA

Excellent shot.

StanMac Loc: Tennessee

JohnH3 wrote:

The Sand Island Light has been my favorite muse as of late. The lighthouse sits at the mouth of Mobile Bay in Alabama, U.S.A. Sand Island was originally approximately 400 acres in land area. Erosion following the dredging of a shipping channel in the bay has relegated it to its current state, which is a fortified island to preserve the lighthouse structure. It sits approximately 3.2 miles from Fort Morgan, which was the location for this shot.

Striking image!

In that the water (lake or sea) reflects the sky I’m curious why it isn’t ablaze with the light from the sunset.

Stan

Bubalola Loc: Big Apple, NY

JohnH3 wrote:

The Sand Island Light has been my favorite muse as of late. The lighthouse sits at the mouth of Mobile Bay in Alabama, U.S.A. Sand Island was originally approximately 400 acres in land area. Erosion following the dredging of a shipping channel in the bay has relegated it to its current state, which is a fortified island to preserve the lighthouse structure. It sits approximately 3.2 miles from Fort Morgan, which was the location for this shot.

Blair Shaw Jr Loc: Dunnellon,Florida

Very Nice and Peaceful looking.

JohnH3 Loc: Auburn, AL

StanMac wrote:

Striking image!

In that the water (lake or sea) reflects the sky I’m curious why it isn’t ablaze with the light from the sunset.

Stan

It is the Gulf of Mexico at the mouth of Mobile Bay. I have photographed the lighthouse from multiple locations since the beginning of 2020. I am serious when I say she has been my favorite muse recently.

Once the sun drops below the horizon, there is very little sky reflection on the water. Before the sun completely drops below the horizon, you will see varying reflections especially from higher vantage points in the area. My perspective was very flat for this image. I was probably at least a half of a mile from the water’s edge and the lighthouse is 3.2 miles off the shoreline. That was why I was able to achieve a bokeh in the foreground. The sky color changes by the minute for about 30 minutes after sunset until dark especially if there are thin clouds in the sky. The vibrant orange is more prominent during the winter months when the sun sets more so in the southern sky. The summer more northern sunsets in that area are more violet in hue. Of course this image is significantly color saturated. I had a look I wanted to achieve. Even straight out of camera, it is a beautiful image.