This is a cute little lighthouse located on a tiny island in Crescent City, CA. Well it’s not really an island, its an island at high tide but not at low tide. It was one of the first lighthouses to become operational (1856) along the California coast and is still operational today, including a full-time keeper. However, it’s only classified as a private aid to navigation and is no longer part of the Coast Guard navigational infrastructure. Some of the walls of the lighthouse are about 2’ thick in order to withstand the ravages of Pacific winter storms. It even survived the 20’ tsunami cause by the 1964 Alaska earthquake while much of Crescent City didn’t.

Some even consider this little lighthouse haunted. Three ghosts, two adults and one child, live in the lighthouse according to ghost hunters. Or so the story goes according to the resident staff.

This photo was taken from the breakwater just SE of the lighthouse. This image was captured late afternoon and about 5 minutes before that background fog bank swept in soaking everything. When I took the image it was a cool afternoon and you could watch seagulls flying around and little sandpipers running around on the sand. The fog horns at the end of the breakwater announced their presence with long deep blasts ever few seconds. The nose was treated with the smell of the cool salty sea air and floating seaweed along the rocks. However, once the fog arrived, it was time to scurry back to the protection of the car to dry off.

I submitted the unedited original the FYC section and got some great editing ideas from some very talented people there. Attached is the edit that conveys the ambiance I felt at the time the picture was taken. Hope you enjoy.

As always, I would appreciate any critique, suggestions or examples of how you might improve this image.

Mike

"Average" covers a lot, and purchasing new equipment will not make you a better photographer. I could only find one photo of yours on UHH (January 2017 sunset). I wouldn't have expected that much noise - apparent noise I should say, because maybe that's not what is - so I'm wondering if the image was significantly underexposed and you tried to lighten too much when editing?

Here is one of many sites that compares the two cameras:
https://www.ephotozine.com/article/olympus-om-d-e-m10-mark-ii-vs-olympus-om-d-e-m10-28012

The first two photos below were shot in jpg and have slight editing, using the EM10 and Olympus M.Zuiko Digital Ed 75-300mm lens. I was trying out the 2x digital zoom function, making these equivalent 600 mm angle of view (I think#2 is slightly cropped, as well).

Mostly I shoot in raw (see #3 below) and edit, though I'm only average with PS Elements. I have found that the EM 10 does not enjoy high ISO combined with low light, but for the majority of my photography, I have been extremely happy with the 10, which I purchased slightly used a bit over a year ago.

SanDisk's 1TB SD card has more storage than your laptop
http://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2016/9/20/12986234/biggest-sd-card-1-terabyte-sandisk

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SanDisk has unveiled the biggest SD card in the world — a prototype card with an outrageous 1 terabyte of memory. The SDXC card is only a prototype at this point, with no details available on price or release date, but it's still an impressive milestone. As SanDisk owners Western Digital points out, it was only 16 years ago that the company introduced its first 64 megabyte SD card, while two years ago they debuted the 512GB card, which was then the world's biggest. Things have moved fast, though, and compared to the 64MB card, today's 1TB version offers 16,384 times more storage.


The company says the 1TB card is necessary to match the increasing demand for memory-heavy formats, including 4K and 8K footage, 360-degree video and VR. However, there will be some downsides. The 1TB card is certain to be prohibitively expensive, and at such a large capacity, read and write speeds are going to be comparatively slow. Plus, if you're working with a 1TB card there's always the danger you'll have too much space and forget to ever switch cards. Now imagine the anguish if your 1TB card corrupts and you lose everything on it...

Hello Photography Enthusiasts. I have just taken some very nice photos along the Atlantic beaches, and am seeking your advice on exposure correction. I got some group photos in the late afternoon, camera facing east towards the ocean, people facing west, and the exposure of the family group is perfect. However, the horizon is nearly lost, and the blue sky looks nearly white. I can correct the background with Elements 14, but then the skin tones change and look unnatural. Elements actually does a good job restoring the color to the background, using the "lighting" tool. Any suggestions would be much appreciated. Thank you.