Graves Lighthouse with Sea Smoke at Sunrise from Winthrop Beach Cottage Hill

On a calm fall morning Graves Light was covered in fog, and there were perfect swells for pan motion at Winthrop Beach, near the base of Winthrop Head (Cottage Hill). I mixed two photographs taken from the same vantage point and within a short time of each other, just with different technical executions. The lighthouse is a fast shutter speed to retain detail at 800mm with no filter, and the bottom is a panned long exposure at a slightly wider angle with a 6-stop filter. The resulting image maximizes every aspect of the scene, and captures the real experience of being there that morning.

50.3 mpx, 8688 x 5792 px (30 x 20” @ 290 ppi)

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