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Over the years I've seen many photos of this lighthouse and yearned to see it for myself, should I ever end up in that part of the world. Well, today I went, and nearing it I had my doubts about whether going there was a good idea. The road to it is the roughest road I have ever driven on. Potholes 8 feet wide, and with hidden depths. They were all briming with dark water so it was hard to gauge how deep. Would the front of my large SUV drop into the depths? Would it be damaged? I got to the car park at the end. It was a pond surrounded with a grassy bank. I managed to get my car up on the bank with the benefit of four wheel drive. My brain must have been severely jolted on the way because on arrival on the beach I had forgotten all the mental tips I gave myself regarding shutterspeed, exposure, focus, etc. And my best laid plans went to pot. So with quite good conditions to play with this unfortunately was the best result I could get. However, I don't really feel like navigating that road again.

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Taken on: September 25, 2024
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Camera: Nikon D750, f/14.0, 0.8 sec, 40mm, ISO 1250 (more info) (hide info)
Camera: Nikon D750
Lens: 24.0-120.0 mm f/4.0
Aperture: f/14.0
Exposure Time: 0.8
Focal Length: 40mm
ISO: 1250
Exposure Bias: +1 EV
Flash: Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program: Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode: Auto
Metering Mode: Multi-segment
White Balance: Auto
Gain Control: High gain up
Sharpness: Hard
Color Space: sRGB
Software: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic 13.5.1 (Windows)
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