21 May 2015

Cape Disappointment North Head Lighthouse, May 21, 2015

North Head Lighthouse at Cape Disappointment State Park, May 2015. (Photo by Daniel Binkard)

There are two paths leading to the North Head Lighthouse, which is on the western face of the peninsula. The north path has a great sight line toward the lighthouse, and is framed by plenty of greenery. I played with various shots and focus distances, and then a person came up the trail and provided a third element for the composition. As always with moving people, it helps if you can time your exposure so their arms and legs look like they're walking, and not standing stiffly or about to fall over. I think this arrangement worked pretty well, and I like how the lighthouse frames her inside the frame of greenery.