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JAPANESE BUNKER ("COWTOWN COAST")

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Taken April 20, 2012.  I had a lantern inside the bunker.  This is Photoshopped to the max to get that little bit of glow in the window and between the bunker and the rock to the right.  I think I need something much brighter.
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Taken April 20, 2012. I had a lantern inside the bunker. This is Photoshopped to the max to get that little bit of glow in the window and between the bunker and the rock to the right. I think I need something much brighter.

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  • Taken April 20, 2012.  I had a lantern inside the bunker.  This is Photoshopped to the max to get that little bit of glow in the window and between the bunker and the rock to the right.  I think I need something much brighter.
  • From April 28.  For this one I took some very bright flashlights and had them shining out the window.  I was quite surprised that I still had to Photoshop it to the max.  Even at that, it seems to me that if one did not know that there is a window there, it would look like there is just a smudge on the right, upper part of the photo.  What do you think (please leave a comment)?  I think I need to borrow a small generator and take some household light bulbs and reflectors down there.  I guess the other choice would be commercial strobes (I tried discharging my electronic flash inside the bunker while my camera's shutter was open, but was very disappointed with the results).  I think the inside of the bunker needs to be flooded with light for this to work.<br />
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Also, on this night, as I was ready to start my star trails shots a family came down, started a fire, and started roaming all around with flashlights shining where my shots would have been ruined.  I tried to tell them what I was doing and ask them to limit themselves to a certain area, but they did not speak enough English to understand what I was talking about.  Oh well:  Another one of those challenging photos I have not quite been able to get.......yet.<br />
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I do think the waves turned out pretty cool in this one.
  • BeverLi

    on May 25, 2012

    What about one of those super powerful flashlights shining out toward the water? The star trails are great!

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