September 2026 - This image is of the Split Rock Lighthouse located Two Harbors, Minnesota.
About the Image(s)
About This Image: This image is of the Split Rock Lighthouse located Two Harbors, Minnesota.
Equipment Used: Samsung Galaxy S25. Produced only a jpg image!
Camera Settings: , Aperture 1.53, Focal length 6 mm, ISO 40, 1/5000sec, f/1.7, 0 EV, center weighted average metering
Lighting Conditions: August 24, 2026, Midday 1:07 PM local time, Sun and clouds ambient light from the right side
Where and When: Split Rock Lighthouse Park Minnesota
Post-Processing: No post processing in Lightroom!! Only photoshop was used to edit this jpg image. Created a background layer, converted it to a Smart Filters Layer. Then used Camera Raw filter to adjust the highlights (+16), shadows (+79), whites (-6), blacks (-38) and contrast (+5). This was followed by using Topaz Sharpen AI to improve the image sharpness.
4 comments posted
Zhicai Ren
Overall, it is a highly ornamental landscape photography with classic camera positions and excellent timing of light and shadow. The combination of architecture and natural terrain creates a strong tension.
The local saturation of the rock is slightly high, with slight color overflow; You can appropriately darken the dark parts of the rock wall to preserve more details of the rock texture, making the texture more realistic. Posted: 09/10/2026 19:58:45
Jen Fawkes
What a grand location and I like the perspective you have achieved here. I can just imagine what this might feel like on a dark, stormy night a few decades ago! The low down perspective gives me a sense of scale and height and I can see you have still managed to get enough information about the building itself. What doesn't work for me is the processing, and as Zhicai states, the texture of the rock face is now not realistic and almost feels like a creative filter (perhaps some over sharpening trying to get too much detail in the shadows). Given that the light is coming from the right, there shouldn't need to be much work to bring out the details in the rocks.
Perhaps next time put the original in as image #2 so we can see the before and after image. Posted: 09/11/2026 17:52:41
Gary Walter
Thanks for your suggestions. See attached unedited version of this image. Although the phone recorded a darker image, on site the rock wall and foliage appeared much brighter. Posted: 09/13/2026 10:13:53
Jen Fawkes
Hi Gary, thanks for providing the original. Cellphones will always have limitations, especially older versions. I note your comment about the scene appearing brighter than the phone's recorded image. Maybe this is because your phone screen could be brighter? It is a lovely scene and worthy of a travel image. Posted: 09/20/2026 18:57:10
