About the Image(s)

Title: Port Aransas Texas Lighthouse With Passing Pirate Ship
Equipment Used: Canon R5 RF 100-50 f/4.5-7.1L IS USM at 428 mm
Camera Settings: Aperture Priority, ISO 800, 1/2000 sec, f/7.1, 0 EV, center weighted average metering. Handheld from fishing pier.
Lighting Conditions: Late summer evening after sunset, golden hour
Where and When Port Aransas, Texas USA. Gulf of Mexico coast south east of San Antonio TX. 11 September 2024 6 PM local time. This image was taken while on a road trip to photograph lighthouses. The pirate ship was an unexpected addition! Timing, timing, timing!
Post-Processing: In Lightroom: enabled lens profile, remove chromatic aberration, straightened & cropped, adjusted blacks, whites, shadows, highlights, increased exposure, then adjusted dehaze, clarity, adjusted contrast, vibrance & saturation to view the image as seen by the eye. In lightroom for Topaz denoise/sharpening.