Shedding Light On A Bit Of History ... 1600th! by auntietk
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No AI - This artwork was created entirely by hand or with traditional digital tools.
Description
The lighthouse at Yaquina Bay, Oregon, has been nicely restored and furnished in the style of the period (1870s) when the lighthouse was in use and occupied by a family.
The peaches aren't real, of course, but everything else is meant to be authentic to the time.
Postworked to produce the look of an oil painting, further reflecting the historical nature of the image.
1600 images in my gallery now! Many thanks to those of you who view, comment and favorite my work. I've met so many good friends here (and married one of them!), and after four and a half years, I'm still not bored. You all make this the best art site around!

Comments (34)
Gosh! Tempus fugit, and all that stuff. This is so lovely,and most convincingly in period. I like this site very much too, such variety and interest and really great folk!
I love stil life and it is a excellent one!
Lovely capture and postwork Tara! The lighting works perfectly!
Love it!
excellent seen !!like the lightning and the warm colortones too !!
Your lighting as always is magical; not just the warmth of the peaches, but the circles of the bowl rims moving out concentrically and the line of the ?tray? bisecting the vertical space. Really nicely done, Tara!
Wow! Congratulations on your 16oo images! This one is worthy of such a prestigious number. Nice lighting and postwork. I think I photographed that lighthouse many years ago.
Congratulations on 1600 images. You have brought us so much joy with your images and taught us so much. Our thanks to you. I love the postwork on this.
Beautifully composed still life!! congrats on number 1600.
You have postwork down to a fine art--this is just gorgeous!! Looking forward to the next 1600!!
a beautifully balanced picture
Congrats on 1600 uploads You're a great photographer with a interesting sense of humor
Outstanding work. Love the warm colors.
A warm and welcoming photo... nice calming tones. It's been so wonderful being friends here for all these years. :-)
real cool
1600 uploads? I really have to get busy! Wonderful warm light on this. Great still life composition.
wonderful still life.....
Congratulations Tara, a great achievement and a nice pic to celebrate it.
Wonderful composition and light, beautiful colors!
Excellent settings, nice capture!
What a lovely and warm still life Tara. Congrats with your 1600th upload. I Am Looking forward to see the next 1600. :-)
Lots of fine comments above. I particularly like Denise's words reference your composition and light. This image makes a great sample of "how-to-do-it". Big hugs for 1600!
1600 images of entertainment and enlightenment! Thank You! A warm image, Clive
nice composition and colors
Your artistry has brought this to life .Has it been that long already ,you dont look a day older lol .Excellent work Tara :o) Mick
Lovely photo and postwork, Tara! Those peaches just make this image - real or not. Wonderful warm tones.. Congrats on the big 1600! I completely agree with you - the folks here just rock!
Really beautiful, the tones are so rich. You should pick up a myrtle wood bowl while you are in the area!
What a way to celebrate 1600! And what a marvelous oil-painting-photo-oil-painting thing. That's what I love about digital art: you can blur boundaries and do wonderful stuff like oilpaint a photo, and I must say that you've done so incredibly well here. The whole image is so visually warm and rich and nicely aged, rather like a fine wine. This rocks. I'm looking forward to 1600 more.
Lovely still life scene. It's a shame that the peaches are not real.
This is really a lovely image my friend.