Plan A Shoot

In northern Vermont there is a lighthouse on private property with no access.

I want to photograph it. Where, when can I create a photo?

I went to Google maps to locate the lighthouse. Where can I find a clear view? Oh, maybe on the other side of the lake. But that's a mile away! Could that work? It's a clear view, I think, over water. Will my 75-300mm telephoto with the camera 2x crop be ok? Yes the 600mm equivalent would be fine.

Now When to take the image? The Photopills app will answer that question. Use the sun and moon overlays with path overlay. Put the red pin on the lighthouse. Enable the black pin and move it to overlap the red pin. Now tap the desired shooting position.

Now since the sun is almost as furthest north and the solstice is approaching I new in 2 or 3 months the sunset would light the lighthouse.

So for my photo would be late September. Move the timeline and see if it works.  Yes and bonus the moonrise would compliment the image. Double bonus is that distance the moon will appear gigantic.

What's the weather? That's the crap shoot.