Three shots same subject

Here is a photograph I recently shot of a lighthouse on the Oregon coast. The first shot is a moderate wide angle, like you would normally take with a "point and shoot" camera.

In the second photo I have zoomed in with my digital Nikon, using just the optical zoom. I don't use the digital zoom as that will degrade the image quality. The image has a little atmospheric haze and I can not find any filters that fit this camera, so I will have to remove the haze in the computer.


The final photo is my "adjusted" image using Photoshop Elements.