Pigeon Point Lighthouse
The annual (or biennial?) lighting of the Pigeon Point Lighthouse, using the original Fresnel lens, including a blotchy moon, lens flares, and an ugly chain link fence.
Maybe a thousand photographers showed up to capture this event on film and sensors. Normally the lens that focuses the beams rotates, so ships at sea will see a flash every 10 seconds. The Coast Guard was nice enough to stop the rotation for about 6 minutes to allow us photographers to capture the beams using long exposures.
2 Minutes
f/6.3
ISO 200
10 mm
Canon Rebel Xsi
No cloning in post processing. What you see is what you get.
I was expecting it to be much more crowded than it was, but In looking around I saw many people up and down the coast. We should see some interesting results!
This was a magic scene, much better in real life than in a photo. I was also pleased to meet in person a whole bunch of Flickr friends. And it was fun travelling with Bats, Dave, and Nick. Thank you!
By the way, the California State Parks system needs 9 million dollars to restore this historic structure. It is literally falling apart.
Pigeon Point Lighthouse
The annual (or biennial?) lighting of the Pigeon Point Lighthouse, using the original Fresnel lens, including a blotchy moon, lens flares, and an ugly chain link fence.
Maybe a thousand photographers showed up to capture this event on film and sensors. Normally the lens that focuses the beams rotates, so ships at sea will see a flash every 10 seconds. The Coast Guard was nice enough to stop the rotation for about 6 minutes to allow us photographers to capture the beams using long exposures.
2 Minutes
f/6.3
ISO 200
10 mm
Canon Rebel Xsi
No cloning in post processing. What you see is what you get.
I was expecting it to be much more crowded than it was, but In looking around I saw many people up and down the coast. We should see some interesting results!
This was a magic scene, much better in real life than in a photo. I was also pleased to meet in person a whole bunch of Flickr friends. And it was fun travelling with Bats, Dave, and Nick. Thank you!
By the way, the California State Parks system needs 9 million dollars to restore this historic structure. It is literally falling apart.