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Air Compressor

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With my three uploads today I've been looking at reflections in the windows of the foghorn shed at the Low Head Lighthouse in northern Tasmania. Once again we see the view behind me of the sea, sky and clouds. And through the glass we also catch a glimpse of the air compressors of this massive foghorn that can be heard 30 kilometres out to sea. But with the reflection it creates an almost surreal image in the René Magritte sense.

 

It was installed in 1929, and if you look closely you can see some of the fine engineering that went into producing this compressor.

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Uploaded on February 17, 2021
Taken on January 31, 2021