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This is the slipway at Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset. The structure offshore is a navigation light, I am unsure of the exact purpose.
Burnham-on-Sea Low Lighthouse, Somerset
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Burnham-on-Sea Low Lighthouse, close up and personal. One of three lighthouses in the town, this is the only one still in operation and is a Grade II listed building.
Burnham-on-Sea is notable for its beach and mudflats, which are characteristic of Bridgwater Bay and the rest of the Bristol Channel where the tide can recede for over 1.5 miles. Burnham is close to the estuary of the River Parrett where it flows into the Bristol Channel, which has the second highest tidal range in the world of 15 metres, second only to Bay of Fundy in Eastern Canada. The constantly shifting sands have always been a significant risk to shipping in the area.
The low wooden pile lighthouse or Lighthouse on legs is 36 feet high; the light being at 23 feet was built by Joseph Nelson in 1832, in conjunction with the High Lighthouse to replace the original Round Tower Lighthouse, which itself had been built to replace the light kept burning in the tower of St Andrews Church to guide fishing boats into the harbour.
Burnham Beeches, Buckinghamshire.
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On Burnham-On-Sea when the sun set fall on the sea it created three differ textures and the people on the beach become cartoonlike figures....
Posting a couple of images from Burnham Beeches from the late Autumn. Colour all gone now, of course.
Burnham-on-Sea Low lighthouse, Somerset.
Shot in the early hours of the morning. I want the viewer to experience the dark, bleak and hash conditions I went through to capture these images, I had to climb on my tripod to steady the camera it was so windy :)
February sunshine in North Norfolk. The North Sea is about one mile from the small Jetty where this photo was taken, the creek runs through the salt flats, It is a larder for visiting Wildfowl of all sorts.
Image shot whilst walking along Burnham seafront , shot with my Sony A77 and sigma 17-50 F2.8 lens and converted to black white using Lightroom. Brilliant highlights and fairly drab skies.
From near to far over the mire at Burnham Beeches.
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The lighthouse was built in 1832 on the beach in front of the sand dunes to compliment the taller brick lighthouse built in the same year behind the sand dunes . It was found that the brick lighthouse was too short to be seen over the sand dunes from sea at low tide. Inactive from 1969 for 27 years, the wooden lighthouse was re-activated in 1996 and is still in use today.
I keep meaning to revisit so I can get a shot of the front as it has a red stripe over the opposite side. Although for now, this archive shot at sunset will have to do. I cannot recall why I rejected it first time round, I think it may have been due to the reflection not being complete, although I think it works well as it is.
Happy Valentine's. :-)
This is the much loved and photographed lighthouse at Burnham-On_Sea. The dog was called badger by it's owners who were sat a little way off calling to it as I took this shot.
- Taken just as the tide has turned to give a bit of movement during the 30 second long exposure
The Low lighthouse is one of three lighthouses in Burnham-on-Sea, however it is the only one which is still active. It is also a Grade II listed building.
Burnham-on-Sea is notable for its beach and mudflats, which are characteristic of Bridgwater Bay and the rest of the Bristol Channel where the tide can recede for over 1.5 miles (2.4 km). Burnham is close to the estuary of the River Parrett where it flows into the Bristol Channel, which has the second highest tidal range in the world of 15 metres (49 ft).
The low wooden pile lighthouse or Lighthouse on legs is 36 feet (11m) high; the light being at 23 feet (7m) was built by Joseph Nelson in 1832.
- Listed on Explore 22nd June 2013 (#321/500)
'Inktense' pencils and chinagraph on manilla card - 210x594mm - in situ
An ideal spot for sailors - and sketchers