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The remains of the wooden posts work from 1511 off the coast of the Frisian villages Paessens-Moddergat in the Netherlands.
The space between the poles was filled with stones and brushwood, so that the water and sand could pass through and when the water receded, the sand was left behind.
The resulting salt marsh was enormous and almost reached the island of Ameland on the horizon.
This ancient reclaimed land was destroyed in one fell swoop during a very severe storm with spring tide in 1767.
The only reminder of this are the age-old poles of the former coastal defense that protrude far into the sea.......
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In capturing Fort Louvois in this ethereal atmosphere, I sought to transcend its historical military function to reveal its sculptural dimension. I deliberately isolated the structure from any temporal and geographical context, suspending it in a misty void that blurs the boundaries between sky and sea. This minimalist approach allowed me to extract the architectural essence of the monument, highlighting its defensive lines and characteristic silhouette. I wanted the viewer to feel the quiet strength of this stone sentinel, frozen in a moment outside of time. The monochromatic palette reinforces this sense of timelessness and invites a meditative contemplation of this human construction, now softened by centuries and transformed into pure presence.
Photo #5 of my hols
On route home from the Scottish Car Show, I was still keen to re visit St Monans to get a shot of the breakwater with the tide higher up. I had intended to be here at high tide but it was gridlock getting the car out of the showstand. Once on the road we nipped upto St Monans relatively fast. It was a comical trip to the zig zag this evening with lots of uncontrollable factors happening infront of the lens. Fisherman, Jet Skis and Lobster boats all nipping in and out of my first few shots. It was surprising how fast the tide seems to go out here as the water level was noticably dropping. Eventually I managed to get a few shots with no distractions. This was taken on a tiny 6" manfrotto tripod, my standard kit lens, Cokin A120 Grad for the sky and my Hi Tech prostop 10. In comparison to my low tide shot of the breakwater from Friday I notice I have composed this shot almost identical. I tried lots of angles and pov but this must please my eye as by coincedence I have went back to almost the same perspective. A most enjoyable shoot and a bonny wee place. I'll be back again im sure :-)
Explore #135 Jul 20 2015
Battery Keyes was a small battery designed to defend against small and fast attack boats. Built in 1906 it is one of the last two batteries at Fort Williams Park. Fort Williams is a former United States Army fort in Cape Elizabeth, Maine which operated from 1872 to 1964 as Coastal Defense of Portland. Print Size 13x19 inches.
Portland Head Light is a historic lighthouse completed in 1791 and oldest lighthouse in Maine. It is situated on a rocky point in Cape Elizabeth Maine at the entrance of the primary shipping channel into Portland Harbor. Fort Williams is a former United States Army fort in Cape Elizabeth, Maine which operated from 1872 to 1964 as Coastal Defense of Portland. Print Size 13x19 inches.
Portland Head Light is a historic lighthouse completed in 1791 and oldest lighthouse in Maine. It is situated on a rocky point overlooking Casco Bay in Cape Elizabeth Maine at the entrance of the primary shipping channel into Portland Harbor. Fort Williams is a former United States Army fort in Cape Elizabeth, Maine which operated from 1872 to 1964 as Coastal Defense of Portland. Print Size 13x19 inches.
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One of many groynes and marker posts along Ballyholme Bay, North Down.
A Igreja de São Pedro em Portovenere ergue-se sobre um promontório rochoso, num exemplo notável de arquitetura medieval da Ligúria. Construída no século XIII sobre as ruínas de um templo romano, esta igreja apresenta características românico-góticas com a sua distinta fachada zebrada em mármore branco e pedra negra. Situada na costa da Ligúria, no norte de Itália, faz parte do Património Mundial da UNESCO desde 1997, juntamente com as Cinque Terre e as ilhas de Palmaria, Tino e Tinetto. A sua localização estratégica no promontório rochoso oferecia uma vista privilegiada do Golfo de La Spezia e integrava-se no sistema defensivo da República de Génova. A robusta muralha que a circunda serviu como proteção contra invasões marítimas, testemunhando a importância estratégica deste local ao longo dos séculos.
This is a stitched panorama showing the coastline north and south of Tennessee Point.
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After a pleasant day lawn bowling at the venerable SFLBC in Golden Gate Park, Claudia and I made our way out to the Marin Headlands through bumper-to-bumper Labor Day traffic. We were welcomed by a fantastic afternoon – hardly a trace of fog and a gentle sea breeze. From the Rodeo Beach parking lot we took a late day hike north along the coast. Instead of climbing up toward Battery Townsley and Wolf Ridge, our common route, we opted for the low road and walked a bit less than a mile to where the low trail ends due to steep bluffs. At the terminus we found Tennessee Point itself - a curious, flat, bare plateau perhaps 100 feet above the surf line. Here Claudia paused to read while I flew the camera. I am curious about the history of this bare, flat patch. Surely it was once used for something.
I was generally interested in this area for several reasons. This is the seaward end of Wolf Ridge, a hillock that saw interesting activity in World War II. It is also just south of a major landslide area that has disrupted roads, base end stations, and other construction from previous military epochs. At some point I would like to photograph this slide so the day’s outing provided a scouting opportunity.
I was a little surprised to see how rugged the bluffs became between the trail’s end and Tennessee Valley, the next point of coastal access to the north. I was also delighted to find three base end stations snuggled into the low hillside just above the end of the trail. This KAP flight would also position the camera out in front of the twin Battery Townsley casemates thus affording a new view of that subject.
I flew the camera for an hour or so near sunset below a Sutton Flowforn 30. The breeze remained gentle and consistent – just enough to keep the lighter Canon EOS-M rig aloft. Every few minutes a flight of several Brown Pelicans would glide past our position on the bluff making elegant use of orographic lift and passing just a few dozen feet away. It was peaceful and quiet, a delightful time in this most scenic spot.
Walking back we chatted about our earlier encounter with a group of a half dozen folks at Battery Rathbone – McIndoe. They appeared to be a professional video crew flying a new DJI S1000 octocopter drone featuring retractable landing gear and a Zenmuse gimbal carrying a Panasonic GH3. This is a pretty fancy drone setup worth over ten grand at least. Its large 6S LiPo batteries will keep it aloft for 12 to 15 minutes. Lord knows what they were up to or whether they had permission (it is my understanding that drones are not allowed in the GGNRA). While I greatly admire the technology of this setup I think its cost and complexity (both technical and regulatory) would be a source of continuing anxiety. For me the kites seem so pleasantly simple in comparison. Granted I am shooting photographs and they must have been videographers.
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The first Fort Moultrie dated to 1794, as part of George Washington's system of coastal defense. At that time, the US flag had fifteen stars and fifteen stripes to reflect the addition of Kentucky and Tennessee.
Congress later decided to think ahead a bit more. It realized that adding stripes would not be practical, while adding stars would be.
Portland Head Light is a historic lighthouse completed in 1791 and oldest lighthouse in Maine. It is situated on a rocky point overlooking Casco Bay in Cape Elizabeth Maine at the entrance of the primary shipping channel into Portland Harbor. Fort Williams is a former United States Army fort in Cape Elizabeth, Maine which operated from 1872 to 1964 as Coastal Defense of Portland. Print size 8x10 inches.
Mid-day traffic on the Golden Gate Bridge, looking north from Fort Winfield Scott.
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Fort Winfield Scott (National Park Service):
Some nice light-shadow interplay inside a bunker at the old Fort Andrews on Peddocks Island in Boston Harbor. The fort was part of the coastal defense system and was decommissioned right after World War II.
Steps to a gun battery at Fort Andrews on Peddocks Island in Boston Harbor. This place would be a jungle in just a few years were it not for the efforts of the maintenance staff.
Earlier this week, while enjoying a short break in Normandy with friends, we visited Pointe du Hoc, one of the most dramatic and historically significant sites along the D-Day coastline.
This cliffside position between Omaha Beach and Utah Beach was a key German stronghold during World War II. On June 6, 1944, U.S. Army Rangers from the 2nd and 5th Battalions were tasked with scaling its 30-meter cliffs under enemy fire to neutralize a German artillery battery that threatened the Allied landings.
The Rangers succeeded in their mission, but at a high cost. Of the approximately 225 men who began the assault, only about 90 were still able to fight by June 8, reflecting a casualty rate of about 60%. German forces suffered over 50 killed and 40 captured during the intense fighting.
Today, the site remains largely untouched, with bomb craters and shattered bunkers serving as silent witnesses to the fierce battle that took place here.
This round track is the last remnant of coast defenses erected near Huntington Beach after the bombing of Pearl Harbor.
O Castelo do Queijo é um forte histórico que se situa na cidade do Porto, em Portugal. O seu nome oficial é Forte de São Francisco Xavier, mas é popularmente conhecido como Castelo do Queijo por ter sido construído sobre uma rocha de granito arredondada, que lembra a forma de um queijo. O forte foi erguido no século XVII para defender a costa dos ataques dos piratas e corsários. Hoje em dia, o Castelo do Queijo é um ponto turístico que oferece uma bela vista para o mar.
Castelo do Queijo is a historic fort located in the city of Porto, Portugal. Its official name is Forte de São Francisco Xavier, but it is popularly known as Castelo do Queijo (Cheese Castle) because it was built on a rounded granite rock that resembles the shape of a cheese. The fort was built in the 17th century to defend the coast from pirate and privateer attacks. Today, the Castelo do Queijo is a tourist attraction with a beautiful view of the sea.
Portland Head Light is a historic lighthouse completed in 1791 and oldest lighthouse in Maine. It is situated on a rocky point in Cape Elizabeth Maine at the entrance of the primary shipping channel into Portland Harbor. Fort Williams is a former United States Army fort in Cape Elizabeth, Maine which operated from 1872 to 1964 as Coastal Defense of Portland. Print Size 13x19 inches.
Apartment buildings in Rockaway, Queens behind reinforced sand dunes. The dunes are recently constructed and eventually natural vegetation will be introduced to the dunes to take root and add additional strength to the barriers.\
This was taken at the Longues-sur-Mer battery, one of the key German gun positions along the Normandy coast. I stopped here while doing a cycling tour of the D-Day sites, starting from Bayeux.
The bunker still holds its original 150 mm naval gun—rusted now, but once capable of firing more than 20 kilometers out to sea. On June 6, 1944, these guns opened fire on Allied ships during the D-Day landings. In return, they were targeted by both naval and aerial bombardments.
Unlike many other sites, what makes this one stand out is that the guns are still here, in place. You don’t need much imagination—just standing in front of it gives you an idea of the scale and the threat it once posed.
(Lit for photo with my headlamp)
"Fort Popham is a Civil War-era coastal defense fortification at the mouth of the Kennebec River in Phippsburg, Maine. It is located in sight of the short-lived Popham Colony and, like the colony, named for George Popham, the colony's leader. The site is preserved as Fort Popham State Historic Site.
Construction of Fort Popham was authorized in 1857 as part of the Third System of fortifications but did not begin until 1861. The fort was built from granite blocks quarried on nearby Fox and Dix Islands. It had a 30-foot (9 m)-high wall facing the mouth of the Kennebec River and was built in a crescent shape, measuring approximately 500 feet (150 m) in circumference.
During the closing months of the American Civil War, from October 1864 to July 1865, the fort was garrisoned by the 7th Unassigned Company of Maine Infantry. The 7th Company was commanded by Captain Augustin Thompson, who is best known as the inventor of Moxie soda.
Fort Popham was originally designed to mount 42 heavy guns, a mix of 10-inch and 15-inch Rodman guns, but construction was halted in 1869 with only two of the planned three tiers completed. In the late 19th century, Fort Popham's armament consisted of 36 Rodman guns and some 300-pounder (10-inch) and smaller Parrott rifles. One of the Rodman guns was donated to the town of Bowdoinham to remember its soldiers who died in the Civil War. The cannon is still there. A 100-pounder (6.4-inch) Parrott rifle sits near the fort grounds; it was listed as being at the fort in 1903. The back side of Fort Popham was built with a low moated curtain containing a central gate and 20 musket ports.
War experience showed that masonry forts were vulnerable to modern rifled guns. As a result, in 1869 construction at Fort Popham stopped before the fortification was completed. The fort was garrisoned again after additional work was performed during the Spanish–American War and World War I. In the 1890s Fort Popham received new facilities for a controlled minefield in the river at the fort as part of the Endicott program of improved fortifications." (Wikipedia)
"Fort Popham Lighthouse:
1900 – Fort Popham Beacon, Kennebec River, Maine.—A fixed red lens lantern light was established on October 19, 1899.
1903 – Fort Popham beacon, Kennebec River, Maine.—A bell-tower was built and a 1,000-pound fog-bell struck by machinery was established. The light was taken from the spindle and placed on the bell tower, and a footbridge and plank walk leading to the shore were built,
1909 – The balance of the appropriation for light-keepers’ dwellings, made by the acts of March 4, 1907, and May 27, 1908, was applied to the construction of dwellings at the following-named light-stations: Fort Popham, Me.
1910 – Funds applied toward the construction of a new dwelling.
1910 – Isolated oil houses were erected at the following-named stations during the fiscal year 1910 from the appropriation "Oil houses for light-stations:"
1925 – Leroy L. Myers, keeper of Fort Popham Lighthouse, Me., on September 27, while a strong ebb tide was running, rendered assistance to two men who were clinging to the bottom of their dory which had upset near the lighthouse.
Keepers: Llewellyn Oliver (at least 1900 – 1913), Leroy L. Myers (1913 – 1929), Alonzo Morong (1929 – 1935), Eugene W. Osgood (1935 – 1941).
A modern light is displayed from a spindle atop the fort today. " (lighthousefriends.com)
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This was taken at the Longues-sur-Mer battery, one of the key German gun positions along the Normandy coast. I stopped here while cycling around the D-Day sites, starting from Bayeux.
The bunker still holds its original 150 mm naval gun—rusted now, but once capable of firing more than 20 kilometers out to sea. On June 6, 1944, these guns opened fire on Allied ships during the D-Day landings. In return, they were targeted by both naval and aerial bombardments.
Unlike many other sites, what makes this one stand out is that the guns are still here, in place. You don't need much imagination—just standing in front of it gives you an idea of the scale and the threat it once posed.
(Lit for photo with my headlamp)
"Fort Popham is a Civil War-era coastal defense fortification at the mouth of the Kennebec River in Phippsburg, Maine. It is located in sight of the short-lived Popham Colony and, like the colony, named for George Popham, the colony's leader. The site is preserved as Fort Popham State Historic Site.
Construction of Fort Popham was authorized in 1857 as part of the Third System of fortifications but did not begin until 1861. The fort was built from granite blocks quarried on nearby Fox and Dix Islands. It had a 30-foot (9 m)-high wall facing the mouth of the Kennebec River and was built in a crescent shape, measuring approximately 500 feet (150 m) in circumference.
During the closing months of the American Civil War, from October 1864 to July 1865, the fort was garrisoned by the 7th Unassigned Company of Maine Infantry. The 7th Company was commanded by Captain Augustin Thompson, who is best known as the inventor of Moxie soda.
Fort Popham was originally designed to mount 42 heavy guns, a mix of 10-inch and 15-inch Rodman guns, but construction was halted in 1869 with only two of the planned three tiers completed. In the late 19th century, Fort Popham's armament consisted of 36 Rodman guns and some 300-pounder (10-inch) and smaller Parrott rifles. One of the Rodman guns was donated to the town of Bowdoinham to remember its soldiers who died in the Civil War. The cannon is still there. A 100-pounder (6.4-inch) Parrott rifle sits near the fort grounds; it was listed as being at the fort in 1903. The back side of Fort Popham was built with a low moated curtain containing a central gate and 20 musket ports.
War experience showed that masonry forts were vulnerable to modern rifled guns. As a result, in 1869 construction at Fort Popham stopped before the fortification was completed. The fort was garrisoned again after additional work was performed during the Spanish–American War and World War I. In the 1890s Fort Popham received new facilities for a controlled minefield in the river at the fort as part of the Endicott program of improved fortifications." (Wikipedia)
"Fort Popham Lighthouse:
1900 – Fort Popham Beacon, Kennebec River, Maine.—A fixed red lens lantern light was established on October 19, 1899.
1903 – Fort Popham beacon, Kennebec River, Maine.—A bell-tower was built and a 1,000-pound fog-bell struck by machinery was established. The light was taken from the spindle and placed on the bell tower, and a footbridge and plank walk leading to the shore were built,
1909 – The balance of the appropriation for light-keepers’ dwellings, made by the acts of March 4, 1907, and May 27, 1908, was applied to the construction of dwellings at the following-named light-stations: Fort Popham, Me.
1910 – Funds applied toward the construction of a new dwelling.
1910 – Isolated oil houses were erected at the following-named stations during the fiscal year 1910 from the appropriation "Oil houses for light-stations:"
1925 – Leroy L. Myers, keeper of Fort Popham Lighthouse, Me., on September 27, while a strong ebb tide was running, rendered assistance to two men who were clinging to the bottom of their dory which had upset near the lighthouse.
Keepers: Llewellyn Oliver (at least 1900 – 1913), Leroy L. Myers (1913 – 1929), Alonzo Morong (1929 – 1935), Eugene W. Osgood (1935 – 1941).
A modern light is displayed from a spindle atop the fort today. " (lighthousefriends.com)
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Dawlish Warren, Devon. UK.
As I was walking the beach at Dawlish Warren I noticed the reflection of the groyne in the water washed sand. I composed and took a couple of images to capture this reflection. I liked this particular image as I think the foreground of pebble dashed sand and it's fresh unmarked except by nature surface, adds to describing the location. In this image I took a longer exposure to soften the waves and enhance the serenity of the location at this time
As a follow-up to the previous picture, here's a different perspective—the view from inside one of the German bunkers at Pointe du Hoc.
This is likely what German soldiers saw on the morning of June 6, 1944, as Allied forces approached from the sea.
German troops had a clear line of sight from these fortified concrete positions high on a 30-meter cliff. U.S. Army Rangers had to scale the cliffs under fire—an almost unimaginable task.
You'll notice barbed wire in the foreground; some of it is original from WWII, while other sections were added later to protect visitors and preserve the site.
Today, the view is peaceful. But through this narrow opening, the beginning of the end of World War II came into sight.
This photo was taken on January 1, 2012, during a dhow tour in Muscat, Oman. The centerpiece is the Al Alam Palace, formerly known as the palace of Sultan Qaboos, flanked by what I believe might be the Ministry of Finance. Please double-check this information if needed, as I’m not entirely certain. On either side of the bay are two historic Portuguese-built fortresses—Al Jalali Fort and Al Mirani Fort—constructed in the 16th century as part of the city's coastal defense system - Muscat, Oman