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I managed to capture this photo from a fast moving boat on a very calm day. Lismore Lighthouse is near Oban in Scotland
Took this shot of the Walton Lighthouse while hanging with my son and dad. Both excellent photographers.
Pigeon Point lighthouse was built in 1872 to assist ships with navigating the crushing tides in this region, which had claimed multiple victims prior to its construction. Namely, the Carrier Pigeon cargo vessel which was wrecked in 1853 while en route from Boston to San Francisco, giving way to the name Pigeon Point.
Pigeon Point lighthouse still remains a navigational landmark, but the original lens has been replaced by an electronic light outside the lens room and the lighting is completely automated.
According to wikipedia;
Longstone Lighthouse was built and designed by Joseph Nelson in 1826, and was originally called the Outer Farne lighthouse.
The site had a long history of need for a light. In the late 17th century Sir John Clayton, and later, in 1755, Captain J. Blackhead, requested a light for the island. Both were turned down because the authorities, the Elder Brethren of Trinity House, were unable to persuade affected parties to contribute to the maintenance of the light.
In the mid-1820s the welfare of shipping won over and it was agreed that a lighthouse be constructed. The lighthouse originally used Argand lamps, but in 1952 was finally electrified, and in 1990 became fully automated.
The lighthouse is known for the 1838 wreck of the Forfarshire and the role of Grace Darling, the lighthouse keeper's daughter, in rescuing survivors.
Tours of the lighthouse, which is accessible by boat, are operated by The Golden Gate Boat Trip Company[1] under licence from Trinity House.
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A lighthouse at Cheongsapo Harbour in Busan South Korea.
"Integrity is what we do, what we say, and what we say we do." (Don Galer)
Fisgard Lighthouse Historical Site
Victoria, Vancouver Island, BC
Built November 16, 1860.
- a National Historic Site - The first lighthouse on Canada's west coast is still in operation! There hasn't been a keeper here since the light was automated in 1929, but every year many thousands of visitors step inside a real l9th century light, and capture some of the feeling of ships wrecked and lives saved.
Built by the British in 1860, when Vancouver Island was not yet part of Canada, Fisgard's red brick house and white tower has stood faithfully at the entrance to Esquimalt harbour. Once a beacon for the British Royal Navy's Pacific Squadron, today Fisgard still marks home base for the Royal Canadian Navy.
The waterfront sites at Fisgard Lighthouse and Fort Rodd Hill are extremely photogenic, especially with the scenic backdrop of the Olympic Mountains in neighbouring Washington state.
The lighthouse at Spurn Point
This is the lighthouse at Spurn Point, near Kilnsea, as seen from the beach.
"—Estar vivo es... dar vida —se respondió a sí mismo—. Dar vida a los que te rodean. Cualquier cosa que dé vida está viva, recuérdalo. Imagínate las vidas que han salvado esos faros, las vidas que han evitado que se hundan en la mar..."
Albert Espinosa
Faro Isla Pancha. Lugo, Galicia, España.
Spodsbjerg Lighthouse
Location info:
Spodsbjerg, Hundested, Denmark
Shot with Canon Rebel T5i (700D) and Canon EF 16-35mm f/4L IS USM. Firmware upgraded to Magic Lantern.
Processed with Photoshop CC 2015 and Lightroom CC 2015.
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The Dyrhólaey lighthouse consists of a square concrete tower, painted white with red trim. Integral keepers quarters are placed on the left and right sides of the tower. A red metal lantern house is placed on top of the tower.[2] The focal plane of the light is 118 m (387 ft). The overall height of the tower is 13 m (43 ft). The site (but not the tower) is open to visitors. The light flashes white every 10 seconds
The lighthouse of the Venetian harbor of Rethymno is the second largest remaining Egyptian lighthouse in Crete, after the lighthouse of Chania harbor. It is built on the edge of the old sea wall of Rethymnon and it can be accessed very easily.
The lighthouse we see today was built by the Egyptians during the decade of 1830, when the Turks handed Crete to the Egyptians. Possibly there was an older Venetian lighthouse at the site, just like Chania harbor.