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Lake Erie lighthouse near the mouth of the Detroit River. #lighthouse #LakeErie #DetroitRiver #shipping #blackandwhite #mono #monochrome #Nikon #D7200 #digitalphotography
We went to a little cute city on the island Karmøy called Skudenes, there is a nice harbor here and on tip of the southend there is this lighthouse
"—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.
This was taken from the car ferry, half way across to Hunter's Quay from Mcinroy's Point. It's a really beautiful lighthouse with an impressive set of buildings behind it that have now been converted to housing.
Vakantie Noorwegen juli/aug. 2016
Lindesnes Fyr is de oudste vuurtoren van Noorwegen (1656) en staat op het zuidelijkste puntje van het Noorse vasteland (op 2518 km van de Noordkaap).
De vuurtoren is aangewezen als nationaal vuurtorenmuseum en biedt plaats aan verschillende exposities over de ontwikkeling en geschiedenis van vuurtorens, cultuur langs de kust enz.
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Lindesnes Lighthouse was first built in 1655 in Lindesnes, Vest-Agder, Norway. In 1822, it was refitted with a coal lamp, and in 1854 a new lamp was installed with the current lens. The current cast iron tower was set up in 1915 and fitted with the old Fresnel lens. In 1920 the lighthouse station got its first fog signal, a siren. The fog signal and its machinery is placed in a building beside the tower.
During World War II the lighthouse was taken over by the Germans. Being an important watchpoint, the Germans built a small fortress with four guns and, after a while, a radar antenna. The traces from World War II are visible as trenches, tunnels, and other fortifications.
In the 1950s the lighthouse station was electrified and the fog signal was replaced with a powerful Diaphone. The fog signal was closed as a navigational aid in 1988, but it is still operational and is used on special occasions.
Lindesnes Lighthouse is owned by the Norwegian Coastal Administration and is still active. It is also a museum, operated by the non-profit Lindesnes Lighthouse Museum Foundation.[2] In addition to the buildings belonging to the lighthouse, keeper's cottages, sheds and boathouses, Lindesnes Lighthouse has a visitor centre inside the nearby mountain with exhibitions, a cinema hall and a cafeteria.
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Tallest Lighthouse on the Oregon coast.
Built 1872.
"The 93 foot tower, Oregon's tallest, is located on a narrow point of land jutting due west into the Pacific Ocean north of Newport, at Yaquina Head Outstanding Natural Area. Winds and rain have buffeted this lighthouse since its beginning in 1872. It took approximately one year, and over 370,000 bricks to construct Oregon's tallest lighthouse.
"The light has been active since Head Keeper Fayette Crosby walked up the 114 steps, to light the wicks on the evening of August 20, 1873. At that time the oil burning fixed white light was displayed from sunset to sunrise. Today, the fully automated first order Fresnel lens runs on commercial power and flashes its unique pattern of 2 seconds on, 2 seconds off, 2 seconds on, 14 seconds off, 24 hours a day. The oil burning wicks have been replaced with a 1000 watt globe." -- www.yaquinalights.org/?dir_cat=87900
We did a little lighthouse hunting on Prince Edward Island and found this beauty back in the middle of nowhere. I have no idea where on the Island this was, so I can’t put it on the map. I processed this in Photoshop and textured it with two of my own textures.
Breakwater (a.k.a. Walton) Lighthouse is the fourth structure built on this site to guide vessels into Santa Cruz Harbor. It was completed in 2002 and named after Derek Walton who served in the merchant marines and was lost at sea during World War II.
New Brighton Lighthouse was originally known as Perch Rock Lighthouse. Construction of the present structure began in 1827 though a light had been maintained on the rock since 1683. It was designed by John Foster, Jr, on the lines of Eddystone, and built by Tomkinson & Company using marble rock from Anglesey.
New Brighton Lighthouse or Perch Rock Lighthouse, is now a decommissioned lighthouse situated at the mouth of the River Mersey and Liverpool Bay on an outcrop off New Brighton known locally as Perch Rock. Together with its neighbour, the Napoleonic era Fort Perch Rock, it is one of the Wirral's best known landmarks.
Although the lighting apparatus and fog bell have been removed, the lighthouse is very well preserved and retains many features lost on other disused lighthouses. It was restored and repainted in 2001 when an LED lightsource was installed which flashed the names of those lost at sea; including all the 1,517 victims of the sinking of the Titanic. At low tide, it is possible to walk to the base of the tower, but a 25-foot ladder is needed to reach the doorway.
The lighthouse is privately owned and maintained by the Kingham family, and is a Grade II* listed building.Another plan to illuminate the lantern using LEDs and solar panels was achieved with a grant from the Coastal Revival and New Brighton Coastal Community Team (NBCCT) and has been operating since 2015.
So this is Lighthouse Beach at Seal Rocks.
It is located just a little to the north of Sydney.
About 2.5 hours drive from my home in the Hills District of Sydney.
And this is the view from Sugarloaf Lighthouse (1875) looking south in the direction of Sydney
My sister has a beachside 'shack' at Seal Rocks, along Kinka Road. From there you can walk to this lighthouse. And then trek along Lighthouse Beach. OR try the 'Single Fin' cafe at Seal Rocks!!! Check the view from this cafe:
www.tripadvisor.com.au/Restaurant_Review-g1902826-d119640...
In this picture you can see the Lighthouse Keepers' cottages which have now been transformed into amazing holiday accommodation.
Check out the history and see all the pictures. AND book a cottage!
www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/-/media/visitor/files/pdf/br...
www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/camping-and-accommodation/ac...
My Canon EOS 5D Mk IV with the Canon EF 16-35mm f/4L IS USM lens.
Processed in Adobe Lightroom and PhotoPad Pro by NCH software.
Hung around for several hours trying to be ready to catch that special moment when the final light of the day puts on a show. After a couple of long foggy days, I felt very grateful to witness such a beautiful sight.
The Lighthouse of Hellevoetsluis is a round, white, brick lighthouse with two floors and a height of 18.1 meters. The tower was designed by J. Valk and built in 1822 by K. van Golverdingen. The tower stands at the harbor entrance of Hellevoetsluis and is located at the Haringvliet.
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"Non si ricordano i giorni, si ricordano gli attimi"
"We do not remember days, we remember moments"
- Cesare Pavese - 28 luglio 1940
Processing with Topaz Adjust
1856. Active; focal plane 35 m (115 ft); white flash every 3 s. 33 m (108 ft) round stone tower with lantern and gallery. Lindau is located on an island just off the northeastern shore of the Bodensee. This lovely and much-photographed lighthouse is located at the end of the west mole sheltering the town's harbor. The lighthouse was built by the railroad (now Deutschen Bahn) and is still owned by the railroad's Bodensee ferry subsidiary. (www.unc.edu)
The light in Rubjerg Knude Lighthouse was lit for the first time the 27. December 1900. The lighthouse was built on the coastal slope’s highest point 60 metres above sea level and a good 200 metres inland.
The lighthouse tower is 23 metres high, and, when the lighthouse was built, it was 200 metres inland; and there were no large dunes around it. With time the sea moved in closer, and, simultaneously, the wind blew large amounts of sand up from the cliff. The sand piled up in front of and around the lighthouse. It filled the well and ruined the kitchen gardens.
To suppress the sand pine grates were set in and lyme grass and helmet was planted in the dune. The only result was that the dune just grew larger. The more that was planted, the more the dune grew. At last the sand was so high that at times it was impossible to see the light from the sea. On August 1. 1968 the struggle was given up and the lighthouse was lit for the last time.
Port Isabel Lighthouse
Port Isabel, Texas
Our first stop before heading to South Padre Island. I managed to climb the narrow spiral staircase to the top to see the fantastic view of the turquoise waters of the Gulf and the Causeway bridge to the island.
Cape Arago Lighthouse on the Oregon coast. This was shot mid-day in very flat light. Due to time constraints, I could not stick around for better light. So I decided to use a ND filter to get a longer exposure and blur out the waves. I also blended a couple of images to get waves crashing on all of the rocks. The ND filter lowered the contrast even more and created a slight color cast. So the processing of this image took awhile!
There are many views of the Pigeon Point Lighthouse on the San Mateo Coast north of Santa Cruz, CA. This one has worthy colors and composition. Copyright: Sweezey Pictures - Ken Sweezey.
When I saw that the sky was clear on the way home in the dark, I thought I would try and photograph Comet Lovejoy as soon as I finished my tea. After all, the information was that if I didn't take the opportunity to see it tonight (or the next few nights) I would have to wait another 6000 years to see it again. Unfortunately after some nice brown rice and spicy goulash I discovered the clouds were obscuring the night sky and I resigned myself to watching The Undateables (which my wife reckons I would be on if she hadn't done me a favour) and farting about with lighthouse pictures. So this is the last, and I hope it's not cloudy tomorrow night.