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The Lighthouse was closed today.
From the National Park Service web site:
A Brief History of the Point Reyes Lighthouse
The Point Reyes Headlands jut 10 miles (16 km) out to sea and pose a threat to ships traveling between San Francisco Bay and locations to the north. The historic Point Reyes Lighthouse was built in 1870 to warn mariners of this navigational hazard and served for 105 years. The Point Reyes Lighthouse was retired from service in 1975 when the U.S. Coast Guard installed an automated light adjacent and below the historic tower. The Coast Guard then transferred ownership of the lighthouse to the National Park Service, which has taken on the job of preserving this fine specimen of our maritime heritage.
Usually yard jobs work the north end of Rices Point yard in Duluth but this evening a CP crew had to drift down to the south end to pick up a few straggler grain cars for delivery to Riverland.
Whilst up in Skye with a workshop last week, we experienced every weather type imaginable. On arriving at Neist Point the rain was heavy, the wind was over 30mph and it was absolutely freezing.
We made our way over to the cliffs where the four of us got huddled down behind one of the smaller stone faces giving us reasonable shelter from the wind and rain. For the next two hours we stood there in awe at the wild weather driving over our heads and out towards the lighthouse. Image after image were filled with so much potential it was hard to pull ourselves away. This image was taken whilst huddled behind a rock in a good old west coast storm.
Most Scots complain about our weather and many photographers won't venture out in these conditions, but if you know how to exploit it... there is absolutely no better.
I'm sure photographers all over the planet would love the opportunity to experience and work with the conditions we benefit from on a daily basis. I wouldn't swap our climate for the world :-)
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Point d'Esny wetlands, Mauritius.
This place is supposed to be a Ramsar site but other than a lone whimbrel and a lone striated heron it was devoid of birds. It is covered in mangroves so it might be the birds are hidden.
After a second harsh winter, Lake Erie had begun to thaw leaving piles of ice on the tip of Point Pelee.
Built in 1845, the Point Prim lighthouse is the first and oldest lighthouse on Prince Edward Island and one of only two round brick lighthouses in Canada.
Before we moved from Northern California, we made an effort to visit a number of the spectacular landmarks in the region. This was one of them. We made it late in the evening, and the wind was howling, but it was glorious. The edge of the world.
Pilot Peak (elev. 11,699 ft.) dominates the landscape along the Beartooth Scenic Highway (US 212). When aligned with Index Peak (elev. 10,709 ft.), its near neighbor to the right, Pilot Peak formed part of a makeshift sextant that helped guide early explorers in the direction of the fabled lands of Yellowstone.
For another view of Pilot Peak, see: flic.kr/p/2q3SY3e.
My first night in the wilds with my new camera and a visit to our fave spot up at Padley. Camera rotation, lightpainting brushes circle blade and a BLF super torch. Happy days.
A sunny day at Battery Point and these people wait for the arrival a large ship heading to Avonmouth.
Finally got a chance to stop by this place in Palos Verdes yesterday. I can finally cross this off my list of places to shoot and what better way to celebrate this than with a super cliche shot of this place haha.
A point in the storm and a guiding beacon since 1889, Old Mackinac Point Lighthouse helped passing ships navigate through the treacherous waters of the Straits of Mackinac.
It's been a dream of mine to visit the Point Reyes Lighthouse, the enchanting spot I fell in love with years ago. And in April, I finally got the chance to go. It did not disappoint. What a wonder.
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A network of old logging roads fans out from this beach near Purcell Point on Bute Inlet, British Columbia, Canada.
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Delaware Lackawanna PO74 heads east through Point of Gap with C425s 2457 and 2457 on March 24, 2024. The train later ran to Portland Generating Station in Mount Bethel, PA to retrieve the lingering interchange traffic from Norfolk Southern following the repairs to a washout in Henryville.
The first bridge across the Potomac outside of the Washington area, the Point of Rocks Bridge carries U.S. Route 15 from Frederick County, Maryland across to Loudoun County, Virginia.
In July 1864, Confederate Colonel John Mosby, supporting General Jubal Early's invasion of Maryland, crossed here from Virginia with 250 cavalry and attacked a Union garrison in Point of Rocks.
we saw "too much light makes the baby go blind" at the neo-futurists theater. it was hit and miss, but mostly hit. i would actually like to go back sober, as on this night, i had just finished off a steak dinner and several deliriums and karmeliets at the Hopleaf.
Pigeon Point Lighthouse in Pescadero, Calfornia...Let me just say Wayward Imagery and I had to work for these shots!
We arrived in darkness on a stormy night in January only to be told there was no power at the lighthouse and hostel. We literally unpacked by flashlight with no dinner and miles away from any restaurants and this was my first experience staying in a hostel. :P Days of rain thwarted our efforts of getting any great shots but finally on the day we were leaving and had the car packed up the sun came out. We stood on the cliff finally able to use our Lee filters and shot away!!!
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