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This was a scene I came upon descending on an escalator. He seemed quite transfixed on dangerous looking table centerpiece. He was oblivious to the noise around him, and I thought of how the point of the table piece would be a welcome focal point for medication.
But that's my narrative and migh not be yours . . . .
I left a lot of background and left a couple of "people parts" in the background to increase the sense of depth.
Nash Point Lighthouse was designed and built by
Joseph Nelson being completed in 1832 to mark the
hazardous sandbanks off Nash Point, overlooking
the Bristol Channel. This followed the wrecking of
the passenger steamer Frolic on these sands in 1831,
with a heavy loss of life.
Two circular towers were built, each with massive walls and
a stone gallery. The eastern, or high lighthouse being 37
metres high and the western or low lighthouse 25 metres
high. Placed 302 metres apart they provided leading lights
to indicate safe passage past the sandbanks. The high
light was painted with black and white stripes and the low
light was white. In those days both towers showed a fixed
light which was either red or white depending on the
direction from which a vessel approached. The red sector
marked the Nash Sands.
The low light was abandoned circa 1925 and the high
light was modernised and painted white. In place of the
fixed light a new first order catadioptric lens was installed
which gave a white and red group flashing, this was
removed in the automation of the station and replaced
with a rotating optic. Nash Point Lighthouse was the last
manned lighthouse in Wales. It was automated in 1998
with the keepers leaving for the last time on the 5 August.
The lighthouse is now monitored and controlled from the
Planning Centre at Trinity House in Harwich, Essex.
© Trinity House is the General Lighthouse
Authority for England, Wales and the
Channel Islands.
Saturday night we tried to take sunset beach photos, but got blown away. It was just too windy. Walking away from the bluffs, we watched the remaining light in the sky and the soft light of the lighthouse.
This afternoon I took a trip over to Lighthouse Park in West Vancouver to catch the sunset. I've been struggling for inspiration (and time!) a little this month, and this always seems to be a good place to go to get it back!
I first headed to a location down by the water which I'd scouted out on a previous trip, but at the time the tide had been too high for the shot I wanted. Unfortunately, this time the tide was too low -- at least I now know an approximate height to aim for on a future trip! Instead, I headed to Shore Pine Point at the south-west corner of the park, which I haven't previously visited.
Despite the beautiful sunset and relatively mild conditions, the point was deserted. For this shot, I wanted to capture one of the trees that the point is named after, so I set up to frame the tree reaching high overhead. Shooting into the sun made for a challenging shot, so I took advantage of a smaller tree, positioning myself so that the sunlight was partially blocked by it, with it still letting enough light through to get the lens starburst.
A bank of fog on the horizon blocked the last couple of minutes of sunshine, but allowed me to pack up a little earlier and get back to the car while it was still light enough to not trip over the tree roots on the Shore Pine Trail.
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Blog post:https://modemworld.wordpress.com/2015/03/14/coming-back-to-sls-omega-point/
The Whitefish Point Light, a lighthouse in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, is the oldest operating light on Lake Superior. It is arguably the most important light on Lake Superior. All vessels entering and leaving Lake Superior must pass the light
Sunset at Sharpness point, Tynemouth with Stu
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Freshly painted WVCX 17 glows in the sunlight at an unlisted location. Westvaco rostered 30 of these cars as of the 1982 ORER, with a home point of Covington, KY. I am not sure of the source for these cars, but I wouldn't be surprised if they were former B&O. No photographer listed, JL Sessa collection.
the faces young un's can pull, far better than words
a frequent visitor to our house This young man like to let you know who is in charge.
but you gotta just love those peircing blue eyes.
Wirral Bromborough 2013 01 003 RAW
I visited in hope and it was realised. These 3 species joined my @22 folder for species/races taken this year.
Race Point Lighthouse in Provincetown, Massachusetts
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