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Pigeon Point Lighthouse in Pescadero, CA. Days of wind and rain finally gave way to a beautiful sunset on the pacific coast. This lighthouse is perched on the cliffs in central California, 50 miles south of San Francisco.
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Finally a decent photo of a sketch!!! I actually had this amazing photography app that I never used on my phone, well I use it for cropping never for shooting photos. I'mm glad I just discovered how awesome it is, hopefully no more crappy photos of my work! This painting was blogged about here!!! www.redgreenandpurple.blogspot.com
Tidal marsh and pines at New Point Comfort Natural Area Preserve, on the Chesapeake Bay in Mathews County, VA.
Smile on Saturday theme for Dec. 17 is "vanishing point." This is the front entrance to the Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum in Weston, W.Va.
A pair of FEC GP40-2s sit out a quiet Sunday morning at City Point. The lead unit and the cars that follow will be added to southbound rock train 335 in the early hours of Monday morning. The large Cemex facility seen in the distance is no doubt a good customer for the Florida East Coast.
FEC 415 GP40-2
The location of the Squirrel Point Lighthouse takes its name from the ship Squirrel, which ran aground in 1717 transporting the royal governor of Massachusetts to Arrowsic Island to renew a peace treaty with the local Indians.
Unedited. Shot with the Sigma 35mm F1.4 EX DG ART wide open. Shot in RAW and converted directly to JPG in PS.
Here's a Rework of an Image I did earlier in the year. One of my friends wanted it printed so I thought I'd fix it a little and re upload it.
The Atlantic and the Caribbean meet across this headland and even on a quiet day, the sea is pretty lively
The Voyager Point footbridge is a single span arched bridge of steel providing a 2.5m wide footpath for pedestrians and mobility carts. It replaced the former timber footbridge closed in 2001.
Commenced off-site in the first half of 2003, on-site construction started in early July. At a cost of $1.8 million the footbridge was officially opened on the 19th May 2004 by Federal Member for Hughes Danna Vale with Special Minister of State Senator Eric Abetz.
A Brief History:
The original timber footbridge was constructed in 1950 to enable residents and the East Hills Migrant Hostel access to East Hills shops and train station. The bridge collapsed in the 1956 flood and one local resident did a good neighbourly deed by providing a temporary boat service accross the river. Described as unsafe, the Commonwealth eventually stepped in to provide a ferry service that cost 5s for adults and school children 2s, 6d a week expressly at the passenger's own risk.
There was a long running dispute between federal and local government over who should fund bridge maintenance. On September 11, 1987 residents on the opposing river bank had their suburb officially named Voyager Point. The bridge still flooded and was described as dilapidated in 1989. Falling further into disrepair it was threatened to be demolished in March 2001.
On the 13th July 2001 Council closed the footbridge to pedestrian traffic after the Federal Government commissioned an independent report condemning it for safety reasons. A couple of months after closure, boats were still navigating under the footbridge despite a warning sign indicating possible falling debris.
The Federal Government had agreed to build a new footbridge but with delayed construction, local residents and students were furious with the inconvenience having to make alternative travel arrangements. One year after footbridge closure, residents protested in the streets and the Voyager Point Progress Association requested documents under FOI. The Association also challenged State Government land revaluations as they believed the consequent tax increases were unjustified with the footbridge out of action.
On the weekend of 24th August 2002 an army vessel crashed into the footbridge pylons causing substantial damage. This complicated matters further as it was subject to an insurance claim and part of the bridge was removed to make it safe.
As the banks of the Georges River reside in two local government shires there were several draft agreements between Liverpool & Bankstown Councils with the Federal Government. The final agreement had the new footbridge Federally funded and built with ownership and maintenance to be passed to the local councils. There were numerous bureaucratic obstacles to overcome including State Government approval to span the Georges River and the airspace above it. There was also dispute between Local Councils and the Federal Government over the requirement for Development Applications.
Sources: A brief history is a condense of a detailed account compiled from local newspaper articles of the Liverpool Leader & Canterbury Express. Other sources include House of Reps. / Senate Hansards 1956, 1988, 2003.
Modern architecture, and least of all in its Brutalist form, was not a great subject of interest to me at the time of this photo, but I was recreating a vision from my first-ever visit to London, a dozen years previously. Emerging with my parents from Tottenham Court Road Station, I was astounded to see this building under construction, whose top I could barely make out, far and away the tallest I had yet seen.
At 34 storeys tall, Centre Point’s height has been exceeded by many other buildings since 1965, but back then, I was awestruck, with Centre Point being just part of London’s wonders that my then hometown of Hull singularly lacked.
A whiff of scandal pervaded over Centre Point when I took this view. Construction had begun in 1963 and it was completed in 1966, but thereafter it stood empty. The site was owned by property magnate Harry Hyams, who commissioned Richard Seifert & Partners to design the building as a speculative office block. Hyams wanted to rent Centre Point to a single tenant rather than split the building into smaller units. And as for affordable housing…
Squatters did occupy Centre Point for a brief period, and eventually tenants began to move in, notably the Confederation of British Industries. I too ultimately became a visitor on business, seeing a financial adviser based on the 25th floor.
Contemporary architectural critics also loathed Centre Point, but more modern assessments have been kinder and it is now a Grade II* Listed Building. Various changes in ownership led to a major renovation, completed in 2018, but the wheel had turned full circle in one respect - Centre Point is again largely unoccupied, and post-COVID-19 and Brexit, demand for office space is expected to remain weak.
August 1977
Zorki 4 camera
Agfa CT18 film.
Ka'ena Point just can't help being picturesque at sunrise. Woke up at 4:30am to make the hour long drive out to the trailhead, plus another hour and a half hike along the coast, makes this at about 7:00am. Ka'ena Point is the westernmost point on O'ahu, and one of the last remaining stretches of wild coastline on the island.
Ka'ena Point, O'ahu, Hawaii