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Point Reyes (about 30 miles from San Francisco) is final frontier of land before the Pacific. It juts out about 15 miles from California coastline and is the windiest place on the Pacific coast. It was the first time, I saw the great Pacific and stood admiring the calm ocean.
Lighthouse at point reyes can be seen in the backdrop.
This is the most westerly point on Skye. Skye or the Isle of Skye, is the largest and most northerly island in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. The island's peninsulas radiate out from a mountainous centre dominated by the Cuillin hills. Although it has been suggested that the first of these Gaelic names describes a "winged" shape there is no definitive agreement as to the name's origins.
The island has been occupied since the mesolithic period and has a colourful history including a time of Norse rule and a long period of domination by Clan MacLeod and Clan Donald. The events of the 19th century had a devastating impact on the human population, which declined from over 20,000 to around 9,200 in the early 21st century. Nonetheless, in contrast to many other Scottish islands, this represents a 4 per cent increase from the census of 1991. The main industries are tourism, agriculture, fishing and whisky-distilling and the largest settlement is Portree, which is known for its picturesque harbour. Just over 30 per cent of the residents on Skye speak the Scottish Gaelic language.
Skye is part of the Highland Council local government area and is now linked to the mainland by a road bridge. The island is renowned for its spectacular scenery, vibrant culture and heritage, and its abundant wildlife including the Golden Eagle, Red Deer and Atlantic Salmon.
Source: Wikipedia
Marshal Point LIghthouse at Port Clyde on Muscongus Bay.
Photographed with a Horseman Vh-R fied camera using a 90mm lens on Efke 25 plate film. I used a red filter and a polariser. I metered thru the filters on the blue sky using the Sekonic 758DR.
Cadets march into Michie Stadium during the United States Military Academy's 2007 Graduation and Commissioning Ceremony at West Point on Saturday, May 26, 2007. Times Herald-Record/Chet Gordon
10th March 2012
Berkshire Greenpeace activist joins protesters at Hinkley Point nuclear power station where hundreds gather to mark the first anniversary of the Fukushima disaster and to call for a halt to the development of Hinkley C.
Photo by Adela Nistora www.adelanistora.com
More photos from the protest: www.demotix.com/news/1100602/fukushima-demo-hinkley-point...
Went for a (long) walk to the lighthouse at Spurn Point, only just got there before the sun went down!
I accidentally let my camera in slow motion video mode. It defeated my attempt to capture barn swallows chirping, but worked well for this vole.
Took this picture last Saturday following a hike on Arcadia beach to Hug Point Falls. Got soaked up to my knees in the ocean trying to get around the head to the waterfalls.
Point Montara Lighthouse was established in February 1875. It originally had a kerosene lantern, but was upgraded in 1912 to a fourth order Fresnel lens. The current tower was first erected in 1881 in Wellfleet, Massachusetts as the Mayo Beach Lighthouse. In 1925, the cast iron tower from the discontinued Mayo Beach Light was disassembled and moved to Yerba Buena. It was moved and rebuilt as the Point Montara Light station in 1928, where it stands today[1]. The lens was transferred to the San Mateo Historical Society when the lighthouse was automated in 1970, and is currently on display at the library at the College of Notre Dame in Belmont, California. The lighthouse is open to the public, and is the site of a hostel.
Point Cabrillo Lighthouse in Mendocino County, California. Illuminated in 1909, automated in 1973.
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991 (NRHP Structure #91001092).