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tour of Ted Trainer's demonstration site at PIgface Point, tagging along with the Permaculture SW group. 30th may 2015.
Peggys Point Lighthouse is in Peggys Cove and is an iconic Canadian image. The lighthouse marks the eastern entrance of St. Margarets Bay.
Point Barrow, on a spit of land nine miles northeast of Barrow is the most northern point in North America - as far north as you can get and keep your feet dry. Whale bones and bones of other animals litter the beach.
Point Barrow was once the village of Nunvuk, perhaps at one point a community of 1000. But the village disapeared over a hundred years ago. Archeologists are now attempting to recovered bodies of the ancient inhabitants, which are now becoming exposed due to the land being washed away.
The only way to get to Point Barrow is my ATV "four wheeler" or other al terrain vehicle, or my snowmobile in the winter.
Nash Point - Vale of Glamorgan
Camera: Canon EOS 7D
Exposure : 0.1 sec (1/10)
Aperture: f/11.0
Focal Length : 14 mm
ISO Speed : 100
Exposure Bias : -1 EV
A well preserved piece of California history located in Monterey CA at Point Penos. The lighthouse was constructed in 1859 and served as a navigational aid until 1957.
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Fort Point has stood guard at the narrows of the Golden Gate for nearly 150 years. It has been called “the pride of the Pacific,” “the Gibraltar of the West Coast,” and “one of the most perfect models of masonry in America.” When construction began during the height of the California Gold Rush, Fort Point was planned as the most formidable deterrence America could offer to a naval attack on California. Although its guns never fired a shot in anger, the “Fort at Fort Point” as it was originally named has witnessed Civil War, obsolescence, earthquake, bridge construction, reuse for World War II, and preservation as a National Historic Site.
Fort Point was built between 1853 and 1861 by the U.S. Army Engineers as part of a defense system of forts planned for the protection of San Francisco Bay. Designed at the height of the Gold Rush, the fort and its companion fortifications would protect the Bay’s important commercial and military installations against foreign attack. The fort was built in the Army’s traditional “Third System” style of military architecture (a standard adopted in the 1820s), and would be the only fortification of this impressive design constructed west of the Mississippi River. This fact bears testimony to the importance the military gave San Francisco and the gold fields during the 1850s.
Although Fort Point never saw battle, the building has tremendous significance due to its military history, its architecture, and its association with maritime history.
In the years after the Civil War, Fort Point became underutilized and was used intermittently as an army barracks. The pre-Civil War cannons, so valuable when they were originally installed, became obsolete and were eventually removed. During World War II, the Army remodeled Fort Point for use as a detention barracks, though the building was never ultimately used for that purpose. During the 1920s, the property was used by the Presidio for housing unmarried officers and different military trade schools.
In the late 1930s, plans for the construction of the Golden Gate Bridge also involved plans for the demolition of Fort Point. Fortunately, Chief Engineer Joseph Strauss recognized the architectural value of the Fort and created a special engineer arch which allowed the construction of the bridge to occur safely over the Fort. During World War II, Fort Point was once again used as temporary housing for soldiers. After World War II, the movement to preserve Fort Point for its historic and architectural value began to grow. Over the next 20 years, support for the preservation movement waxed and waned. In 1959, a group of retired military officers and civilian engineers created the Fort Point Museum Association and lobbied for its creation as a National Historic Site. On October 16, 1970, Fort Point became a National Historic Site.
(www.nps.gov/fopo/historyculture/index.htm)
22 May, 2011
"Stormy Point offers you the chance to view one of the best preserved sequences of river terraces in the world. Each major terrace formed during a period cooler than the present. An increase of erosion in the Rangitikei River headwaters filled the valley with greywacke gravels. Each intervening period of warmer climate allowed the river to cut into these deposits, forming a deep gorge as seen at present. Continued uplift of the land, which is being tilted to face south, raised the older terraces above a level where they could be buried by each successive terrace forming episode".
Not my favorite photo ever, but I thought a pretty good example of a vanishing point, or perspective. :)
The Point Cabrillo Lighthouse stands on the Northern California Mendocino Coast.
This lighthouse and its Third Order Fresnel lens have served as an active aid to maritime navigation since its lamp was first lit on June 10, 1909 - 110 years to the day before this picture was taken.
According to the nautical charts, its light flashes six times every minute, and is visible twenty-two miles out to sea.
I used a KITE to fly the camera.
Looking east from Llantwit Major towards Stout Point. In the far distance is the chimney of Aberthaw Power Station.
Vanishing Point on Tiengemeten.
Tiengemeten is an island in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Korendijk, and lies about 11 km south of Spijkenisse.
On 10 May 2007, the island was officially given back to nature; its farming inhabitants were relocated and nature has been allowed to work its way undisturbed. New nature reserves are rare in the Netherlands, and since its return to nature, Tiengemeten has become a real wilderness with trackless terrain, flowing creeks and gullies, meadows full of flowers and huge populations of migrating birds, including ospreys and egrets. Some of the marshy pastures are grazed by Highland cattle and other hardy animals. The island has cycle paths and tracks, and also a large earthwork which serves well as an elevated outlook post for birdspotters. Tiengemeten is free of cars and accessible only by water via a small pedestrian- and bike-friendly ferry which runs regularly on the ten-minute crossing between the small port at Nieuwendijk and the island. Alternatively, bikes can be hired on the island, particularly during the summer months. There is ample free car parking at the ferry terminal. Once on the island, Margerita Farm is a short walk from where passengers alight from the ferry, and holds an information centre, gallery space, café and toilets. Walking tours are available, and volunteers are on hand to answer questions. There are regular special nature-related events on the island; biodiversity surveys, open days and special tours. Notices are posted in local press and on websites.
Cold day here in Los Angeles. Intermittent rain showers. Photo taken at the Korean Friendship Bell in San Pedro, CA
I just saw this Patrick and i know it's very difficult to get his shot. No way I'm getting out there for that incredible shot!! ....this is all I got. Just love the powerful waves in the beautiful area of the Monterey Peninsular. you have to check it out!!