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Portland stone is a limestone geological formation (formally named the Portland Stone Formation[1]) dating to the Tithonian age of the Late Jurassic that is quarried on the Isle of Portland in Dorset, England.[1] The quarries are cut in beds of white-grey limestone separated by chert beds. It has been used extensively as a building stone throughout the British Isles, notably in major public buildings in London such as St Paul's Cathedral and Buckingham Palace. Portland stone is also exported to many countries, being used for example at the United Nations headquarters in New York City.
Ah, the essence of Portlandia ... raindrops, puddles, & beauty. I love my state, & PDX.
Reposted from earlier this year
Conrail’s Bangor & Portland Subdivision Bangor Local switches a few cars in the small yard just south of Portland, Pennsylvania. Two former Erie GP7’s are based in Bangor at this time.
Portland Bill Lighthouse is a functioning lighthouse at Portland Bill, on the Isle of Portland, Dorset. This is the southernmost point on the English coast east of Devon. The lighthouse and its boundary walls are Grade II Listed.
As Portland Bill's largest and most recent lighthouse, the Trinity House operated Portland Bill Lighthouse is distinctively white and red striped, standing at a height of 41 metres. It first shone out on 11 January 1906. The lighthouse guides passing vessels through the hazardous waters surrounding the Bill, while also acting as a waymark for ships navigating the English Channel.
The builders, Wakeham Bros. of Plymouth, began work on the foundations in October 1903. Chance & Co of Birmingham supplied and fitted the lantern. The 1906 optic was, incredibly, still in use in 2011 when this photo was taken, albeit with new light sources.
In 2019-20 a new non-rotating LED light source was installed in the lantern room and a new omnidirectional fog signal was installed on the exterior lantern gallery (replacing the electric emitter installed in the 1990s. The two LED lanterns (one of which is used, the other kept on standby) have a reduced range of 18 nautical miles (33 km), just ¾ of the older sources’ range. This is, of course, progress.
This description incorporates text from the English Wikipedia.
Captured in: Cape Elizabeth, ME
Pictured here is an late afternoon capture of what is one of my favorite East Coast lighthouse -- the Portland Head Light.
The Portland Head Light was constructed back in 1791, making it the oldest lighthouse in Maine. The light sits atop some rocky cliffs at the head of Portland Harbor, and is still in use today.
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"Portland Head Light" is a blended HDR image constructed from 3 separate shots, with a differential of 2 stops between images.
The resulting HDR image was processed using a combination of ACR, Luminosity Masks, and Photoshop (includes the use of Topaz Labs plugins -- Adjust, Clean, Denoise, and Glow).
Portland Bill Lighthouse has been standing majestically for the past one hundred and eleven years at a height of 41 metres (135 ft). The distinctive red and white tower first shone its famous four flashes of light every twenty seconds on 11 January 1906 and has a range of 25 nautical miles which has guided passing vessels through the hazardous waters around Portland Bill as well as acting as a waymark for ships navigating the English Channel.