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Watching waves crash against lava from a zodiac in the Galapagos.
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The lighthouse went into operation in March 23 1915. It stands six metres (twenty ft) tall, with a focal plane of fifteen m (fifty ft) and flashes a white light every twelve seconds.
In Jan of 1914, a tidal wave demolished the original wooden tower which held a dioptric lens holding a three-wick, 31-day Wigham lamp. The Sea captains requested an “up-to-date lighthouse, a wireless station and fog alarm at or near Amphitrite Point,” and construction of the current one-of-kind squat tower began in January 1915.
In 1988, Amphitrite Point Lighthouse lost their keepers, with the Canadian Coast Guard reducing the number of staffed west coast lighthouses.
SILVER Medalist Round 5 - "OUR WORLD" SERIES: LANDSCAPES Perpetual Contest - 15th Feb 2010 Color Photo Award - PREMIER - thanks to all who voted for my image :-)
A rather wild northerly wind was blowing today ...........
California Brown Pelicans fly in front of the Ecola lighthouse at Canon Beach along the Oregon coast.
This scene was captured at the shore of the Sir Bani Yas Island in Abu Dhabi. I went there on a client commissioned film shoot when the gale force winds came out of nowhere and messed up the whole shoot. Me and the crew were grounded for 2 days, holed up in a hotel room with very little to do but wait for the wind to settle down...but it didn't. All was not in vain though. Watching 4 meter waves crash on the beach was a sight to behold.
Shot with Canon 5dmk3 and Canon 70-300mm lens. Processed with Photoshop CC 2015 and NIK Collection suite.
I spent several hours - just looking - fascinated by those beautiful waves crashing into the landmasses and splash into the air
Yesterday, was another stormy old day ~ crashing, splashing waves all along the beach esplanade!!
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King tide mixed in with a heavy winter storm makes for a turbulent ocean with huge dramatic waves - amazing sight with so much power as the waves crash against anything in their way!
Another image of many to come along of the storm. These waves that are crashing are huge and not the usual size. The rocky area is usually fairly dry with normal tides.
Cromer pier in black and white. This is a conversion from colour and I can't make my mind up which one I prefer so I may post the colour one in a few days. It was taken in Cromer, Norfolk, England, on a day when the tide had been particular high and rough. The pier is the only one in England that has a working theater at it's end.
This image is of a rock called Little Heaver. Looking out from Lamorna Cove you can see this rock perched in front of the headland on the left. A couple of captures of the water running of the rock to produce some lovely water trials
This is a photo of a trip I took to Northern CA with a good friend. We took a hike one morning and that hike led us to the Pacific Coast. It was incredible for me to reach a spot just beyond these tall grasses. It was breath taking to reach the coast and see the wonderful cliffs beside me; watch the enormous waves crash in front of me; and watch the dense fog roll in above me.
Hours were spent on the beach there reading books we packed...eating a picnic lunch...drinking Sierra Nevada's...dodging waves, as not to get wet...playing silly games, seeing who could stand on a log the longest without falling into the water...sleeping to the sound of the waves....laughing...talking...relaxing...getting away. I'd love to take a trip there again and have dreams of doing so, riding up HWY 1. It was so peaceful and wonderful. I loved it there.
Incredible memory that will last for a lifetime. I'll never forget it as long as I live.
It was one perfect time...one perfect day.
I found a new favourite place in Hawaii! This is Nakalele Point on the northern part of West Maui. We stopped to see the blowhole marked on the map but the journey to find it took us around the point where there are the most incredible lava formations and massive waves crashing against them. Could stay there for days...
Acadia National Park is a national park located in the U.S. state of Maine. It reserves much of Mount Desert Island, and associated smaller islands, off the Atlantic coast. Initially created as the Sieur de Monts National Monument in 1916, the park was renamed Lafayette National Park in 1919, and was given its current name of Acadia in 1929. It is the oldest American national park east of the Mississippi River. [source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acadia_National_Park]
Bar Harbor is a town on Mount Desert Island in Hancock County, Maine, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population is 5,235. Bar Harbor is a popular tourist destination in the Down East region of Maine and home to the College of the Atlantic, Jackson Laboratory, and MDI Biological Laboratory (Salisbury Cove village). Prior to a catastrophic 1947 fire the town was a famous summer colony for the super-affluent elite. Bar Harbor is home to the largest parts of Acadia National Park, including Cadillac Mountain, the highest point within twenty-five miles (40 km) of the coastline of the Eastern United States. The town of Bar Harbor was founded on the northeast shore of Mount Desert Island, which the Wabanaki Indians knew as Pemetic, meaning "range of mountains" or "mountains seen at a distance." The Wabanaki seasonally fished, hunted and gathered berries, clams, and other shellfish in the area. They spoke of Bar Harbor as Man-es-ayd'ik ("clam-gathering place") or Ah-bays'auk ("clambake place"), leaving great piles of shells as evidence of this abundance. In early September 1604, French explorer Samuel de Champlain ran aground on a rock ledge believed to be just off Otter Cliffs, and when he came ashore to repair his boat he met local natives. Champlain named the island Isles des Monts Deserts, meaning "island of barren mountains"—now called Mount Desert Island, the largest in Maine. Mount Desert Island (often abbreviated MDI), in Hancock County, Maine, is the largest island off the coast of Maine. With an area of 108 square miles (280 km2) it is the 6th largest island in the contiguous United States. It is the second-largest island on the Eastern seaboard, behind Long Island and ahead of Martha's Vineyard. According to the 2010 census, the island has a year-round population of 10,615, although it is estimated that two and a half million tourists a year visit Acadia National Park on the island. The island is home to numerous well-known summer colonies such as Northeast Harbor and Bar Harbor.
[source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bar_Harbor,_Maine]
This shows stormy seas in Acadia National Park on Mount Desert Island, Maine. Even though the hurricane was over 300 miles out, this was the result. (image 3192) Please also visit: acadiamagic.com.
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A striped lighthouse stands against a vivid orange and yellow sky, surrounded by soaring seagulls and splashing waves. The sun looms large in the background, casting a warm glow over the dynamic scene.
Our weather forecast isn't looking so good for this week ~ we have Storm Gareth en route this evening and maybe that's why the sea was a little on the rough side, this afternoon! At least I managed to "play" with the lovely light!!
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Waves along the north Pacific coast. Selected as Admin Weekly Choice in Visionary Arts Gallery Platinum and Gold for the week of July 19, 2013.
The granite 'Monkey House' was destroyed and swept into the harbour a couple years ago. Here you see the retrieved and rebuilt version being tested.
Arriving at neist point we decided to walk down to the lighthouse to catch the late evening light on the cliff and lighthouse then attempt to get back to the cliff top for sunset but got carried away photographing this scene with the waves crashing into the rocks below
This image was taken on the eastern side of Mount Desert Island in Acadia National Park, Maine at Monument Cove. Otter Cliff is in the distance. (image 2162) Please also visit: acadiamagic.com.
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Taken during the weekend in blustery cold Troon!!
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In 1943, living in a tiny cabin overlooking Pacific Grove’s Lovers Point, gardener and self-styled adventurer Hayes Perkins (1874–1964) began to clear a poison oak-covered ocean bluff in Pacific Grove. Perkins’s hand-water the coastal bluff with a mix of shrubs and South African drosanthemum floribundum, a succulent of the ice plant variety. Over 14 years he single-handedly created a nearly one-mile-long pathway into a dazzling springtime carpet of fluorescent-purple blooms, a floral “Magic Carpet”.
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This image was taken on the eastern side of Mount Desert Island in Acadia National Park, Maine. Otter Cliff is in the distance. (image 2175) Please also visit: acadiamagic.com.
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Portwrinkle is a small coastal hamlet in south-east Cornwall. It is at the western end of Whitsand Bay. It was traditionally a fishing village and the old 17th century walls of the pilchard cellars are still standing, although they have now been incorporated into housing. The village has two beaches and a harbour.
The first quay was built at Portwrinkle in 1612 to support the local pilchard fishing seines. The quay and harbour were rebuilt in 1792 – much enhanced with the new two storey Pilchard Cellars for processing and packing the pilchards. By the mid 1800’s pilchards had been replaced by mackerel and this fishery continued up to the early 1900s. As the old seine collectives wound up at the start of the Great War, fishing was continued by just a handful of local families and visitors to the hamlet. Commercial fishing slowly declined in the latter half of the twentieth century and the final commercial boat completed its last season at Portwrinkle in 2020.
Silhouettes of a couple walking on Cronulla Beach at sunrise.
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'To protect, warn and offer guidance', Lennard Island Lighthouse began operation on November 1, 1904. It continues to operate and is one of few that are still manned today along the coast of BC.
(There are only 27 out of 40 lighthouses manned on the coast of BC)
The lighthouse stands on the summit of the southwest point of the island, elevated 35m (115ft) above high water mark allowing it to be seen for approximately 26 km (16 miles) from all points of approach (except where it is hidden by the trees on the island). The original was a wooden octagonal shape with sloping sides and a metal lantern, standing 24.3m (80 ft) high from its base to the light.
It was replaced in 1968 by a 35m (115ft) tall, lighthouse which includes the base. (While waiting to be air lifted by helicopter to the island a private airplane went out of control at Tofino airport and collided with the tower, causing minor damage) The light flashes every ten seconds (.28 second flash, 9.72 second eclipse).
*Thank you to current lighthouse keeper Jeff for helping me with current information on lighthouse.