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This is a cropped panorama from a temple on Kyushu, Japan. I also did some high resolution stitched ones here. I was amazed that none of the lanterns were burnt out. I was using a 680nm infrared camera on this trip, which keeps some colour in the shot rather than being completely black and white. There's very little processing done here, the lanterns actually turn out that way with infrared.
Lanterns at the Calgary Zoo as part of the Illuminasia festival. There are over 300 lanterns all over the zoo.
多賀大社 万灯祭
Lantern Festival at Taga-Taisha ( shrine )
The location is Taga-cho Shiga Prefecture.
LAOWA 7.5mm f2.0
Street shot on a Saturday - Saigon
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This close up of the lantern room of the 1888 stone lighthouse at Low Head shows its effectiveness. The lenses that concentrate the light have a massive range. The tower stands 19 metres (62 ft) tall, but the focal height is actually 43 metres (141 ft) above sea level. The light itself has a range of 43 kilometres (23 nautical miles).
"The original apparatus was supplied in 1833 by W. Hart of Launceston. He supplied six dozen Argand lamps with tin reflectors at three shillings and sixpence each. In 1835, the apparatus was upgraded by installation of a revolving shutter which was rotated by a weight-driven clockwork mechanism. In 1838, the original whale oil Argand lamps and the tin mirrors were replaced by a revolving catadioptric system, manufactured by Wilkins and Company of London. The lens floated and rotated in a mercury bath, which served as a bearing. The cost of these upgrades was £2000. In 1851, the luminous intensity of the lantern was further increased.
When the new tower was constructed in 1888, the revolving catadioptric apparatus was retained, and a cast iron and copper housing for the lantern (manufactured by Chance Brothers of Smethwick) was added.
In 1898, an auxiliary light was added to the tower. The assembly, manufactured by Chance Brothers, consisted of a two-wick lamp with a red lens that produced a red warning light to illuminate the hazardous Hebe Reef. The assembly is positioned such that the light shines from a window just above the midsection of the tower, about 6 metres (20 ft) below the main light.
In 1916, the lighting and lens assembly was extensively upgraded. A new revolving Fresnel lens (3rd order 375 mm f.r. triple flashing catadioptric) was installed. The whale oil lantern was also replaced with a 55 mm incandescent gas mantle lantern, and fuelled by vaporized kerosene. The lens and lantern were both manufactured by Chance Brothers; the total cost of these improvements was £1,348 13s ld.
On 12 April 1937, Hydroelectric power (generated at the nearby Duck Reach Power Station) was finally supplied to Low Head Lighthouse. The clockwork rotating mechanism was replaced by an electric motor, and the kerosene lantern was replaced by a 110 volt 500 watt electric lamp. The lantern apparatus currently uses a 240 volt lamp."