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Very well kept inside too.
For more about this lighthouse & park see this: www.parks.ca.gov/pages/22276/files/pointcabrillo2008.pdf
Parent of U.S. Deputy Marshal Josie Wells watch his casket loaded into the hearse today as he was laid to rest with full law enforcement honors in Moss Point Miss. His services were attended by Attorney General Eric Holder, Director of the U.S. Marshals Stacia Hylton and hundreds of friends and family. Wells died from a gunshot wound received in the line of duty in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, March 10. Wells, 27, a native of Mississippi had been with the U.S. Marshals Service since January 2011.
Please Credit: (Photo by: Shane T. McCoy/US Marshals)
Point Atkinson Lighthouse in Lighthouse Park, West Vancouver, illuminated by the setting sun.
Taken from the rocks at West Beach.
On a clear day you can see forever but,
That wouldn't be as much fun!
Looking north from Obstruction Point Road to Port Angeles near Hurricane Ridge.
Obstruction Point Road
Hurricane Ridge
Olympic national forest
Canon T2i
Tamron 11-18mm
ISO 100 f/8
3 exposures
HDR
Photomatix
Oloeno PhotoEnigine
Photoshop
Topaz Plugins
The Point Bonita lighthouse sits on the tip of Marin County near the entrance to the Golden Gate Bridge
I'm experimenting with transferring some of my old film pictures to digital. This picture is from around 1994 or so. It is the resort that used to stand in High Point State Park in Sussex, NJ. I took this from the observation deck of the tower that is there. I remember it was a very humid day and I nearly had heat stroke climbing the stairs. This building was torn down sometime in the late 90's
Point Arkwright is a suburb in the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. At the 2016 Australian Census, the suburb recorded a population of 273.
It is the location of Luther Heights Youth Camp, used by the Lutheran Youth of Queensland for their Christian Life Week Camps. A small section of the Mount Coolum National Park lies within its boundary. (Wikipedia)
Point Pinos Lighthouse
Pacific Grove, CA
You might wondering why many people shooting the lighthouse from this angle. That's because the gate is locked after 4pm. The only good spot to shoot the lighthouse is to stand upon the garbage can just outside the gate.
Please enlarge.
On the extreme right of the picture you can just see a bit of the Broadway Market.
"Fells Point's history started long before Baltimore became a city. The town was founded in 1730 by William Fell and became a major port and shipbuilding center. In 1797, the town combined with Baltimore Town and Jones Town to form the city of Baltimore. Fells Point's prosperity continued as immigrants flowed to the area to fill the jobs quickly being created. However, the professional class moved north to higher ground and lower densities, leaving behind the area's more diverse working class.
Numerous antique stores can be found along Fleet Street.
It's this diversity and working class spirit that has imbued most of Fells Point's character throughout the years. The area has some of the largest concentration of bars in the city. But in recent years more boutiques and restaurants have opened to serve the growing professional class that has come back to the area and participated in its gentrification.
Many folks from out of town had been afraid to travel east of Baltimore's Inner Harbor to visit the area. But development of the city's posh Harbor East community has replaced aging brownfields and served as a bridge, connecting the Inner Harbor with Fells Point. The area's two Main Streets include Thames and Broadway with the intersection of the two streets forming the heart of the community. Other shops and restaurants can be found along Aliceanna and Fleet Streets.
Broadway is the heart of Fells Point.
A stop at Fells Point is recommended for anyone visiting Baltimore. Almost no chains have moved into the area yet, so most stores are unique. And although this part of town has become increasingly upscale, you can still find good prices.
Retail Hours
Stores are open seven days a week. Some even have late night hours, staying open to as late as eleven p.m. or midnight.
Parking
Parking isn't too hard to find if you follow the signs. Many garages have been built in the area in recent years. On street parking may be difficult to find at peak times, however, and many sidestreets are off limits except to residents with special permits. Keep your eyes open. A new metering system has been adopted in the city for on-street parking. You place your money or credit card in a machine and in return you are issued a ticket that you post inside your car.
Restrooms
Clean public bathrooms are difficult to find. If it's an emergency, there's a "Public Comfort Station" on Aliceanna Street but this location is not recommended.
Visitor's Center
The Baltimore Waterfront Promenade connects Fells Point to the Inner Harbor.
For more information you can try the
Fells Point Visitor's Center (1724-26 Thames Street, 410-675-6751). There's also a Visitor's Information kiosk at the foot of Broadway at Thames Street.
Attractions
There are plenty of attractions in Fells Point to help give you a good idea of what makes the community special. For something you don't see everyday, step inside the
Baltimore Tattoo Museum (1534 Eastern Avenue, 410-522-5800). You may even step outside with one of your own.
There's also the Water Taxi (800-658-8947). Once popular mainly with tourists, it's starting to take off with commuters who want to bypass the clogged city streets. You can take a direct and scenic route from Fells Point to Baltimore's Inner Harbor. Another way to travel between the two communities is to walk along the Baltimore Waterfront Promenade, which rings almost entirely around the harbor.
Fells Point may be known for its nightlife, but if you want to meet a different kind of "nightlife," check out Baltimore Ghost Tours (410-522-7400) featuring The Original Fells Point Ghost Walk and The Fells Point Haunted Pub Walk.
Tips
Broadway Market (South Broadway between Fleet & Lancaster Streets, 410-396-3100) is one of several markets that are unique to Baltimore. It features a collection of stalls selling a wide variety of foods. You can eat at a counter or get takeout and enjoy your lunch at one of the local parks.
Also, for that local Fells Point flavor, you'll want to try some crabs and one of the best places for that is Obrycki's (1727 East Pratt Street, 410-732-6399). They were listed in the book, 1,000 Places to See Before You Die. So you know you gotta visit.
There's also Bertha's Restaurant and Bar (734 South Broadway, 410-327-5795), one of Baltimore's favorites. Their specialty is mussels, which they sell with a wide variety of dipping sauces."
Lizard Point, Cornwall
Lizard Point seen from near the Youth Hostel
Lizard Point (from Cornish: an Lysardh meaning "the high court") in Cornwall is at the southern tip of the Lizard Peninsula. It is situated half-a-mile (0.8 km) south of Lizard village in the civil parish of Landewednack and approximately 11 miles (18 km) southeast of Helston.
Lizard Point is the most southerly point on mainland Great Britain at 49° 57' 30" N.
With the exception of parts of the Isles of Scilly it is the southernmost part of England.
History and geography
Lizard Point is for many ships the starting point of their ocean passage and a notorious shipping hazard. The Lizard lighthouse is situated at Lizard Point. Immediately below the lighthouse, situated in what used to be a hotel is the YHA Lizard Youth Hostel. Lizard point is situated within Caerthillian to Kennack SSSI (Site of Special Scientific Interest), noted for its biological and geological interest.
The area is famous for its carved serpentine items,[4] which range from ornaments to the pump handles in the local public house; the Lizard Inn. The geology of Lizard is fascinating, with a number of planned walks available from local tourist authorities in order to discover more about the local rocks.
The first sighting of the Spanish Armada on mainland Britain was off Lizard Point at 3 pm on 29 July 1588.
This was one of the greatest invasion fleets in history and consisted of 120 ships armed with over 1,000 cannon and with 29,000 men on board.
The Battle at the Lizard, a naval battle, took place off The Lizard on 21 October 1707.
Sinking of Ardgarry
The bulk coaster carrier MV Ardgarry (1957) was lost in a heavy storm, in over 30ft (9m) high waves, off Lizard Point on 29 December 1962. All 12 crewmen perished and were never found.[9] She was built by James Lamont & Co at the Port Glasgow shipyard, and was 221-feet long and weighed 1,074-tons gross.
The Ardgarry was carrying coal from Swansea and headed to Rouen in France. Six of the crew were from Northern Ireland, five from Scotland, and one from the Donegal in the Republic of Ireland. Found again in 2006, the ship's bell was recovered, and a memorial service was held by family members in August 2008. All of the crewmen's families were there except one, First Engineer William Shumacher, of Brougham Street, Greenock. No trace of his family has been found.
Bugaled Breizh sinking
On 15 January 2004 the French fishing trawler Bugaled Breizh (child of Brittany) was sunk off Lizard Point with the loss of five lives. There were claims at the time by French marine accident experts that the vessel may have been pulled under when her nets became entangled in a British or Dutch submarine which was conducting NATO exercises in the area at the time.
Lifeboat service
The Lizard lifeboat station
The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) operates The Lizard lifeboat station at Kilcobben Cove,[16][17] two miles (3 km) northeast of Lizard Point. A Tyne class lifeboat is housed in a large boathouse at the base of the cliff. The station features a funicular line to transport lifeboat crews from the boathouse to the clifftop station car park.
The biggest rescue in the RNLI's history was 17 March 1907 when the 12,000 tonne liner SS Suevic hit the Maenheere Reef near Lizard Point. In a strong gale and dense fog RNLI lifeboat volunteers rescued 456 passengers, including seventy babies. Crews from The Lizard, Cadgwith, Coverack and Porthleven rowed out repeatedly for sixteen hours to rescue all of the people on board. Six silver RNLI medals were later awarded, two to Suevic crew members.
The Point Perpendicular Lighthouse was established in 1899 to replace the inaccurately placed Cape St George Lighthouse.
The original 1860 lighthouse had been built in the wrong position due to inadequate supervision by the authorities of the day. It was not visible to the northern approach at Jervis Bay and failed to warn of offshore reefs.
Even though when the error was realised it was intended to show a light at Cape St George only as a temporary measure it was not until 1898, over 30 years later, that work began on its replacement on the northern side of the entrance to the bay.
This tower is believed to be a "first" in New South Wales. It is erected on a flat concrete base and is the first tower to be constructed of concrete blocks - made on the ground - lifted into position, then cement-rendered on both the inside and the outside.
This building technique eliminated the use of heavy scaffolding and shuttering which is necessary for the "concrete poured" construction of towers.
Most of the stores and materials for the new lighthouse were landed at Bindijine Wharf, constructed in 1898, on Honeymoon Bay inside the sheltered side of Jervis itself. They were then carted by house and cart to Point Perpendicular.
The original apparatus was vapourised kerosene, 100,000 cd with a range of 33 kilometres. The power was increased to 222,000 cd in 1909 and again to 316,000 in 1923. The light was converted to electric operation in 1964 with the installation of 2 diesel generators. When to light was finally replaced in 1993 the power was 1,200,000 cd.
The new "lattice" style tower is solar powered and the lightstation has been demanned.
There was much protest when the Department of Defence fenced off the area preventing public access to the lighthouse even though it had been agreed that access should continue. There have been mixed reports about what the current situation is though the restriction does seem to have been relaxed.
Also the keepers complex was put on the market at this time and it is also not known what the outcome has been.
The window above the main door is interesting as it displays the Waratah, the state flower of New South Wales, and the construction date of the tower.
The light was last lit by Ian Clifford on Saturday 17 November 1999 for the Seafarer's Festival Ball and to celebrate the centenary of Point Perpendicular.
ELEVATION: 93 metres
RANGE: 26 nautical miles (42 kilometres)
HEIGHT: 21.4 metres
Another Sunrise Shot @ Point Lonsdale Pier, This Time From The other Side.
Best Viewed View On Black
Rescued from the cutting room floor when cleaning out my computer memory. These photos previously unprocessed or reprocessed with LR4.
Point State Park, built on the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela Rivers, is a 36-acre park established on what was a major battleground of the French and Indian War (1754-63). In addition to a museum, there are outlines which commemorate the original locations of Fort Pitt and Fort Duquesne. Additionally, the park provides outstanding views of the three rivers and the surrounding area which is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Point State Park. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Sunrise at the Point Arena Lighthouse.
The Point Arena Lighthouse stands tall and proud on the Northern California Mendocino coast.
At 115' it's the tallest lighthouse on the West Coast, tied with Pigeon Point.
I used a KITE to fly the camera.
A 6*6 point elk is called Royal. A 7*7 point elk is called Imperial. A 8*8 point elk is called Monarch.
Location: The Cape Point Nature Reserve
Description: I recently spent an entire day shooting some of the most scenic spots in the Cape Peninsula with Andre, Kim and Lyn. What an awesome day that was!!
Equipment: Sony Alpha 100 (11mm ultra-wide)
Date: October 2007
This one is better when viewed Large
Established in 1832, Eastern Point Light has been lighting the way for over 150 years. The 36-foot tall tower marks the entrance to Gloucester Harbor, the oldest seaport in America. (U.S. Coast Guard video by Petty Officer 3rd Class Briana Carter)
Another awesome afternoon at Point Mugu. Perhaps you might seen this split rock in many car commercials. I just loved the passing clouds.
One RAW shot
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I scouted and scouted for a good sunset shot and when I found this spot I knew it was gold. I waited 2 hours for 5 minutes of beautiful lighting.
Camera - Nikon D700
Lens - Nikon 16-35
ISO 200
f/11 @ 0.5 sec
GND
Karachi www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjHgtanrCzs
Devil's Point, Located less than half a mile distance from Clifton Beach. It is an adventures place and if Arabian Sea is calm you may want to catch a good size fishes too.
Photo Credits: Khanana
I'm giving a presentation to the local Audubon Society next month on using point-and-shoot cameras for nature photography. I titled it "How to be a Poor Nature Photographer".
I decided to take a gear photo for the presentation.
Canon PowerShot S5 IS
DIY USB Remote shutter release
Canon Speedlite 580EX II flash
Olympus TCON-17 1.7x teleconverter (with Opteka 58mm screw-mount adapter, 58-55mm step down ring, and 77mm rubber lens hood)
LumoPro LP-120 manual flash (with DIY Black straw and gutter down spout spot grid)
Canon LA-DC58E 58mm screw mount adapter
Cactus V2s wireless flash triggers (two receivers)
Raynox SRW 6600 0.66x teleconverter (with Opteka adapter)
Raynox DCR-250 clip-on macro adapter
Another cool Blue Note album cover, this is the Avant-garde masterpiece by pianist Andrew Hill, Point of Departure (1965). Design and photography by Reid Miles.
The original: www.udiscovermusic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/andrew-...
and the album: www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYZcjrydVt0&list=PLUJ7V33M1wR...
Stratford Point Lighthouse is a historic lighthouse in Stratford, Connecticut, at the mouth of the Housatonic River. The second tower was one of the first prefabricated cylindrical lighthouses in the country and remains active.
The first Stratford Point Lighthouse was built in 1822. In 1855 a fifth order lens was added to the 28-foot wooden tower. In 1881, the tower and dwelling were razed and replaced with a 35-foot tall, brick lined cast-iron tower and equipped with a third order Fresnel lens. The light was automated in 1970 with a modern beacon. It is an active aid to navigation and is used for Coast Guard housing. Other buildings still standing: 1881 keeper's house (pictured above) and 1911 fog signal building (not pictured).
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Photograph © by Regan Photography (2015). All Rights Reserved. This photograph should not be used on websites, blogs or anywhere for that matter without my explicit written permission.
Point Wilson is a locality located on the northern shores of Corio Bay, Victoria. it is approximately 60 kilometres by road from Melbourne, and 25 kilometres by road from Geelong.
The locality is bounded by Pousties Road to the west, the Princes Freeway to the north west, Little River to the north east, and Corio Bay to the south.
Point Wilson is sparsely populated, and public access to the area is restricted due to the explosives facility located in the area. Other nearby land uses include the Murtcaim Wildlife Area and Melbourne Water's Western Treatment Plant.
A trip to Carmel, California meant a visit to Point Lobos, and an attempt at some Edward Weston-inspired photos of the famous state park.