Admiralty Head Lighthouse by nongo
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Description
I took this shot yesterday while driving around
on Whidbey, enjoying the island I live on...
Some facts:
Admiralty Head is an elevated area on the western edge of Whidbey Island with eighty-foot bluffs
that drop into the inlet. The first Admiralty Lighthouse, also known as the Red Bluff Lighthouse,
was built on the headland during the second half of 1860 and became operational on January 21, 1861.
The lighthouse was a two-story wooden structure painted white with the light tower rising like a church
steeple from one end of the pitched roof. The red lantern room contained a fourth-order Fresnel lens.
It would be almost nineteen years before its companion light was established at Point Wilson across the bay.
Ships bound from the Pacific to Seattle must first pass along the Strait of San Juan de Fuca,
which separates the Olympic Peninsula and Canada's Vancouver Island, and then turn south
and navigate through Admiralty Inlet before reaching Puget Sound. Two points define the entrance
to Admiralty Inlet from the Strait of San Juan de Fuca: Point Wilson on the west and Admiralty Head
on the east. Lighthouses were eventually placed on both these points to guide shipping. Today, the
Keystone - Port Townsend ferry connects landings located near these two points, providing a quick
link between the northwestern part of the state and the Olympic Peninsula.
More about the Fresnel lens: http://www.admiraltyhead.wsu.edu/history/fresnel.html
Comments (27)
Nice shot. I've never seen a lighthouse like this attached to a house - all the ones I've seen were just vertical, cylindrical structures. I've never been to Whidbey Island, though I've heard a lot about it. Recently saw the film "The Last Mimzy", some of which takes place on Whidbey - have you seen it? Not a great movie, unfortunately, though it had it's moments...
A beautiful building and excellent presented!!
Gorgeous capture, Cudos!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Good balance of a white painted subject and I like the composition
excellent shoot!!
Lovely lighthouse.
WOW, Akemi you couldn't have had a more beautiful day for taking this one!! I've been there and it's usually a gray sky, superb photography!!!!!
The building looks almost unreal, it is so perfect!
Excellent shot, Akemi. The clarity and detail are wonderful. And it looks like your Saturday was as nice as ours was.
a wonderful shot of this light house.
Wow its such a lovely shot.
Cool, excellent capture!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
A wonderful shot. Glad it was a sunny day for you.
I love lighthouse's and this one's a beaut!! Looks so well kept and the little picket fence caps off it's beauty. Must be awesome to see this lit up at night! I guess I just realized that we both live on and island, how kewl is that?!? Thanks for the image and info Akemi-san! Aloha~
What a beautiful capture! So bright and sunny ... Yay! :)
Beautiful lighthouse...
what a great catch, wonderful blue sky and sunny day, well taken
A savior in rough seas. Nice capture and information. Aloha
This a very interesting lighthouse. Like a small charming family house. Useful info as well.
Excellent capture.
What a beautiful lighthouse! Wonderful design and your composition is great! I was so close (port townsend) but I never saw any lighthouses. Thanks for sharing this!
Excellent Capture!!!
Excellent capture. Bravo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ROBY ;o)
This seems much bigger than the usual lighthouses we see..great shot..
A perfect architectural capture. Love it! What a grand lighthouse!
Beautiful place! Great compo!
Nice Shot !!