Point Reyes Lighthouse by junge1
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Description
The Point Reyes Lighthouse began operation in 1870 and was retired from service in 1975 when the Coast Guard installed an automated light.
The first order Fresnel lens (the largest size) and mechanism for the lighthouse were constructed in France in 1867. The clockwork mechanism, glass prisms, and housing for the lighthouse were shipped on a steamer around the tip of South America to San Francisco.
The lighthouse is located 300-ft. below the 600-ft. high headland to avoid the characteristic high fog.
Point Reyes is the windiest place on the Pacific Coast and the second foggiest place on the North American continent.
Picture was taken in December 2001 and later scanned.
Thank you for viewing, commenting and any favs,
Sig...
Comments (46)
Excellent photo and perfect realisation
Excellent photo!
Fantastic!!!
Excellent shot!!
W U N D E R S C H Ö N !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I can hear the fog horn blowing. Excellent photo.
Beautiful image Sig the lighting is wonderful and I like the way it has picked out the figure to the side of the lighthouse
EXCELLENT! GREAT SHOT, GREAT LIGHT!
Great post! Lighthouses are soo awesome! :-)
superb photo!
Lovely photoshot.
I love lighthouses and it is a beautiful shot with perfect lighting. I love sunset pictures, as you know. KK
Fantastic view..great atmosphere too! :)
Great POV for the capture!
F A N T A S T I C !!!!!!!!!
Excellent view.
Wonderful POV and light. Beautiful!
awesome photo and great POV sig!!
I have heard of this place.very interesting to see and enjoy your capture
Ooh, been there more than a few times! I've seen the migrating whales offshore there. I love the drive to get there, through the dairy farms...very scenic. Beautiful shot!
Wonderful shot! For some reason I am thoroughly enchanted by Fresnel lenses, and a first-order Fresnel grabs my interest faster than almost anything! (We have a fourth-order at the lighthouse here at Mukilteo, as well as another fourth-order on display.) I've only seen pictures of first-order lenses, and would love to see one in person! I know I'm strange ... sue me. :)
Excellent pov to show the lighthouse and time of day!
Excellent capture my friend.
the people living there must be real hard and rough natures i guess.5++
very fine image.
Jolie capture!
Superb and atmospheric shot!
Possibly, the most beautiful shot of a lighthouse, I've ever seen in my life! Really. Amazing place...... Rob.
Lovely!
Fantástica, captura soberba meu amigo, aplausos (5)