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Album name: | mitko / US - California and Hawaii |
Rating (3 votes): | (Show details) |
Current status (active, not active, museum etc): | Active |
Construction details (year of built, shape etc): | 1871 |
Height of the tower, m: | 35 | Focal plane elevation above sea level, m: | 45 |
Light Description (light sectors, colour of the light, number of flashes etc): | Flashing, period 10s, flash 1s, eclipse 9s, white |
Range, nm: | 20 nm |
Any other comments: | Emergency light. Tower. Visually conspicuous. |
Coordinates (in any format): | 37 10.9045 N 122 23.6338 W |
Displayed: | 80 times |
Date added: | Nov 13, 2014 |
DateTime Original: | 2012:12:08 17:07:24 |
Image Description: | The Lighthouse still stands tall though it's beaten and battered surface clearly show the signs wear from the salty air of Pacific storms as streaks of rust run down the sloped sides of the once pristine white structure. The white picket fence no longer stands straight and the roofs of the buildings show signs of the high winds that whip off the ocean each season. The majestic Pigeon Point Lighthouse still shines as streams of golden light fall like rain though the broken clouds. With GPS and high tech navigation these lighthouse are from a day when tall marvels of architecture towered gracefully above the coastline to guide ships away from the rocky outcropping along the California coast. There is something graceful and artistic about these structures that brings to mind tall ships sailing the ocean with nothing more the power of the wind, a well trained sailor using a sexton and if lucky the beacon from a distant lighthouse to guide them safely home to port. |
IPTC Title: | The Lighthouse |
IPTC Copyright: | 2012 Darvin Atkeson |
IPTC Keywords: | Lighthouse Pigeon Point California Pacific Coast Sunset 1871 San Francisco Santa Cruz Tallest Historical Landmark Seascape Landscape Fresnel Lens Coast Guard Coastal Coast Line Beach Highway One 1 PCH Pacific Coast Highway Darv Lynneal Darvin Atkeson LiquidMoonlight.com |
Keywords: | United States / Pacific ocean / California / San Francisco / Sunset |
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