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Heceta Head Lighthouse
Posted by Steve Rice (Olympia, United States) on 22 July 2009 in Landscape & Rural and Portfolio.
With a tower 56 feet (17.1 meters) tall, this lighthouse is 205 feet (62.5 meters) above the water. The light was first illuminated in 1894. It was automated in 1963 and burns a 1,000 watt quartz bulb. After passing through the first-order British made Fresnel lens, the beam has a power of 2.5 million candlepower.
Part of the Oregon Coast series.
Food from Las Cruces, NM, United States
Wow, this is some of your best work yet. The colors are vivid. I love the northwest coast too. I lived on San Juan Island for a summer, and we would go to Lime Kiln Lighthouse to watch the Orcas go by.
22 Jul 2009 5:21am
kiji from valenciennes, France
Very well framed compo. It looks like french brittany :)
22 Jul 2009 7:00am
Sarito from Basingstoke, United Kingdom
Beautiful composition Steve! 2.5 million candle power is really amazing.
22 Jul 2009 7:16am
Pradeep from Chennai, India
Wow!! Amazing location...very magical. Love the composition :)
22 Jul 2009 7:24am
MrsAmber from West Wickham, United Kingdom
Beautifully perched on the edge of the cliff. Very well taken shot. Again it is interesting for me in the UK for this could be Cornwall in the South west of England!
22 Jul 2009 8:46am
Ajay from Pune, India
Supremely beautiful place, no doubt. If I could only spend one day and night here it will be a day worth remembering everyday.
22 Jul 2009 3:41pm
Alex from Barcelona, Spain
Precioso paisaje con ese faro en lo alto la montaña, de noche ha de ser increible.
Saludos.
22 Jul 2009 4:01pm
Viewfinder from Bradenton, FL, United States
You composed this whole scene very well. I like how the lighthouse is nestled so neatly on this wooded point.
22 Jul 2009 4:04pm
Pixim from Nice, France
The composition is excellent and the mastered light (in spite of the conditions) We have with this photo, the strong idea of the size of the nature Bravo ;)
22 Jul 2009 4:24pm
MARIANA from waterloo, Canada
wow, This shot is fantastic . I can freely tell I like it the most from all lighthouses I saw so far on your blog .
22 Jul 2009 5:06pm
john4jack from Corvallis, Oregon, United States
Lovely capture. Classic perspective.
22 Jul 2009 5:12pm
D . A from tehran, Iran
wow...
I love there
& your pic too !!!
a nice frame with a nice composition
GOOD LUCK
22 Jul 2009 5:16pm
Don from spokane, United States
You've made a fine composition out of this picturesque lighthouse. Nice placement of the land mass and the lighthouse in the frame. Beautiful image.
22 Jul 2009 5:28pm
Paco Díaz from Palma de Mallorca, Spain
The lihthouse is placed in a wonderful point, it's a very very beautiful image
22 Jul 2009 5:46pm
Kiki from Ambert, Puy de Dôme, France
Joliment placé ce phare entre l'eau et la forêt !
22 Jul 2009 7:21pm
peter from new york, United States
your shots make me want to quit my job and just work in a lighthouse. spectacular views and a bit of solitude! great shot steve.
22 Jul 2009 8:40pm
PD from Overland Park, Kansas, United States
Great comp! I like the small out buildings also
23 Jul 2009 12:52am
Esther K ~ from Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia
Even as a small image on my blogwatch page, it calls out to me! This is beautiful, Steve - soooo impressive! Makes me want to hug myself!
23 Jul 2009 2:09am
sawsengee from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
amazing view & composition....the light source from the left to the right is just perfect
23 Jul 2009 6:57pm
Laurie from New Jersey, United States
Splendid! Love this one. Lighthouses steal my heart.
23 Jul 2009 8:39pm
Daryl Johnson from Farnham, United Kingdom
What a beautiful place. Gorgeous scene.
23 Jul 2009 9:34pm
Cricket-Tammy from Somewhere in the, United States
Just amazing. What a place to be.
24 Jul 2009 4:45am
zanfifotos from Pignans, France
so wonderful place, i'd love to see same with bad weather
2 Aug 2009 8:32am
