Ah, the lonely life of the lighthouse keeper. In the heyday of sailing, long before automated beacons steered ships away from treacherous shores, brave men...
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Lighthouse at Saare, Saaremaa, Estonia.
Possibly the most photographed lighthouse in Scotland (passenger ferries from Oban to the islands pass it). Designed by Robert Stevenson and first lit in 1833. The lighthouse was one of the first to be automated in 1965. it was recently repainted by the Northern Lighthouse Board
Tourists drawn to the edge of Ireland with a view of the Atlantic and the Blasket Islands. It’s magical.
Lighthouses hold a special place in many hearts. There is something romantic about these coastal beacons that were once the most important landmarks for those who traveled by ship. They fascinate with the historic tales that surround them as well as their magnificent, yet often lonely, settings.
McGulpin Lighthouse, Mackinaw City, MI.... an interesting bank just below the lighthouse covered with trillium
Wales' beautiful lighthouses have stood on our shorelines for decades
Lighthouses hold a special place in many hearts. There is something romantic about these coastal beacons that were once the most important landmarks for those who traveled by ship. They fascinate with the historic tales that surround them as well as their magnificent, yet often lonely, settings.
Lighthouses hold a special place in many hearts. There is something romantic about these coastal beacons that were once the most important landmarks for those who traveled by ship. They fascinate with the historic tales that surround them as well as their magnificent, yet often lonely, settings.
A photograph taken by Morgunblaðið photographer Árni Sæberg of the Þrídrangaviti lighthouse in 2009 has now become viral thanks to Justin Bieber of all people.
Het is 2,5 keer groter dan België en er wonen evenveel mensen als in Vlaanderen. Alleen: die wonen in een paar steden. Voor de rest is het leeg en onwaarschijnlijk mooi. Hier zijn 60 foto's die dat bewijzen:
If you are looking for something historic, educational, and just plain fun for the whole family, consider a day out at Marblehead Lighthouse State Park. This park is centered around the historic Marblehead Lighthouse, but there is so much more to do and see there. Here is what you need to know about the park, as well as its storied history.
Lighthouses hold a special place in many hearts. There is something romantic about these coastal beacons that were once the most important landmarks for those who traveled by ship. They fascinate with the historic tales that surround them as well as their magnificent, yet often lonely, settings.
Lighthouses hold a special place in many hearts. There is something romantic about these coastal beacons that were once the most important landmarks for those who traveled by ship. They fascinate with the historic tales that surround them as well as their magnificent, yet often lonely, settings.
Follow the light to these stunning spaces.
I noticed most of today, we had clear, cloudless skies, but I knew that we might have some clouds move in for a spectacular sunset. So as I drove home from work, I pondered "Should I go shoot a sunset of Seattle from Beacon Hill, or should I go to Whidbey Island and shoot a sunset shot of Admiralty Head Lighthouse?" So this thought is going back and forth in my head as I drive north getting closer to Seattle, watching the clouds develop in the sky, then I pass right on by the exit to take for Beacon Hill. Okay, I am going to Whidbey Island. That was an adventure as I drove through rush hour traffic and then had to wait for the Mukilteo, yes there is a lighthouse there as well, car ferry to be transported across Puget Sound to Whidbey Island. All the while the clouds are really getting interesting and I still have 20 miles to drive to get to the lighthouse once I get back on dry land. I finally make it to the lighthouse after getting stuck behind cars going "The Speed Limit!" Don't these guys know that I am a Speed Demon right now and sunset is in 15minutes? It is okay my Flickr friends, I drove safely and did follow the speed limit, 90% of the time, and got to the lighthouse with 10 minutes to spare. Once I arrived, that is when the sun was putting on it's show, so I quickly set up my tripod and captured this. I used three exposures -2,0, +2, merged in Photomatix, a little color saturation, and Photoshop to remove a plywood covered window pane and to compress the image. I again want to take this opportunity to thank everyone who has taken the time to view my photo stream and make comments. I appreciate them and am humbled by all of the great work out there. Your work inspires me to be the best that I can be. Thank you. Update. I replaced this photo on August 7, 2010. I have learned new skills with editing, and the biggest problem that I had with this photo was that the lighthouse itself had a blue cast to it. The HDR processing really pulls out all available light and color. Well it just looked unnatural, so I was able to desaturate a lot of the blue out of the building. I used Photoshop some more to clean up the artifacts in the lower two windows, a big white square obscured most of the lower panes of glass.
Lighthouses hold a special place in many hearts. There is something romantic about these coastal beacons that were once the most important landmarks for those who traveled by ship. They fascinate with the historic tales that surround them as well as their magnificent, yet often lonely, settings.
Lighthouses hold a special place in many hearts. There is something romantic about these coastal beacons that were once the most important landmarks for those who traveled by ship. They fascinate with the historic tales that surround them as well as their magnificent, yet often lonely, settings.
1. St. Augustine Light, Florida St. Augustine Light (Photo courtesy Rachel Kramer) Way back in 1565, Pedro Menendez de Aviles, founder of St. | 10-of-the-worlds-most-iconic-lighthouses
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Navigable aqueducts (sometimes called water bridges) are bridge structures that carry navigable waterway canals over other rivers, valleys, railways or roads. They are primarily distinguished by their size, carrying a larger cross-section of water than most water-supply aqueducts. Although Roman aqueducts were sometimes used for transport, aqueducts were not generally used until the 17th century when the problems of summit level canals had been solved and modern canal systems started to appear. 1. Pontcysyllte Aqueduct, UK link The Pontcysyllte Aqueduct is a navigable aqueduct that carries the Llangollen Canal over the valley of the River Dee in Wrexham County Borough in north east Wales. Completed in 1805, it is the longest and highest aqueduct in Britain, a Grade I Listed Building and a World Heritage Site. Built by Thomas Telford and William Jessop, it is 307 m. (1,007 ft.) long, 3.4 m. (11 ft.) wide and 1.6 m. (5.25 ft.) deep. link The towpath is mounted above the water, with the inner edge carried on cast-iron pillars in the trough. This arrangement allows the water displaced by the passage of a narrow boat to flow easily around it, enabling relatively free passage. Every five years the ends of the aqueduct are closed and a plug in one of the highest spans is opened to drain the canal water into the River Dee below, for inspection and maintenance of the trough. [link, map] 2. Håverud Aqueduct, Sweden link Håverud Aqueduct is regarded as one of the greatest engineering achievements of its day. In the mid eighteen sixties it became clear that this section of the Dalsland Canal could not be completed using a traditional lock owing to local soil conditions. As a consequence a thirty metre long metal chute was constructed that traversed the Dalsland Waterfall. link Today the aqueduct is a tourist attraction and is a unique meeting point of waterway, road and railway. There is a popular visitor centre here. This is the starting point for many boat trips on the Dalsland Canal. [link, map] 3. Magdeburg Water Bridge, Germany link The Germans took over 80 years to build this 918m (3,000 ft) bridge over the Elbe river near the town of Magdeburg. Canal engineers had first conceived of joining the two waterways as far back as 1919, and by 1938 the Rothensee boat lift and bridge anchors were in place, but construction was postponed during World War II. After the Cold War split Germany, the project was put on hold indefinitely by the East German government. link With the reunification of Germany and major establishment of water transport routes made the Water Bridge a priority again. Work started in 1997, with construction taking six years and costing €500 million. The water bridge now connects Berlin’s inland harbour network with the ports along the Rhine river. The aqueduct's trough structure incorporates 24,000 tonnes of steel and 68,000 cubic meters of concrete. The Magdeburg water bridge was opened in 2003. [link, map] 4. Aqueduct Ringvaart Haarlemmermeer, Netherlands link Near Roelofarendsveen (a town in western Netherlands), the Ringvaart Channel crosses the A4 Highway by means of an aqueduct. It was built in 1961, making it the oldest aqueduct in the Netherlands. In 2006, construction was completed of two new portions: on the east side for crossing new north-bound lanes for the expanded highway; and on the west side for the new HSL-Zuid high-speed railway. The new aqueduct is 1.8 kilometres (1.1 mi) long. [link, map] 5. Pont du Sart Aqueduct, Belgium Pont Du Sart during construction link The Pont du Sart Aqueduct is a navigable aqueduct that carries the Centrumkanaal (channel in western Belgium) over the crossroads between N55 and N535 road near the town of Houdeng-Goegnies. link This concrete building is 498 meters (1,600 ft) long and 46 meters (150 ft) wide. Pont du Sart Aqueduct weighs 65,000 tons and is supported by 28 concrete columns, three meters (10 ft) in diameter. [map] 6. Aqueduct Veluwemeer, Netherlands link Veluwemeer is aqueduct on the N302 road near the small town of Harderwijk in the Eastern Netherlands. It is located under a small part of the lake Veluwemeer and at the same time connects the mainland Netherlands to Flevoland (largest artificial island in the world). link Veluwemeer is 25 meters (80 ft) long and under it daily passes about 28 000 vehicles. The aqueduct was opened to traffic in 2002. [map] 7. Briare Aqueduct, France link The Briare Aqueduct carries the Canal latéral à la Loire over the River Loire on its journey to the River Seine in France. It replaced a river-level crossing from the canal to meet the Briare Canal that was hazardous in times of flood. Between 1896 and 2003 it was the longest navigable aqueduct in the World until the opening of the Magdeburg Water Bridge. link The aqueduct is built on fourteen piers. These piers support a single steel beam in turn supporting a steel channel which contains more than 13,000 tonnes of water, 2.2 meters (7 ft) deep and 6 metres (20 ft) wide allowing boats with a 1.8m draught to cross. The width of the aqueduct, towpaths included, is 11.5 meters (38 ft) and its length is 662.7 meters (2.175 ft). [link, map] 8. Naviduct Krabbersgat, Netherlands The Krabbersgat-locks in the Netherlands is the first “Naviduct” in the world. This unique mega project, consisting of a ship-lock with an underpass for road traffic, was conceived to ease bottlenecks for both vehicle and sea faring traffic. link The massive structure is 125 meters (410 ft) in length and 25 meters (82 ft) wide. 1,450 m3 of earth was removed to accommodate 20,000 m3 of concrete. This naviduct in Enkhuizen was opened in 2003. [link, map] 9. Edstone Aqueduct, UK link Edstone Aqueduct is one of three aqueducts on a 4 miles (6 km) length of the Stratford-upon-Avon Canal in Warwickshire. All are unusual in that the towpaths are at the level of the canal bottom. At 475 feet (145 m), Edstone is the longest aqueduct in England. It crosses a minor road, the Birmingham and North Warwickshire railway and also the trackbed of the former Alcester Railway. [link, map] 10. Aqueduct Langdeel, Netherlands link Aqueduct Langdeel is located on the N31 highway, near the city of Leeuwarden in the northern Netherlands. The aqueduct carries the canal of the same name. link Construction began in 2004, and in 2007 the aqueduct was completed and opened to traffic. The aqueduct was 2.78 meters (9 ft) deep, 25 meters (82 ft) wide and 110 meters (360 ft) long. Concrete box aqueduct lies on the three rows of concrete pillars. [map] 11. Ee Aqueduct, Netherlands link Ee Aqueduct is located in the Dutch province of Friesland, on the provincial road N928. This aqueduct was opened for traffic in 2007. [map]
Follow the light to these stunning spaces.
Lighthouses hold a special place in many hearts. There is something romantic about these coastal beacons that were once the most important landmarks for those who traveled by ship. They fascinate with the historic tales that surround them as well as their magnificent, yet often lonely, settings.
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