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Mar 22, 2019 11:10:29   #
vonzip Loc: cape cod
 
Nice captures. I especially like the Fresnel lens display. This technology is being deployed more and more in camera lenses. It is hard to believe that just a 500w bulb illuminated this. vz

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Mar 22, 2019 11:16:52   #
CHG_CANON Loc: the Windy City
 
Thank you Erik, Earnest, Ken, Cindy, Jimmyt, RichardSM, Bill! Every lighthouse included discussion of the loneliness of the assignment where only the keeper and his family and kids lived there and operated the light. In the old days, the United States Lighthouse Service operated like a military organization although completely distinct from the Coast Guard or Navy. In the National Cemetery in St Augustine were a few graves of veterans of the USLHS.

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Mar 23, 2019 05:47:53   #
J-SPEIGHT Loc: Akron, Ohio
 
CHG_CANON wrote:
At 175 feet in height (53 m) , the Ponce de Leon lighthouse is the tallest lighthouse in the state of Florida and one of the tallest in the United States. Completed in 1887, the lamp could be seen 17 nautical miles / 20 miles away (32 km).

Ponce de Leon Inlet, Florida
November, 2018

Ponce de Leon Inlet Lighthouse by Paul Sager, on Flickr


The original lamp burned kerosene; in 1909 it was replaced with an incandescent oil vapor lamp. In 1924 a generator was installed to provide electricity in the keepers' dwellings and to pump water, replacing an old windmill pump. The lighthouse beacon was electrified in 1933 with a 500-watt lamp.

Ponce de Leon Inlet Lighthouse


Ponce de Leon Inlet Light is located between the St. Augustine Light and the Cape Canaveral Light, on the Atlantic Coast of Central Florida. Restored by the Ponce de Leon Inlet Lighthouse Preservation Association, the lighthouse became a National Historic Landmark in 1998.

Ponce de Leon Inlet Lighthouse


The original 1867 Barbier et Fenestre first order fixed lens (installed 1887), and 1860 "Henry Lepaute" rotating first order Fresnel lens used at Cape Canaveral Light Station are both on display at the museum.

Ponce de Leon Inlet Lighthouse


In 1939 The lighthouse was transferred from the disbanded United States Lighthouse Service to the United States Coast Guard, which would oversee it for the next three decades.

Ponce de Leon Inlet Lighthouse


Images from this post were captured with a Canon EOS 5DIII using the EF 35mm f/1.4L USM. Processing was performed in Adobe Lightroom and noise processing on all images performed using Topaz Denoise v6.

Ponce de Leon Inlet Lighthouse



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Mar 23, 2019 07:26:19   #
Manglesphoto Loc: 70 miles south of St.Louis
 
CHG_CANON wrote:
At 175 feet in height (53 m) , the Ponce de Leon lighthouse is the tallest lighthouse in the state of Florida and one of the tallest in the United States. Completed in 1887, the lamp could be seen 17 nautical miles / 20 miles away (32 km).

Ponce de Leon Inlet, Florida
November, 2018

Ponce de Leon Inlet Lighthouse by Paul Sager, on Flickr


The original lamp burned kerosene; in 1909 it was replaced with an incandescent oil vapor lamp. In 1924 a generator was installed to provide electricity in the keepers' dwellings and to pump water, replacing an old windmill pump. The lighthouse beacon was electrified in 1933 with a 500-watt lamp.

Ponce de Leon Inlet Lighthouse


Ponce de Leon Inlet Light is located between the St. Augustine Light and the Cape Canaveral Light, on the Atlantic Coast of Central Florida. Restored by the Ponce de Leon Inlet Lighthouse Preservation Association, the lighthouse became a National Historic Landmark in 1998.

Ponce de Leon Inlet Lighthouse


The original 1867 Barbier et Fenestre first order fixed lens (installed 1887), and 1860 "Henry Lepaute" rotating first order Fresnel lens used at Cape Canaveral Light Station are both on display at the museum.

Ponce de Leon Inlet Lighthouse


In 1939 The lighthouse was transferred from the disbanded United States Lighthouse Service to the United States Coast Guard, which would oversee it for the next three decades.

Ponce de Leon Inlet Lighthouse


Images from this post were captured with a Canon EOS 5DIII using the EF 35mm f/1.4L USM. Processing was performed in Adobe Lightroom and noise processing on all images performed using Topaz Denoise v6.

Ponce de Leon Inlet Lighthouse



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Fantastic images!!!
Great History lesson.

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Mar 23, 2019 08:33:20   #
sb Loc: Florida's East Coast
 
Great set! Thanks for the background info as well.

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Mar 23, 2019 08:35:23   #
tcthome Loc: NJ
 
A great set.

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Mar 23, 2019 09:25:49   #
SpyderJan Loc: New Smyrna Beach. FL
 
Great shots and narration Paul. I climbd to the top once, but I don't think I would try it again. Climbing back down was the hard part.

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Mar 23, 2019 09:29:57   #
fbeaston Loc: Vermont
 
Wow!!! Loved the shots & the story. Another great series. Thanks for sharing.

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Mar 23, 2019 09:57:34   #
crafterwantabe Loc: Mn
 
Very nice pictures....

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Mar 23, 2019 10:08:42   #
charlienow Loc: Hershey, PA
 

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Mar 23, 2019 11:20:13   #
vicksart Loc: Novato, CA -earthquake country
 
Very nice shots Paul.

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Mar 23, 2019 11:22:09   #
photophile Loc: Lakewood, Ohio, USA
 
CHG_CANON wrote:
At 175 feet in height (53 m) , the Ponce de Leon lighthouse is the tallest lighthouse in the state of Florida and one of the tallest in the United States. Completed in 1887, the lamp could be seen 17 nautical miles / 20 miles away (32 km).

Ponce de Leon Inlet, Florida
November, 2018

Ponce de Leon Inlet Lighthouse by Paul Sager, on Flickr


The original lamp burned kerosene; in 1909 it was replaced with an incandescent oil vapor lamp. In 1924 a generator was installed to provide electricity in the keepers' dwellings and to pump water, replacing an old windmill pump. The lighthouse beacon was electrified in 1933 with a 500-watt lamp.

Ponce de Leon Inlet Lighthouse


Ponce de Leon Inlet Light is located between the St. Augustine Light and the Cape Canaveral Light, on the Atlantic Coast of Central Florida. Restored by the Ponce de Leon Inlet Lighthouse Preservation Association, the lighthouse became a National Historic Landmark in 1998.

Ponce de Leon Inlet Lighthouse


The original 1867 Barbier et Fenestre first order fixed lens (installed 1887), and 1860 "Henry Lepaute" rotating first order Fresnel lens used at Cape Canaveral Light Station are both on display at the museum.

Ponce de Leon Inlet Lighthouse


In 1939 The lighthouse was transferred from the disbanded United States Lighthouse Service to the United States Coast Guard, which would oversee it for the next three decades.

Ponce de Leon Inlet Lighthouse


Images from this post were captured with a Canon EOS 5DIII using the EF 35mm f/1.4L USM. Processing was performed in Adobe Lightroom and noise processing on all images performed using Topaz Denoise v6.

Ponce de Leon Inlet Lighthouse



The images are sized to fill your wide-screen display. Try using <F11> to maximize your browser window for the full effect. If the images overshoot your display, such as a laptop, just click on the image or the URL link and they'll resize to your screen from the host Flickr site. You can click a bit further into the image details on the Flickr page, if desired. EXIF data is available from the host Flickr pages as well. On the Flickr site, use your <L>key for Large and the <F11> for the full-screen.

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Great series of a favorite subject of mine!

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Mar 23, 2019 11:38:04   #
WayneL Loc: Baltimore Md
 
Nice shots and I have been to the bar close to it many times during Bike Week.

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Mar 23, 2019 13:10:50   #
Fotoartist Loc: Detroit, Michigan
 
Thanks for the tip.

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Mar 23, 2019 13:19:11   #
Richard Spencer Loc: Evansville, Indiana
 
I climbed it when I was 75 and those were high steps but I made it.

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