Beautifully Preserved and I love the color they painted it. Thanks Paul for the history of this station.
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.
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Cool series and nice shots. The first shot is awesome!
Nice stuff! Thanks for the tip too.
Paul, your touch with architecture clearly shows the respect you have for your subjects.
Thank you Jack, Manglesphoto, Steve, tcthome, Jan, fbeaston, crafterwantabe, charlienow, Vicki, Karin, Wayne, Richard, Blair, merrytexan, Swamp-Cork, Fotoartist, Bernard! Between the lights and the accompanying museums at St Augustine and Ponce de Leon, I'm not sure which I liked better. Lucking into excellent weather helped for both. Glad you enjoyed.
It was good timing for me. Going there next week. Thanks.
Fotoartist wrote:
It was good timing for me. Going there next week. Thanks.
Thank you Fotoartist, have fun and be sure to tour all the various buildings that form the museum!
Every time I see one of your sets, CLICK...there's my learning switch getting flipped on. You can breath life into any object be it a lighthouse or styrofoam cup. Your attention to detail turns facts into fun and photography into art. Thanks again for sharing.
Jay
btrlvngthruchem wrote:
Every time I see one of your sets, CLICK...there's my learning switch getting flipped on. You can breath life into any object be it a lighthouse or styrofoam cup. Your attention to detail turns facts into fun and photography into art. Thanks again for sharing.
Jay
Thank you Jay! St Augustine offered a lot of history being a city now 450+ years old in N America. The light in St Augustine prompted me to look for other lighthouses to visit while heading down the coast in Florida late last year, an investigation that discovered the light at the Ponce de Leon Inlet. Glad you enjoyed.
I climbed it yesterday!! Climbed the one in st augustine on Monday!! Very beautiful scenery at the top! 58 yrs old bad knees hips and back but it was worth it!!😄
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