Cockspur Lighthouse

Posted by Jen (Alpharetta, United States) on 20 July 2007 in Miscellaneous and Portfolio.

I know I said yesterday was the last of the lighthouse series, but I came across this one and only good shot I got of the Cockspur Lighthouse that is located near Ft. Pulaski. The only way to get to the lighthouse is by boat and I did not get a chance to do that. : (
I took this shot at the top of Ft. Pulaski leaning on one of cannons on display.

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Comments (20)

amy from Rocky Mountain House, Canada

Hey Jen, I'm first 'cause I'm up so late surfing the blogs... pitiful actually... that I'm up so late, not the shot. LOL This is a great shot. The foreground to background with the lighthouse in the middle gives it a great 3D effect. The greens are gorgeous against the white of the lighthouse. Ok, time to go to bed!!!

20 Jul 2007 5:08am

@amy: I certainly hope you got some sleep!!!
Thanks for the EARLY visit : )

Stunner from Kingston, Jamaica

Very nice shot Jen and composition too. Lighthouses make such great subjects.

20 Jul 2007 5:24am

@Stunner: Thank you

Images by KC Photography from Redmond, United States

Nice job Jen.

20 Jul 2007 6:00am

ColNed Pictures from Amersfoort, Netherlands

Cool work Jen....

20 Jul 2007 6:31am

MaryB from Staffordshire, United Kingdom

Brilliant, I love lighthouses, they are so simple but so beautiful at the same time. :)

20 Jul 2007 10:31am

@MaryB: Thanks Mary...there are so many different angles of a lighthouse, the images (I think) are endless.

Treeeeesh from Melbourne, Australia

Lush greenery, very soothing. (:

20 Jul 2007 1:53pm

Nick from Oxford, OH, United States

Nice composition and nice use of foreground. I like the shades of green.

20 Jul 2007 2:32pm

Gnarf from Stockholm, Sweden

Nice contrast between the foreground and the background. And also a very cute lighthouse :)

20 Jul 2007 2:32pm

@Gnarf: Thanks Gnarf!

Sherri from Little Rock, Arkansas, United States

Another beautiful shot and again I love lighthouses and so glad to see them preserved.

20 Jul 2007 3:13pm

@Sherri: Me Too!!!

Viewfinder from Bradenton, United States

I've seen this this light house in real time; you've taken the best shot of it, ever. Not an easy one to approach. This is wonderful. What kind of zoom or telephoto are you using here?

20 Jul 2007 3:20pm

@Viewfinder: Thank you so much Viewfinder!!!
I have a 10x zoom on my Kodak...comes in handy sometimes ; )

Olaide from Fort Collins, United States

beautiful.

20 Jul 2007 6:01pm

MontereyJohn from Salinas, California, United States

Ft Pulaski, one of the few Civil War sites I missed when I lived back East. Other than photography, Civil War history is my passion in life. That poor fort had the heck kicked out of it by the Union ironclads' artillery. So much for Savanah as a port for the Confederacy.

Looks like taking this pic was a bit awkward... that's what I call determination :) Good shot.

20 Jul 2007 6:03pm

@MontereyJohn: We stayed for the movie at the visitors center and it was amazing how the Union army snuck on them via Tybee.

Yeah that's me...if I see that shot I gotta get it!!! : )

Rahul from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Wow this lighhouse series is real cool. I wil work on this too, let me go and dig out some lighthouses here in Malaysia. Havent seen even one until todate though hehehe.... They make real cool pics and sure lotsa opportunity to PS them. ;-)

20 Jul 2007 6:14pm

@Rahul: Love to see if you find some to photograph!!!
Thanks as always for the wonderful comments!

Rebel Streetshooter from NYC, United States

Now there's a wonderful image. Go Jen!

20 Jul 2007 9:40pm

Erik from Netherlands

I saw your lighthouses, they are wonderful. I find it such a pity that modern navigation technology many (if not most) lighthouses are becoming superfluous, at least in my country they have become "industrial monuments" only maintained as museum pieces, not as beackons for ships anymore. They are so beautiful, they share this fate with my windmills.

20 Jul 2007 10:47pm

@Erik: Thank you Erik. They really are so beautiful and unique

Erik from Netherlands

Oh I forgot, I'll publish soon a light house from my country but I have to scan it first it's not digital.

20 Jul 2007 10:48pm

@Erik: I'd love to see them!

bronzebilly u.k. from cardiff, United Kingdom

hey ho Jensy--you couldn't help yourself could you??and good job too--this shot is a beaut--great d.o.f and colourwash--perfecto--billy

20 Jul 2007 11:06pm

@bronzebilly u.k.: Yeah I had to sneak in just one more ; )
Had to tweak it a bit, but finally got it to work!

DTW from Orlando, United States

Very nice! The whole series was great!

21 Jul 2007 3:45am

@DTW: Thank you very much

Laurie from New Jersey, United States

I never tire of lighthouses!

21 Jul 2007 4:41am

@Laurie: me either

HorseRotorVator from Newton, United States

Cool effect. Looks like a painting. Nice! :)

21 Jul 2007 10:38am

@HorseRotorVator: I used a little dry brush effect, thank you for the visit

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