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Cape Meares Light, Oregon

© Denny E. Barnes
Deluxe Website: debarnesphotography.com

Cape Meares Light, Oregon

Uploaded: September 03, 2008

Description

Cape Meares Lighthouse (Tillamook Bay, Oregon) Is a 38ft tower, smallest in Oregon and sits on the edge of a 200ft cliff above the ocean. Built in 1890 and decommissioned in 1963.
18-200mm (18mm), f/7.1, 1/200s, ISO-200

Exif: F Number: 7.1, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 1/200 seconds, Flash: did not fire., ISO: 200, White balance: Auto white balance, FocalLength: 18.00 mm, Model: NIKON D300

Comments

Denny E. Barnes level-deluxe September 03, 2008

The lens is a first order Fresnel (pronounced "Fraynel") lens made in Paris, France. It was shipped around Cape Horn, up the west coast to Cape Meares and then hauled 217 feet up the cliff by a wooden crane that was built from local timbers native to the area. It is an eight-sided lens with 4 primary lenses and 4 bull's-eye lenses with red panels covering the bull's-eye lenses. The lens
made one revolution every 4 minutes. It produced about 30 seconds of fixed white light from the primary lens followed by a red flash of 5 seconds from the bull's-eye lens once every minute. This was the signature of the Cape Meares Lighthouse. The primary lens produced 18,000 Candle Power and the bull's-eye lens produced 160,000 Candle Power. The light could be seen 21 miles at sea. #991609

Bill Knaps September 03, 2008

Beautiful capture Denny. Seems that light could be seen as far as the eye can see over water. Thanks for all the info on the light. It is very interesting. Bill #6405747

September 03, 2008

Very nice presentation, Denny and beautiful shot showing one of our beautiful lighthouses on the coast. #6406032

Denny E. Barnes level-deluxe September 03, 2008

Thank you ever so much Bill and Joyce!
Denny #6406690

Deb Koskovich September 03, 2008

So that's what they look like from up there! Great capture, super pov Denny. #6407449

Denny E. Barnes level-deluxe September 03, 2008

Thank you very much, Deb!
Denny #6408035

Stefania Barbier level-classic September 04, 2008

beautiful pov and capture! #6408869

Denny E. Barnes level-deluxe September 04, 2008

Thank you very much, Stefania!
Denny #6411504

Ken Smith level-classic September 12, 2008

Hopefully you also got down to Cape Kiwanda...this is a very scenic lighthouse..I'm enjoying it thru your eyes...and ref your comment on my photo today...yes, it snowed several times while I was there, in mid September! #6447585

Denny E. Barnes level-deluxe September 13, 2008

Thank you Ken! They say it can snow at anytime in the Rockies and I believe it.
Denny #6451804

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