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Uploaded: August 13, 2011
Gros Cap Reef Light is my first Canadian light and perhaps the strangest aid to navigation I have seen yet. The front of the lighthouse crib is shaped similar to a snow plow in order to withstand the extreme stresses placed on it by ice flowing by it. Accessible only by boat or plane it marks the entrance to the upper St. Mary's River from Lake Superior's White Fish Bay and has an attached helo pad. Built in 1953 the light was fully automated sometime during the 1980's. The boat I was on was rocking pretty badly and even with VR and a fast shutter speed most of the pictures were not salvageable.
Exif: F Number: 5.6, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 1/100 seconds, Flash: did not fire., ISO: 400, White balance: Auto white balance, FocalLength: 200.00 mm, Model: NIKON D300
Michelle Alton August 13, 2011
A beautiful result of your perserverance, Greg. Speaks well for the old adage "Never Give up!" #1400655Brett Dolsen August 13, 2011
One shot on a voyage like this is all that is needed to portray the mood and and feel of the day Gregory!!Well Done! #9600695Avril Young August 13, 2011
excellent work here Greg...love mood, I gather this is much like a lighthouse, but at sea...Beautiful capture.. #9600721Gina Cormier August 13, 2011
A wonderful composition and clarity!!! #9600896Jack Gaskin August 13, 2011
MUST BE STRANGE LIGHTHOUSE DAY AT BP.#9600946
Monnie Ryan August 13, 2011
Tough one to get, but you did it beautifully, Greg! #9600969Douglas Pignet August 13, 2011
beautiful capture w/wonderful colors and lighting...well done #9601023Ron McEwan August 13, 2011
Thanks for the light house tour Greg, I think I will have to pass on seeing this one, interesting info. I wonder what they used before 1953 #9601330Gregory R. Gaskin August 13, 2011
Ron, my understanding is prior to 1953 there was a lightship stationed there but it was too difficult and expensive to maintain on station so they built this strange lighthouse. It was manned year round by keepers but no families were allowed. #9601348Barbara Waldoch August 13, 2011
Excellent capture, Greg! #9601925Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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