Cape Disappointment Lighthouse by Cosine
Close
Hover over top left image to zoom.
Click anywhere to exit.
Members remain the original copyright holder in all their materials here at Renderosity. Use of any of their material inconsistent with the terms and conditions set forth is prohibited and is considered an infringement of the copyrights of the respective holders unless specially stated otherwise.
Description
Cape Disappointment Lighthouse sits at the mouth of the mighty Columbia River on the Washington side. Here's a bit about the lighthouse and its construction, from Lighthousefriends.com.
"On September 18, 1853, the bark Oriole, which was bringing the building materials to the site, wrecked directly below the cape. The crew narrowly escaped with their lives. The entire cargo was lost. Two years later construction finally got underway, but was again delayed when it was discovered that the upper diameter of the tower was not large enough to accommodate the lantern room for the four-ton, first-order Fresnel Lens. The entire tower had to be dismantled brick by brick and rebuilt.
"The lighthouse has continued to watch over the entrance of the Columbia River since it was first lit on October 15, 1856. It stands 53 feet tall with a focal plane 220 feet above sea. Its black horizontal stripe was added later to distinguish it from North Head Lighthouse located just two miles north.
"The first-order lens was transferred to North Head in 1898 and replaced with a fourth-order lens. The original lens was used in at least three lighthouses and then put on display at the Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center at Cape Disappointment State Park. The fourth-order lens is still in operation today."
My upload of North Head Lighthouse is here.
This certainly isn't the prettiest lighthouse you'll ever see, so instead of zooming in I left some sunset colors for you. :-)
Thanks for stopping by and any comments.
Comments (31)
lizzibell
Beautiful capture...
ledwolorz
Beautiful sky, Excellent capture.
artaddict2
Excellent view ! thanks for the added information, fascinating history!
KiwiMiss
What a view from there. Lovely colours and capture
durleybeachbum
Superb pic!
mrmadmikie
I am not disappointed, beautiful capture.
Cosme..D..Churruca
Superb capture. It is beautifully composed!
kansas
Oh my! What a beautiful view. Excellent photo. A pleasure to view.
rainbows
A superb capture, Dennis. Thank you for leaving the sunset colours. A total joy to view. Diane.
tennesseecowgirl
Love how you included all the history ... these places are beautiful to see and just as interesting to read about... have a great Tuesday~
barbdennist
What a pretty picture with the lighthouse beacon shining brightly , the trees, and the pink in the sky. And your history lesson was very interesting.
Hedepo
A very nice capture of the "flashing" lighthouse, Thanks for sharing and all the info!! Have a nice evening Henk
frankie96
All these have so much history associated with them...great shot and narrative..
mercedestookit
Everything in this picture looks great! I've always wanted to visit a lighthouse. They're beautiful.
MrsLubner
the touches of pink sky give a certain mood to this shot that would not be there otherwise. It changes it so you get a feeling up hope. Great shot.
amlondono
Excellent capture and info , Ana
junge1
This is a beautiful shot and and thanks for the background information. What is a 1st order light, or a 4th order light. Is a 4th order light more powerful? Sig...
brycek
Fantastic capture!!
Cosine
Here's what I found about Fresnel lens order on Wikipedia "Fresnel's lighthouse lenses fell into six orders based on their focal length. The largest (first order) lens has a focal length of 920 mm (36 in), and an optical area 2590 mm (8.5 ft) high. The complete assembly is about 3.7 m (12 ft) tall and 1.8 m (6 ft) wide. The smallest (sixth order) has a focal length of 150 mm (5.9 in) and an optical area 433 mm (17 in) high."
mark.spooner
Very nice capture.
alhak
beautiful scenic shot
auntietk
MaraP
Great composition!!!
sharky_
Very nice capture. Aloha
onefeather
Very interesting reading Cosine! I went to the website. The lighthouse keeper did a world of good for those seamen! Another history lesson I've enjoyed and got to view a dang good capture by you to boot! ... TY so much for your research and photos!
smillinfaces
a beautiful landscape thank you
CavalierLady
Beautiful shot!!!! I love how there is enough light to show the magnificent sky and dark enough for the lighthouse to really stand out! I wish I had gotten the chance to see some of these while I was in that area, but alas I didn't. So thanks for sharing this beauty, Dennis!
JaneEden
Thank you for taking the time to give us the history behind your image. This is an amazing capture and great POV - excellent - hugs Jane xx
mps
Excellent view.
nongo
With the pastels in the sky and the twinkle in the lighthouse I'd say this is a perfect catch of this lighthouse!!!!! Thanks for the info too, it really is appreciated!!!!!