Terrible Tilly by bmac62
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...employing a highkey filter on the Tillamook Rock Lighthouse.
...I've mentioned this lonely lighthouse in several past postings but this image is meant to give you a sensing for what it must have felt like for a keeper to approach this station for a 42 day stay in the late 1800s and early 1900s.
...If you've never read about this place, here's a good link. Click Here
Bill
"The Way It Was"
Comments (45)
blinkings
I think I've said it before Bill, but it sure is a wonderful place with amazing history....as I guess all lighthouses probably do.
durleybeachbum
Tremendously evocative.
Isabelle711
Excellent capture. :)))) I love light houses, but dont think I could be in this one for 40 + days. I would for sure get very, very lonely. LOL!!!! Thank you so very much for the history and the beautiful image. :)))) Carry A Smile In Your Heart :))))))
Feliciti
love the sea love all around too !! great capture!!
jayfar
Really lonely in a force ten. Nice capture Bill.
awjay
a lonely life indeed
fallen21
Awesome shot.
T.Rex
Great photo. I assume by telephoto lens. Fist, I'm surprised and full of admiration for the work building this - that it was even possible, considering the wild storms that could destroy what was built. Secondly, the immensity of the waves crashing against, and over, the light house - truely enormous, and yet it's still standing. Third, the fortitude of the light house keepers who could put up with the isolation and the nerve-wracking storms and the risk of damage, injury or death. The haze/fog says a lot. And, what about communications with people on the mainland? This photo says a LOT about the dangerous life of a light house keeper. Keep up the good work! :-)
bazza
Nice capture and lighthouse Bill, love the filter work also!!
kenmo
Wow... nice photograph of such an interesting place....
debbielove
That must have been a pretty foreboding place to spend that amount of time! Let alone attempt to get onto!! Great, lonely looking shot Bill.. Well done! Rob
Faemike55
Fantastic capture, Bill
MrsRatbag
A perfect place and job for a true loner; I find it very appealing in some odd way. And a beautiful capture, your postwork really shows it off!
OneEyeDave
42 days alone on a tiny island with nothing but seagulls and waves? Are they hiring?
jendellas
It looks so remote & lonely & I expect quite eerie, especially at night, super capture!!!
photosynthesis
Nice antique feel to this - looks very lonely & isolated...
kansas
A fantastic photo. 42 days? I'd have to take a couple dozen books along to read.
makron
Very fantastic image. Well done
auntietk
The amount of detail you captured is amazing, especially considering the fact that this is over a mile away! Love that filter on this ... it's just the right mood. I wouldn't mind 42 days alone, but knowing the stories about rocks crashing through the windows during big storms would make me a bit nervous!
danob
Wonderful I am always surprised by how low the US lighthouses are compared to ours.. I would imagine stormy seas going right over the top!
sandra46
wonderful sepia
Blush
Great image Hugs Susan~
bobrgallegos
Awesome photo Bill!! Thanks for the link to the story. Very interesting.
weesel
Love the grainy effect in the full-size image.
skiwillgee
Really good atmosphere of loneliness. Could make a good poster.
goodoleboy
Undeniable isolation projected in this splendid image, Bill.
npauling
I think your filter does make this view look more lonely and far away. Excellent work.
CoreyBlack
Wonderfully moody and evocative shot of this fascinating place. There's just something about light houses, isn't there. Of course, I'm also getting an image of Jack Nicholson grinning maniacally over his typewriter typing page after page of "All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy."
jocko500
wow this is lovely
danapommet
It is an excellent capture but I can't imagine spending 42 days out there. Very bleak looking and there were no helicopters in those days. :>) Dana