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Did you know that high winds are a factor when you visit a lighthouse? On this day, May 9, 2007, we were only allowed to step out on the top platform a few visitors at a time. We were NOT allowed to circle the top due to 55 mph winds. This doesn’t sound like too much, but apparently it is, and a guard was posted to enforce this restriction. It was frustrating to me, though some chose not to venture outside at all!
(Someone on WebShots asked me to let her order this and I decided I’d rather sell it myself, so I uploaded it to RB about June 15, 2009)
Canon EOS Digital Rebel XT, Canon Zoom Lens EF-S 18-55mm, F/13.0, 1/400 sec, ISO 400.
The St. Augustine Lighthouse was built in Florida in 1874.
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Having a digital camera is like having an unlimited bank account. Thousands and thousands of images, each with the power to bring back the sights, the sounds, the scents and the emotions of that one moment in time…bliss!!!
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A fantastic shot!
Linda wants to go back to this wonderful place…so I suspect I will see it some time too.
Thank you so much! ;)
– SummerJade
Fantastic capture
You are so sweet! Thanks!
– SummerJade
Very Nice
Thank you! ;)
– SummerJade
Love it!
This photo has been selected as our #1 Feature of the Day!!!
I’m so excited!! LOL Thank you, thank you!
– SummerJade
Great Capture, congrads on #1 feature of the day.
Happy, happy, happy day! Thanks so much!
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Thank you very much!
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Congratulations Lighthouse Theme Feature 06/26/09
This is great news! I’m so excited, and thank you VERY much!!
~Jade
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This is fantastic, wonderful angle and so clear and detailed. Very nicely done Jade!
Thank you, Eric! I appreciate your comments very much.
~Jade
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GREAT SHOT!!!!xx
Thanks again, Van! ♥ ☺
– SummerJade
Great shot, love lighthouses and this is a particularly pretty one. I didn’t know that about the wind either, one would think they’ve survived huricanes in Florida with higher winds than that. Funny huh.
Not really. ☺ The concern was not for the lighthouse, but for the tourists. The wind can actually blow you off the outside platform beyond a certain wind speed, and 55 mph apparently exceeds the level at which a human is able to grip. The guard was large and he wasn’t joking! lol I did try to change his mind. ☺ This reminds me of a story I read in the news about a photographer who wanted to experience a hurricane on the beach. He was eventually able to crawl to his car on his hands and knees! Wind can be a powerful force. Thanks so much for commenting! I share your love of lighthouses and am happy there is an effort to preserve them. ☺
– SummerJade