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Posted: Tue, Nov 20 2007, 3:30 pm EST Post subject: Photo: Pigeon Point Lighthouse |
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Once per year at the Pigeon Point Lighthouse they shut down the weak insipid modern (presumably electric) light and switch over the the 5 kerosene lamps and fresnel lens of the original, as it was 135 years ago.
Last night was the night, and it's really quite a sight. When they fire it up there's really a collective sense of "whoa!" from the audience (which was WAY bigger than I expected - I probably had to park a mile away and I was there an hour early).
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Posted: Tue, Nov 20 2007, 6:19 pm EST Post subject: Re: Photo: Pigeon Point Lighthouse |
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Another photo I like from the same photographer:
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