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In 1787, while Maine was still part of the state of Massachusetts, George Washington engaged two masons from the town of Falmouth (modern-day Portland), Jonathan Bryant and John Nichols, and instructed them to take charge of the construction of a lighthouse on Portland Head. Washington reminded them that the early government was poor, and said that the materials used to build the lighthouse should be taken from the fields and shores, materials which could be handled nicely when hauled by oxen on a drag. The original plans called for the tower to be 58 feet tall. When the masons completed this task, they climbed to the top of the tower and realized that it would not be visible beyond the headlands to the south, so it was raised another 20 feet.
The tower was built of rubblestone, and Washington gave the masons four years to build it. While it was under construction in 1789, the federal government was being formed, and for a while it looked as though the lighthouse would not be finished. Following passage of their ninth law, the first congress made an appropriation and authorized the Secretary of the Treasury, Alexander Hamilton, to inform the mechanics that they could go on with the completion of the tower. On August 10, 1790, the second session of congress appropriated a sum not to exceed $1500, and under the direction of the President, "to cause the said lighthouse to be finished and completed accordingly." The tower was completed during 1790 and first lit January 10, 1791.
During the American Civil War, raids on shipping in and out of Portland Harbor became commonplace, and because of the necessity for ships at sea to sight Portland Head Light as soon as possible, the tower was raised 20 more feet. The current keepers' house was built in 1891. When Halfway Rock Light was built, Portland Head Light was considered less important, and in 1883, the tower was shortened 20 feet (6.1 m) and a weaker fourth-order Fresnel lens was added. The former height and second-order Fresnel lens were restored in 1885 following mariners' complaints.
The station has changed little except for the rebuilding of the whistle house in 1975 due to its having been badly damaged in a storm. Today, Portland Head Light stands 80 feet (24 m) above ground and 101 feet (31 m) above water, its white conical tower being connected to a dwelling. The grounds and keeper's house are owned by the town of Cape Elizabeth, while the beacon and fog signal are owned and maintained by the U.S. Coast Guard as a current aid to navigation. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places as Portland Head light (sic) on April 24, 1973, reference number 73000121. The lighthouse was designated as a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark by the American Society of Civil Engineers in 2002.
Had a great day out in Portland Bill yesterday and the light was just perfect in every way. Made very good use of my K5 with a circular Polerizing filter
Taken on the west side of Portland, Dorset, UK looking south towards Blacknor fort.
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From lovely Portland, Oregon. Walking around in the city, I encountered several old perimeter walls that had been preserved after the buildings had been taken down. They were mostly quite interesting–with textures, colors, decorations and windows that added to the urban landscapes. This is a detail of one of them.
Portland Maine. It's said that this is the most photographed lighthouse in America. If it is, I can understand why
Portland Lighthouse is one of Britains most iconic lighthouses and always try to get at least one shot of it when I visit the area, It's certainly one of my favourites.
As we were shooting Pulpit Rock a rain shower came over and for a brief moment, there was a hint of a rainbow. It didn't last long as the sun was soon hidden behind the clouds but I did manage to get a shot of it as it appeared over the lighthouse.
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First stop on my trip away this week was Portland Bill Lighthouse.
I first visited here back in October, but the weather then wasn't quite what I was after, the total blue sky didn't really give the place much drama. Today though was a different story, it was quite windy and the rain I'd left behind in Devon was slowly making its way East. The clouds were a lot more dramatic and the wind gave some great movement to the waves, which is what I wanted on my first trip. I only had a short while here so only managed to get one or two shots before I headed off to Poole.
A pretty long exposure of Portland Bill lighthouse in Dorset. I was hoping for way more colour but after a gloriously warm day the storm clouds rolled in right after I set up. I managed to get this shot just before the clouds obscured the little light I had and the rain started.
As I set off another long exposure, the clouds above formed into what I can only describe as a supercell. I've never seen anything like it. I tried to quit my long exposure so that I could grab a shot before it passed over me but my SD card took so long to save the previous image the cloud had blown away. Can't tell you how annoyed I was!
Hope everyone has had a wonderful weekend and that if you were in the UK you were able to be out and enjoy the mini heatwave we had :)
P.S
Can anyone spot the fisherman?!
Portland Bill Lighthouse is a functioning lighthouse at Portland Bill, on the Isle of Portland, Dorset. This is the southernmost point on the English coast east of Devon. The lighthouse and its boundary walls are Grade II Listed.
As Portland Bill's largest and most recent lighthouse, the Trinity House operated Portland Bill Lighthouse is distinctively white and red striped, standing at a height of 41 metres. It first shone out on 11 January 1906. The lighthouse guides passing vessels through the hazardous waters surrounding the Bill, while also acting as a waymark for ships navigating the English Channel.
The builders, Wakeham Bros. of Plymouth, began work on the foundations in October 1903. Chance & Co of Birmingham supplied and fitted the lantern. The 1906 optic was, incredibly, still in use in 2011 when this photo was taken, albeit with new light sources.
In 2019-20 a new non-rotating LED light source was installed in the lantern room and a new omnidirectional fog signal was installed on the exterior lantern gallery (replacing the electric emitter installed in the 1990s. The two LED lanterns (one of which is used, the other kept on standby) have a reduced range of 18 nautical miles (33 km), just ¾ of the older sources’ range. This is, of course, progress.
This description incorporates text from the English Wikipedia.
Yep. I went out in 23 degree weather for this. I'm easily amused, no?
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Back when Delaware-Lackawanna ran three times a week to interchange with Norfolk Southern at Slateford Junction or Portland, a trio of ALCO/MLWs pass underneath the Lackawanna Cut-Off bridge over the Delaware River near Slateford Jct. At the time, C636 3642 sported a freshly-applied nose herald, which was sorely needed! You won't find regular freight activity down here these days unfortunately, but at least the Delaware-Lackawanna is still going strong.
This fine July afternoon, the sun is doing it's best to show itself. Here we find Wisconsin & Southern's local from Madison, L464, is about to depart the Waterloo quarry on their way back to Madison on their Watertown Sub.
WSOR L464
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Portland, WI.
July 12, 2017
Another shot from Dorset, this time a dark and moody edit of the iconic lighthouse at Portland Bill.
As Portland Bill's largest and most recent lighthouse, the Trinity House operated Portland Bill Lighthouse is distinctively white and red striped, standing at a height of 41 metres. It was completed by 1906 and first shone out on 11 January 1906. To date, the lighthouse guides passing vessels through the hazardous waters surrounding the Bill, while also acting as a waymark for ships navigating the English Channel.
I hope everyone has a good weekend, I'm off on an adventure with the camera somewhere tomorrow but I haven't quite decided yet lol!
Another shot from Thursday's visit to Dorset with Darren Blight Photography.
I've been to Portland a few times and always came home with a shot I'm fairly happy with, but on Thursday I was looking for a new take on the well photographed location.
The sun was too bright to get the classic shot of the lighthouse so while we were over at Pulpit Rock I had a wander, looking at the amazing patterns in the rocks on the floor. Using one spot I found a bit of foreground that I quite liked and set up my camera, then waited for the clouds to come over so my long exposure would give some movement to them.
I have two versions of this shot, this one, and one with more light on the rocks, although I'm not overly fond of that as I think the harsh shadows take away from the patterns in the rock a bit, but I'll post that one at a later date and let you decide.
Anyway, does the composition work, let me know what you think.
Ah, the essence of Portlandia ... raindrops, puddles, & beauty. I love my state, & PDX.
Reposted from earlier this year
Portland Head Light in Cape Elizabeth, Maine was commissioned by George Washington and has been in operation since January, 1791. It is said to be the most photographed lighthouse in North America. This photo was taken on my trip to Maine in June, 2009.
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B&P's RISI moves 7 locomotives and a big train alongside the Clarion River as it makes its way to Johnsonburg and eventually Salamanca.
Captured in: Cape Elizabeth, ME
Pictured here is an late afternoon capture of what is one of my favorite East Coast lighthouse -- the Portland Head Light.
The Portland Head Light was constructed back in 1791, making it the oldest lighthouse in Maine. The light sits atop some rocky cliffs at the head of Portland Harbor, and is still in use today.
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"Portland Head Light" is a blended HDR image constructed from 3 separate shots, with a differential of 2 stops between images.
The resulting HDR image was processed using a combination of ACR, Luminosity Masks, and Photoshop (includes the use of Topaz Labs plugins -- Adjust, Clean, Denoise, and Glow).
Conrail’s Bangor & Portland Subdivision Bangor Local switches a few cars in the small yard just south of Portland, Pennsylvania. Two former Erie GP7’s are based in Bangor at this time.
Portland stone is a limestone geological formation (formally named the Portland Stone Formation[1]) dating to the Tithonian age of the Late Jurassic that is quarried on the Isle of Portland in Dorset, England.[1] The quarries are cut in beds of white-grey limestone separated by chert beds. It has been used extensively as a building stone throughout the British Isles, notably in major public buildings in London such as St Paul's Cathedral and Buckingham Palace. Portland stone is also exported to many countries, being used for example at the United Nations headquarters in New York City.