Nantucket Island Images

Such a beautiful afternoon to photograph lighthouses and beach houses. The Nantucket Island Tour host was moving fast along the road around Nantucket Island. I managed to get a few photographs in spite of her haste. This is beautiful Sankaty Head Lighthouse. Did you know this is the first lighthouse to receive a Frensel lense as its original equipment. This was back in 1848. Fishermen dubbed it the "blazing star" as it could be seen 20 miles away. This lense was replaced in 1950 by aerobeacons, but the original lense was preserved and is on display at the Nantucket Whaling Museum. I wished I'd had time to stop there and check out some of the history. ENJOY!

Silhouette, Bass Harbor Head Lighthouse, Maine

During my visit to Maine in the summer of 2008, one of my goals was to visit Bass Harbor Head Lighthouse. I have seen countless images of this lighthouse everywhere as it is one of the most photographed lighthouses along the Maine coast. I've seen photos in full sun, sunset, fog shrouding the lighthouse and many other various images. As a photographer, you know that you won't always get exactly what you're hoping for. Why? Most of the time it's the light. Unfortunately, I got to Bass Harbor very late in the day and the sun was behind the lighthouse. Being fairly spent after photographing and driving all day, I decided to cut this photo session short and only took a few photos of the lighthouse. This one I wanted to post because I just love the way the silhouette of the lighthouse contrasts against the beautiful blue skies and puffy white clouds. The illuminated red prism light, a bonus. Enjoy!