Inextinguishable Light
Portland Head Light is one of the most photograph lighthouses in the world; for obvious reasons. The rugged coastline of Casco Bay and the contrasting architect...
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Portland Head Light is one of the most photograph lighthouses in the world; for obvious reasons. The rugged coastline of Casco Bay and the contrasting architecture of the lighthouse and buildings is strikingly beautiful.
Stories of tourist walking into the Keeper's quarter are endless. In the 1960's, the lightkeeper forgot to lock the door of the house, and tourist walked into the house while his wife bathed.
Another famous visitor was Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. In his young days, he wrote "The Lighthouse":
"Steadfast, serene, immovable, the same,
Year after year, through all the silent night
Burns on forevermore that quenchless flame,
Shines on that inextinguishable light!"
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Stories of tourist walking into the Keeper's quarter are endless. In the 1960's, the lightkeeper forgot to lock the door of the house, and tourist walked into the house while his wife bathed.
Another famous visitor was Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. In his young days, he wrote "The Lighthouse":
"Steadfast, serene, immovable, the same,
Year after year, through all the silent night
Burns on forevermore that quenchless flame,
Shines on that inextinguishable light!"
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Canon EOS 6D Mark II
Aperture f/16 ISO 100 Shutter 16/10 Focal Length 40/1 
Cape Elizabeth, Maine, US
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FairleaCottage
December 11, 2018
Your photos of lighthouses are superb but this is my favorite! I love the low light highlighting the rocks. And you have foreground, middle ground and background! Well done!
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