Heceta Head Lighthouse

Perched atop 1,000-foot-high Heceta Head, the lighthouse is one of the most photographed on the coast. The light atop the 56-foot tower was first illuminated in...
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Perched atop 1,000-foot-high Heceta Head, the lighthouse is one of the most photographed on the coast. The light atop the 56-foot tower was first illuminated in 1894. Its automated beacon, seen 21 miles from land, is rated as the strongest light on the Oregon coast. The lighthouse is one of the most difficult lighthouses in Oregon to photograph because the only vantage point is about a quarter of a mile away across an inlet. The lookout point is also at the top of a winding hill which makes it difficult to access. The inlet is foggy most of the time, so the photographer must be willing to wait for brief breaks in the fog. A long lens is also required. I used a tripod mounted Nikkor 80-400 lens with a 1.7x extender to capture this photograph.
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