perch rock lighthouse New Brighton
Long exposure of Perch rock lighthouse on a cloudy Autumn's day
The name comes from a Perch; a timber tripod supporting a lantern first ...
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Long exposure of Perch rock lighthouse on a cloudy Autumn's day
The name comes from a Perch; a timber tripod supporting a lantern first erected in 1683 as a crude beacon to allow shipping to pass the rock safely. As the Port of Liverpool developed in the Nineteenth Century the perch was deemed inadequate as it required constant maintenance and only produced a limited light. Construction of the present tower began in 1827 by Tomkinson & Company using blocks of interlocking Anglesey granite using dovetail joints and marble dowels. It was designed to use many of the same construction techniques used in the building of John Smeaton's Eddystone Lighthouse 70 years earlier. Modelled on the trunk of an oak tree, it is a free standing white painted tower with a red iron lantern. It is 29 m (95 ft) tall. It was first lit in 1830 and displayed two white flashes followed by a red flash every minute; the light-source was thirty Argand lamps, mounted on a three-sided revolving array (ten lamps on each side, with red glass mounted in front of one side). There were also three bells mounted under the gallery to serve as a fog signal; they were tolled by the same clockwork mechanism that caused the lamps to revolve.
Olympus OMD-EM1 mark iii
M.Zuiko 12-100mm F4 IS PRO
Focal length 12mm, 35mm full frame equivalent to 24mm, crop factor X2
Live ND shooting ND32(5ev)
ISO 64
AP F-11
SS 50s
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The name comes from a Perch; a timber tripod supporting a lantern first erected in 1683 as a crude beacon to allow shipping to pass the rock safely. As the Port of Liverpool developed in the Nineteenth Century the perch was deemed inadequate as it required constant maintenance and only produced a limited light. Construction of the present tower began in 1827 by Tomkinson & Company using blocks of interlocking Anglesey granite using dovetail joints and marble dowels. It was designed to use many of the same construction techniques used in the building of John Smeaton's Eddystone Lighthouse 70 years earlier. Modelled on the trunk of an oak tree, it is a free standing white painted tower with a red iron lantern. It is 29 m (95 ft) tall. It was first lit in 1830 and displayed two white flashes followed by a red flash every minute; the light-source was thirty Argand lamps, mounted on a three-sided revolving array (ten lamps on each side, with red glass mounted in front of one side). There were also three bells mounted under the gallery to serve as a fog signal; they were tolled by the same clockwork mechanism that caused the lamps to revolve.
Olympus OMD-EM1 mark iii
M.Zuiko 12-100mm F4 IS PRO
Focal length 12mm, 35mm full frame equivalent to 24mm, crop factor X2
Live ND shooting ND32(5ev)
ISO 64
AP F-11
SS 50s
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Aperture f/11 ISO 64 Shutter 50/1 Focal Length 47/1 
New Brighton, Wirral, GB
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Was taken in New Brighton North West ukTime
Was around lunch timeLighting
Was very over cast day and sea was calm beautiful lighting on the rocks and lighthouse and I wanted to get a really long exposure to make the sea as flat as possibleEquipment
Olympus OMD-EM1 mark iii M.Zuiko 12-100mm F4 IS PRO LENS 10 stop ND filter Tripod 2 sec delayInspiration
The lighting and 1st time using a ND filter so wanted to try it out. My family went off and I stayed there. I am in a wheelchair so it's difficult to get certain compositions wtcEditing
I did. I used lightroom and turned it to monochrome with a few of the slider like bring the shadows up and lower the highlights. Then into photoshop to blend the horizon a bitIn my camera bag
Olympus OMD-EM1 mark iii M.Zuiko 12-100mm F4 IS PRO. 75-300mm F4.8-6.7 II, 45mm F1.8. Meike Speedlite MK-930 II,MK930 II Flash Speedlight JJC Camera Timer Remote Controller Mirrorless SLR DSLR Camera Backpack Photo Bag Outdoor Waterproof Scratch-proof Cadiso Q999C Professional Carbon Fiber Tripod Monopod Ballhead Changeabel Overhead Tripod For DSLR Camera Phone 159cm height Superior Selection By Austin Lens and Camera Skin Decal Sticker Wrap Blue mamba filmFeedback
If you can visit New Brighton. Near Liverpool. Beautiful promenade and beach, plus little fair for the kids and plenty of places to each well worth a visit also regarding my photography its my escape from being paralysed and takes my mind away from the pain and I love it so I would say go out and take loads of photos and enjoy yourself
