Point Arena Lighthouse
by Jurgen Lorenzen
Title
Point Arena Lighthouse
Artist
Jurgen Lorenzen
Medium
Photograph - Photography
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The new Point Arena lighthouse began operation in 1908, nearly 18 months after an earthquake damaged the original lighthouse, built in 1870, so severely that it had to demolished. It stands 115 feet (35 m) tall, and featured a 1st Order Fresnel Lens, over six feet in diameter and weighing more than six tons. The lens was made up of 666 hand-ground glass prisms all focused toward three sets of double bullseyes. It was these bullseyes that gave the Point Arena Lighthouse its unique "light signature" of two flashes every six seconds. This incredible optic, that held an appraised value of over $3.5 million, was set in solid brass framework, and was built in France.
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August 11th, 2018
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Comments (14)
Gary F Richards
Spectacular Point Arena lighthouse composition, lighting, shading, lovely colors and artwork! F/L voted
Gary F Richards
Outstanding Point Arena lighthouse composition, lighting, shading, color and artwork! F/L voted
Nick Boren
A sensational shot of this amazing lighthouse Jurgen. I like how you composed the image, leaving the rocky shoreline in view. Wonderful photograph!
Jenny Revitz Soper
CONGRATULATIONS! This piece has been FEATURED on the homepage of the group No Place Like Home, 6/26/2022! Way to go! Please post it in the Group's Features discussion thread for posterity and/or any other thread that fits!
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