Head Harbour lighthouse

black mamba · June 23, 2017

Located on Campobello Island, New Brunswick, Canada.

David_S85 · June 23, 2017

Very nice! What is that "scoop thing" on the top of the roof? I've never seen that before. As for editing, can I suggest some slight leveling? The lighthouse and the ocean are both leaning to the right a bit.

Stumblebum · June 23, 2017

Nice.....very serene!

ziggy53 · June 23, 2017

@David_S85 said:
... What is that "scoop thing" on the top of the roof? ...

Not entirely certain but a guess is that it is a venting system for the lantern room. I suspect that the angled portion is a "wind cap"/"weather cap" for a chimney pipe, either oriented away from the prevailing winds, or possibly designed to rotate with the wind, ala a weather vane. It would provide upper ventilation without allowing rain into the chimney pipe.

They are still used today, although with different shapes:

Juano · June 23, 2017

Very nice Tom.

black mamba · June 23, 2017

@David_S85 said:
Very nice! What is that "scoop thing" on the top of the roof? I've never seen that before. As for editing, can I suggest some slight leveling? The lighthouse and the ocean are both leaning to the right a bit.

I appreciate the visit. My program says the picture is level. That depends, of course, on the reference line for leveling that one has chosen. Keep in mind that the door on the lighthouse is positioned on a section of the structure that has a pronounced bulge outward ( smaller at the top, larger at the bottom ) and, from the perspective of this shot, it will enhance the perception that the door is leaning. In any event, thanks for taking the time to comment.

Tom

[Deleted User] · June 24, 2017

Very nice clarity.

black mamba · June 24, 2017

@Stumblebum said:
Nice.....very serene!

Thanks, Taz.

black mamba · June 24, 2017

@ziggy53 said:

@David_S85 said:
... What is that "scoop thing" on the top of the roof? ...

Not entirely certain but a guess is that it is a venting system for the lantern room. I suspect that the angled portion is a "wind cap"/"weather cap" for a chimney pipe, either oriented away from the prevailing winds, or possibly designed to rotate with the wind, ala a weather vane. It would provide upper ventilation without allowing rain into the chimney pipe.

They are still used today, although with different shapes:

I appreciate the visit, Ziggy. Thanks also for the info provided...very helpful.

black mamba · June 24, 2017

@Juano said:
Very nice Tom.

Thanks, Cristóbal. I hope you're doing well.

black mamba · June 24, 2017

@Jørgen_Bjerring said:
Very nice clarity.

Thanks for commenting, Jorgen. I appreciate it.

redleash · June 28, 2017

Nicely done Tom! I hope you weren't on Campobello when I was across the way in Eastport ME......one of these days we will meet in person

sarasphotos · June 28, 2017

Nice shot Tom, although for my taste the exposure is slighty dark. Maybe bring the whites up a bit?

DJT · June 29, 2017

WHOA!!!!!! Feel as if I can step out my back door into this photo, except there's no water, lighthouse, mountains in my backyard. Beautiful photo!
-david

black mamba · June 29, 2017

@redleash said:
Nicely done Tom! I hope you weren't on Campobello when I was across the way in Eastport ME......one of these days we will meet in person

Hi, Lauren. We spent the night in Eastport. It was a fairly new, small place right on the water on South Street...a hop, skip and a jump from that Waco place. By the way, I'm on the hard hunt for some property to buy in the Elizabethton, TN area. You guys settled on an area yet?

black mamba · June 29, 2017

@sarasphotos said:
Nice shot Tom, although for my taste the exposure is slighty dark. Maybe bring the whites up a bit?

Thanks so much for taking the time to comment, Sara. I actually backed down just a tad on highlights because of the lighthouse and some glare coming off of the rocks at front right foreground. Without those changes, it probably was more to your taste. I'll admit to having a preference for a very small smidgeon of underexposure in all of my photography. My camera is set to a 1/3 stop underexposure as a default setting.

Take care and stay safe.

black mamba · June 29, 2017

Thank you, David. I really enjoyed your Great Race series. I saw a car or two I hadn't seen in quite a while....like that beautiful red and white Pontiac station wagon. I've got a little history with Pontiacs....owned a 1964 GTO and a 1974 SD 455 Trans Am. Both of those were a lot of fun.

Take care, buddy,

Tom

pegelli · June 29, 2017

@black mamba said:
My program says the picture is level. That depends, of course, on the reference line for leveling that one has chosen.

Tom

Nice picture and scene, the line of rocks through the foreground leads the eye.
But I suggest you let your program look at the water level in the ocean. It will then see it's slowly draining to the right

black mamba · June 29, 2017

@pegelli said:

@black mamba said:
My program says the picture is level. That depends, of course, on the reference line for leveling that one has chosen.

Tom

Nice picture and scene, the line of rocks through the foreground leads the eye.
But I suggest you let your program look at the water level in the ocean. It will then see it's slowly draining to the right

Thanks for taking the time to comment. I've run that water line through the program several times. Even if I " cheat " in placing the reference line, the correction made is minimal at best. If the ocean is slowly draining to the right, the good news is that it will take eons before it's all gone.

Head Harbour lighthouse

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