Lighthouse On The Bay - Saint Marks, Florida

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by DB Hayes

Title

Lighthouse On The Bay - Saint Marks, Florida

Artist

DB Hayes

Medium

Photograph - Photography,

Description

Fine Art Americas (FAA) watermark does NOT appear on sold art as FAA removes the watermark before each sold copy is "museum quality" printed onto canvass, photo-paper, metal, acrylic or any of FAA's many other available medias regardless of which one is chosen by the buyer.

COPYRIGHT DISCLOSURE NOTICE: THIS IS A COPYRIGHTED, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED PROTECTED IMAGE.

WE are proud to write our "Lighthouse On The Bay - Saint Marks, Florida" image has been featured by the following art groups:

1 = Nikon Full Frame Cameras: 8/21/2017
2 = Created by Southern Artists: 8/21/2017
3 = Nikon Full Frame Cameras: 8/27/2017
4 = Your Very Best Photography: 9/03/2017

On July 14, 2017 Deb & I revisited, once again, the Saint Marks National Wildlife Refuge located due south of Tallahassee, Florida along the Gulf of Mexico. While there I, Bill, while some distance from the infamous Saint Marks Lighthouse near the boating loading/unloading area captured this image using my Nikon D810 with the aid of a Sigma 150-600mm Lens + a 1.4 extender, which put the len's reach out to a distance of 840mm.

Today I decided to work with this image a bit and what you see is my finished results, of course. The sky was a bit boring in the original image so I used my digital brushes to implant somewhat of a cloudy sunset setting sky look. Deb & I both like it so, hopefully, many of you will too. Now for some interesting facts about this lighthouse.

Withstanding numerous storms, the St. Marks Lighthouse has been a navigational beacon for over a century and a half, guiding recreational, military, and merchant vessels from around the world to the mouth of the St. Marks River.

The structure consists of the light keeper's house attached to the 88 - foot tower, both resting on a 12- foot thick limestone base. According to local legend, the limestone blocks are from the ruins of old Fort San Marcos de Apalachee. Eighty-five steps spiral up the brick tower to the lantern room; the first seventy-two are wood and the last thirteen are iron. The tower walls are four- feet thick at the base, tapering to 18 inches at the top.  From 1867 until 2014 the lantern room contained a fourth order Fresnel lens. Over the years, oil, kerosene, and electricity have powered the lamp which can be seen in the range of 12 - 14 miles, depending on light conditions. The St. Marks tower has always been white with a black lantern top. The keeper's house has four- foot thick brick walls with twelve windows and two chimneys. Two exterior doors open onto the long covered porch.

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Bill and Deb Hayes

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August 21st, 2017