DGJ_4322 - Walton Harbour Lighthouse : 無料・フリー素材/写真
DGJ_4322 - Walton Harbour Lighthouse / archer10 (Dennis)
| ライセンス | クリエイティブ・コモンズ 表示-継承 2.1 |
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| 説明 | PLEASE, no multi invitations, glitters or self promotion in your comments. My photos are FREE for anyone to use, just give me credit and it would be nice if you let me know, thanks - NONE OF MY PICTURES ARE HDR.This lighthouse is 6.1m (20ft) high and 18.3m (60ft) above water level. Built in 1873, situated on a cliff at the mouth of the Walton River, the lighthouse guided ships into the Walton Dock on Pier Road.The lighting apparatus consisted of two flat-wick kerosene lamps with eighteen inch reflectors and two other lamps with twelve-inch reflectors, arranged to focus the light to the west. Three galvanized iron tanks were used to store the oil for the lamps.Abraham Pineo Gesner (May 2, 1797 - April 29, 1864) was a Canadian physician and geologist who invented kerosene. Gesner was born in Cornwallis, Nova Scotia. He died in Halifax, Nova Scotia.Walton Harbour Lighthouse was deactivated in 1986. The restored lighthouse and grounds have been developed into an interpretation center. |
| 撮影日 | 2011-09-11 18:16:53 |
| 撮影者 | archer10 (Dennis) , Halifax, Canada |
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| 撮影地 | Walton, Nova Scotia, Canada 地図 |
| カメラ | NIKON D300 , NIKON CORPORATION |
| 露出 | 0.003 sec (1/320) |
| 開放F値 | f/9.0 |
| 焦点距離 | 24 mm |