It’s a bit tricky getting to this location, “NO” signs everywhere, the neighbors are highly suspicious so it’s impossible to park anywhere. I did have a big lie ready, (sorry God) about meeting a Realtor there to look at a house, I parked in front of a house with a “For Sale” sign. When I got to the lighthouse there were signs posted “No walking on Seawall or Rocks” so to get to the other side I had to wade in the water and walk on a few rocks (sorry again).
Cove Point Lighthouse was built in 1828 to guide mariners up and down the Chesapeake Bay. The first lighthouse keeper was paid $350/yr and was kept busy cleaning the lenses, trimming the wicks, and hauling whale oil up the steps to fuel the lamps every few hours, 24 hours a day. The intense smokeless lights could be seen for up to 15 miles.
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I love balloons, they have universal appeal and evoke happiness, celebration and festivities.
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It was one of those foggy rainy days and I decided to go for a walk along the bay. I came upon a dead horseshoe crab and decided to take a pic of the two of us. Horseshoe crabs are pretty cool creatures, they have passive personalities, they move slowly, and they are always happy when you turn them right side up and point them back into the bay.
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Walking the bay shoreline I came across this bicycle in the surf. Someone had thrown it off the cliff to get rid of it. The next morning before the coffee, I returned, took my shoes off and set the bike up in the surf with the idea of getting some HDR images. Only one problem, the waves kept knocking the bike over. After a few tries it settled in the sand and held for several HDR image sets. This was my favorite.
HDR 5 images@1EV spacing, no ghost removal, Chromatic aberration selected, post blending of Details Enhancer and Tone Compressor in CS3.
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It was a still morning along the bay making it hard to believe the waves can crash against the cliffs behind me and erode them about 5" a year. These large blocks of clay and shell fall as the cliffs recede and eventually break down and wash away.
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