Yaquina Head Light House is my newest photo of the week. The day of the shoot it was a very cold 41 degrees. The real problem that day was the wind. Twice I was nearly blown over by gusts. Try shooting on a tripod in a gale, heck, try keeping your lens dry. I do think I succeeded however. It was low tide so I just jumped down to the beach and walked a short distance out to get the lines I wanted.
The lighthouse was built from 1871 to 1873 by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and automated in 1966. It is currently an active aid to navigation. The lighthouse still uses its original 1868 French-made Fixed Fresnel lens. In 1993, the lighthouse was listed in the National Register of Historic Places
The lighthouse was used as the setting for the “Moesko Island Lighthouse” in the 2002 film The Ring. It had already appeared in an earlier film, Hysterical (1983), and The Nancy Drew Mysteries 1977 television series episode “The Mystery of Pirate’s Cove”.
I am an Oregon Family and Event photographer who specializes in wedding, family and children portraiture, fine art photography of the Pacific Northwest and the photographic documentation of life’s events. My driving maxim is “Your Life. Your Way” and everything I do is with your desires and your outcome in mind. I listen, I discuss and then I create what you want with a dash of my creativity. I hope you enjoy your visit and trust that you will return often.
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Steve-the light in this image is really exceptional.
David Saffir